Sunshine Book Award!

Hi everyone!

Today I’m back with the Sunshine Book Award! I’m absolutely honoured to be tagged in this by the lovely Amber over at Escape Life in the Pages – go check out her blog it is wonderful!!

Thank you so much for the tag Amber, it means the world to me truly!

RULES:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you in a blog post and link back to their blog.
2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.
3. Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.
4. List the rules and display the sunshine blogger award logo in your post/or on your blog

AMBER’S QUESTIONS:

1. Why did you create your blog?

I had a blog for a couple of years prior to starting this one (you can find it here!) where I posted about personal issues, and also tried to help others going through similar things. Then I started my university degree in Journalism and realised I absolutely ADORED talking about books and reading, which I had loved since I was little, so thought I could combine the two in a new blog – then Between the Pages was born!

June 2018 Book Haul!

Hi everyone!

It’s official, we are halfway through the year nearly! What a month June has been! SO much has happened, and I can’t wait to share it all with you soon! However one thing that happened was that I attended the Orion on Tour event in Manchester and it was brilliant! I also got SO many ARCs/FC this month, I am truly honoured to be so lucky!

Let’s get to it!

ARCs & Finished Copies from Publishers/Authors:

Title: City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

I WON A COMPETITION RAN BY VICTORIA AND MANAGED TO GET AN ARC OF THIS. IS THIS REAL LIFE???? I am still not okay after this, it is BEAUTIFUL.

Synopsis: Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn’t like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost. So things are already pretty strange. But they’re about to get much stranger. When Cass’s parents start hosting a TV show about the world’s most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her “gift,” she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil — and herself. And she’ll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Top 5 Wednesday – Books to Read Before the End of 2018!

Hi everyone!

Today I’m back with bookish meme I haven’t done before – Top 5 Wednesday! This is a weekly meme hosted by Lainey at GingerReadsLainey on Youtube. There is a topic each week and you choose five answers related to it!

This week’s prompt was about books to read before the end of the year, and these five books I am SO excited to get to! They are my most anticipated for definite! Once again I’m SO sorry this is late – this week has been hectic!

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

RED ALERT. MARKUS ZUSAK HAS A NEW BOOK OUT THIS YEAR. NOBODY PANIC, OH MY GOD.

Top Ten Tuesday – Series I Don’t Plan on Finishing!

Hi everyone!

I’m back again with a new Top Ten Tuesday! ! TTT has actually moved from The Broke and the Bookish now and is actually over at That Artsy Reader Girl so go and check out everyone’s posts over there!

This week’s TTT was about books and series you’ll never finish, and I genuinely didn’t know there was so many! I am also VERY sorry that this is so late, this week has been crazy with some exciting things (to be announced soon!), so all my weekly posts have been pushed forward – I’m so sorry! Let’s get to it!

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

I really enjoyed Red Rising when I read it a couple of years ago, I thought it was super interesting. However I’ve had SO many chances to pick up the next books in the series, and it just never took my fancy so I don’t think I’ll carry it on!

The Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag!

Hi everyone!

Can someone please explain to me how it’s almost July??? I’m pretty sure it was February like yesterday? Anyway since it’s the middle of the year almost, it’s time for one of my favourite tags ever!

I can’t believe it but I’ve already read 82 books this year???? WHO AM I??

Let’s get into some of my favourite reads of the year!

BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ SO FAR IN 2018?

Okay so in true Meggan style I MAY or may not be cheating for this question and choosing three of my favourite books….PLEASE HOW CAN I CHOOSE JUST ONE BOOK???

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi – WHAT A DEBUT NOVEL OH MY LORD. I couldn’t put this down the entire time I read it and I am still shook over it. I need book two now! Find my review here!

The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur – Mariam bought me this for my birthday and I am in love. So many poems stood out to me, and I tabbed some of my favourites, and let’s say I TABBED NEARLY EVERYTHING. I am so so in love.

Satellite by Nick Lake – I read this at the start of the year and absolutely adored it. It honestly made me cry so much and was one of the most beautiful books I’ve read. The Martian for YA – read my review here!

Fated by Benedict Jacka // Review

Title: Fated by Benedict Jacka

Rating: ★★★★

Release: 1st March 2012

Synopsis: Camden, North London. A tangled, mangled junction of train lines, roads and waterways. Where minor celebrities hang out with minor criminals and where tourists and moody teenagers mingle. 
In the heart of Camden, where rail meets road meets leyline, you might find the Arcana Emporium, run by one Alex Verus. He won’t sell you a wand or mix you a potion, but if you know what you’re looking for, he might just be able to help. That’s if he’s not too busy avoiding his would-be apprentice, foiling the Dark, outwitting the Light, and investigating a mysterious relic that has just turned up at the British Museum.Review:

If you loved Harry Dresden, then welcome to the world of Alex Verus. Dangerous, fun and most definitely magical.

Shuffle the Music Tag!

Hi everyone!

Today I’m back with a tag that is VERY unusual for my blog! I know that this is a book blog, but my lovely Ash from For the Love of Books tagged me in this and it looked WAY too much fun to pass on! I hope you all don’t mind!

I cheated and did 20 because it fit better! I thought since I use Spotify and my normal iPod songs I’d do 10 of each!

THE RULES:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this tag and link to their blog.
2. Shuffle your entire music library (no matter how old songs the songs are) and talk about the FIRST FIFTEEN songs that come up (anything like why they are there, if they signify something, any story, why you like them, etc.)
3. Mention the songs as well as the artists.
4. Tag 7 people or more to do this tag and please let them know!

I’m excited because I have a VERY wide song variety so let’s get into it!

Top Ten Tuesday: Summer TBR!

Hi everyone!

I’m back again with a new Top Ten Tuesday! ! TTT has actually moved from The Broke and the Bookish now and is actually over at That Artsy Reader Girl so go and check out everyone’s posts over there!

Today’s TTT is about our summer TBR’s and let me tell you – I have A LOT of books I want to read this year so let’s get into it!

The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X. R. Pan // Review

Title: The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X. R. Pan

Rating: ★★★★

Release: 20th March 2018

Synopsis: Leigh Chen Sanders is sixteen when her mother dies by suicide, leaving only a scribbled note: ‘I want you to remember’. Leigh doesn’t know what it means, but when a red bird appears with a message, she finds herself travelling to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. Leigh is far away from home and far away from Axel, her best friend, who she stupidly kissed on the night her mother died – leaving her with a swell of guilt that she wasn’t home, and a heavy heart, thinking she may have destroyed the one good thing left in her life. Overwhelmed by grief, Leigh retreats into her art and into her memories, where colours collide and the rules of reality are broken. The only thing Leigh is certain about is that she must find out the truth. She must remember.Review:

A beautiful and honest book focusing on the struggles of coping with loss, and the belief that there is more to life after death.

To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo // Review

Title: To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Rating: ★★★★

Release: 6th March 2018

Synopsis: With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most – a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavoury hobby – it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good. But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?Review:

A brilliant Little Mermaid retelling that will make you want to fall in love with your very own Prince!