tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32006951879653992192024-03-13T13:49:29.555+00:00neverlandvickireader | writer | occasional blogger | occasional streamer |neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-14715555458917130522019-03-07T13:30:00.000+00:002019-03-07T13:30:08.607+00:00Happy World Book Day π <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It's my favourite day of the year! I absolutely adore World Book Day, it's just one big excuse to be even louder about my love of books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I remember as a kid I loved dressing up as my favourite book characters and silently judging anyway who turned up in just a princess or superhero costume ... technically books but 7-year-old Vicki didn't care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">One thing I've realised though is that I really miss dressing up! In college, I'd do something subtle like Hazel Grace so that I was still in the spirit, so as I'm writing this I'm in the outfit I wear to anything Potter related - a Hogwarts t-shirt and my green tartan skirt (Slytherin pride and all that)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I think I'm gonna spend today curled up with a book and copious amounts of tea and play a bit of Animal Crossing - just a nice chilled out Book Day!</span><br />
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-86330096793712229062019-02-21T12:00:00.000+00:002019-02-21T13:42:08.048+00:00The One Who's Not the One, a little book review #AD - gifted<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It's no secret that I absolutely adore Keris Stainton so imagine my joy when I was accepted to read her next book early thanks to NetGalley and <span style="background-color: white;">Bookouture </span><span style="background-color: white;">in exchange for an honest review! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">And if you want to read any more of my reviews whether it's games, comics or books you can also find me </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">over at </span><a href="https://thevalkyries.co/" style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">The Valkeryies</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">, so please do check that out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This book has been sat on my TBR for so long and I'd completely forgot about it until <a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WuxvJllM5s">readbyzoe</a> mentioned it in her summer TBR!</span></div>
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-39709824541321417472018-07-18T08:30:00.000+01:002018-07-18T08:30:09.814+01:00#127 Mid-year book faves<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I've read 30 books this year including comics and rereads so putting this together has been difficult, to say the least! Lets all hope, for everybody's sake that this list isn't too long!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I was lucky enough to read this book really early in the year thanks to the lovely Lauren James who posted me a proof copy! I fell completely head over heels with this book and it's definitely up there as one of my all-time favourite books. An absolute delight of a book about l<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">ove, loss, and monstersβreal and imagined.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I hope you're ready to see a lot of Keris in this blog post! Counting Stars is one of those books where not a lot happens and it's very character driven but it's absolutely wonderful and pulls you right in! To the point where it feels like the characters are your friends! I ended up writing a full review of this </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">book so click </span><a href="http://neverlandvicki.blogspot.com/2018/02/counting-stars.html" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> if you missed it!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I couldn't stop talking about this book when I read it! It dealt with loss and grief in a way that I'd never really read before! This book is such an interesting </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">m</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">ix of classic fluffy contemporary and a little bit of a dark theme!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I was lucky enough to be o</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(20, 23, 26); background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">ne of the first people to read the almost finished version which I'm still in disbelief about to be honest. My Heart Goes Bang </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">is the unofficial sequel to Counting Stars - same house different friends with</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">girls supporting girls, LGBTQ+ representation this book is just so wonderful!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Okay, last Keris book I promise but I just love her a lot! The Invitation is one of Keris' adult books and it's one of the few adult books I love! I was absolutely honoured when I was asked to a part of the <a href="http://neverlandvicki.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-invitation-blogtour.html" target="_blank">blog tour</a>!</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8tv1LYcoJk/WzDVof1z2GI/AAAAAAAAEUA/XjHXb5Ajn5UCsMdSlmJ1rnXFTIPLSmLGgCLcBGAs/s1600/Keris%2BStainton%2B500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8tv1LYcoJk/WzDVof1z2GI/AAAAAAAAEUA/XjHXb5Ajn5UCsMdSlmJ1rnXFTIPLSmLGgCLcBGAs/s320/Keris%2BStainton%2B500.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #111111;">Keris Stainton was born in Canada, grew up on the Wirral, lived in London for a while and now lives in Lancashire with two boys, two guinea pigs, and an unhealthy (but enjoyable) obsession with One Direction. </span><span style="color: #111111;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">She's written books for children, teenagers, and adults and can almost al</span></span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">ways be found on Twitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">If you're a long time reader it will be no shock to you that I'm mentioning a book by Lauren James. If you're new here Lauren is my fave author and I gush about her ALL the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Last Beginning is the sequel to Lauren's debut novel the Next Together and features the most adorable relationship between Clove and Ella. I mean who doesn't want to read about time travelling girlfriends?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Oh look, another author I never shut up about, My Heart Goes Bang is the unofficial sequel to Counting Stars - you can read the review for <a href="http://neverlandvicki.blogspot.com/2018/02/counting-stars.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></a>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">My Heart Goes Bang has girls supporting girl, LGBTQ+ representation and it's just so wonderful - make you grab a copy when it's out next week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I read Skylarks back in March and fell head over heels in love with it. It tells the story of two girls from very different backgrounds and situations. Skylarks is heartwarming and heartbreaking, it's the type of contemporary I want more of!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Alice's 3rd novel was a joy to read from start to finish and I flew through it! This book delves into fandom from both perspectives - the fan and the creator and I loved it! I Was Born For This has been praised for its representation - the main characters are Angel, a Muslim teen and Jimmy, a transgender boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This was one of my favourite books of 2017 and it was one I just didn't shut up about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Over the past year or so I've been getting more and more into the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), once a hardcore DC fan I've recently found myself pretty disappointed with the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) and have since found myself turning into a bit of a fan of both the Marvel films and as an extension of that the comics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The main library has such a good selection of both Marvel, DC and indie comics and I've found some absolute gems!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Loki is many things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Lies wants to be the ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I adore Ms Marvel and I'm so excited that she's going to eventually be introduced into the MCU, unfortunately I've only been able to find volume 2 (Generation Why) and volume 7 (Damage Per Second) at the library so I think I'm gonna request volume 1 next time I'm in so I can read this series from the start!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 19.8px;">Another female superhero I adore - Spider-Gwen, this is a collection that includes Edge of Spider-Verse #2 and Spider-Gwen volumes 1-5!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I feel like Iβm on a roll with this whole back to blogging thing! I think some time apart has done both me and the blog a world of good, Iβve got a new outlook on it all! Rather than focusing on the views and beating myself up about it, I've just not bothered to look and it seems to be working!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So along with this new blogging outlook, I've been setting the wheels in motion for a little revamp. Books are still going to be at the forefront of this whole thing but I wanna talk more about the things I love - comics, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">films and </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">games!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Which is exactly where this post fits in. Apologies to any gamers who are first-time visitors who have clicked on this post not expecting this massive ramble, itβs kinda what I do! Anyway...here's 5 games that have caught my eye so far!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Last of Us is my favourite game of all time, I </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">completely fell in love with the story and the characters so needless to say I've </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">been itching for news ever since Naughty Dog announced a sequel way back when!I'm so </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">excited to be reunited with Ellie </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">If I could sum up my childhood it would go a little something like this: </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">books, Disney and K</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">ingdom Hearts on the PlayStation</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">! The game just fills me with such nostalgia that when my friend Jonna a</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">sked me what the game was about I </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">had to just link her to the Wikipedia </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">page so I didn't</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> just word vomit all over the DMs! Just seeing Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel, Sora, Donald </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">and Goofy all these characters I've </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">loved through various stages of my life made me feel like a little kid again! Now we have a release date it feels somehow further away? I </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">just want it to be January!</span><br />
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-72418645358503964612018-06-08T12:30:00.000+01:002018-06-08T12:30:00.315+01:00#122 My favourite (recent) library finds<div style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Just like I do with most of Keris' books I fell absolutely head over heels with this story and the characters, (my favourites were definitely Molly, Sean and Alfie) In typical Keris style all six friends feel like real people with real problems trying to manoeuvre their way through life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Initially, I thought the whole story would be from Anna's point of view but we get an insight into each friend allowing us to get a real feel for each character!</span></span><br />
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-44227345170974718832018-02-23T08:30:00.000+00:002018-02-23T09:14:34.185+00:00#120 For the love of libraries (and a free! haul)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">For some reason, I felt like I hadn't read that much last month but I somehow read five great books!</span><br />
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-15165222843732875952018-01-11T17:00:00.000+00:002018-02-02T12:15:25.927+00:00#118 Favourite 2017 books - part two<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Because of how many books I loved in 2017 I had to split my favourite books of the year into two! Feel free to catch up on what you missed in part one before reading on (<a href="http://neverlandvicki.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/2017-books-partone.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">x</span></a>)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I started writing a book (!!!) started volunteering at a little Oxfam bookshop twice a week in August </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">and then got a paid job about towards the end of October which I do alongside my volunteering job - 6 days a week, yup I'm exhausted and youβll probably find me half asleep on the sofa at half 10 with an open book slowly crashing onto the floor! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "eb garamond" , serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-5715676620240950942017-09-29T09:00:00.000+01:002018-02-02T12:14:50.778+00:00#114 Interview with Lauren James<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I't's been about a month since my last blog post but I'm hoping that this pretty exciting post will make up for it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Today I'll be sharing with you all my interview with the author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe Lauren James!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Keep reading to find out about her latest novel!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This particular story started with a question from some Physics coursework at university about special relativity, which went something like this:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I started thinking about what it would be like to be that first astronaut, and dedicate years to travelling alone in space, only for your ship to be overtaken by a faster one before you even arrive. What would that feel like? What kind of relationship would you have with the person on the faster ship? From that, the story of Romy Silvers was born.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">My science background has actually been really useful for my writing, especially as I write science fiction. I always try to make the science in my books as accurate as possible, and I did a lot of research into space travel and the theory of space travel behind NASAβs equipment when writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Loneliest Girl in the Universe.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The time machine in<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> The Last Beginning </i>is also based on real-life research into sub-atomic particles at CERN, like the Large Hadron Collider. Based on the predictions physicists have made about the possibilities of time travel, I thought that was a logical starting point to progress from. I wanted to feel very real and possible β itβs simplified a lot in the book from how these things might actually work, but the grounding of the science is very plausible. I hope! [crosses fingers no physicists immediately call me on my mistakes]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So STEM has helped my work a lot, but I do miss being in a lab. I also dreamt about doing algebra a lot after I graduated, because I missed it so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">You are clever enough! You can do it!! Maths is fun! (Okay, that last one is kind of misleading.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The main way I kept it from being boring was by keeping it really character driven, so the location didnβt really matter. I really got inside Romyβs head to make it work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It was a lot easier keeping it in one place, as I had to do a lot of historical research for my first series. But then, I always think the last book I wrote was the easiest and best to write, and then start another and remember how hard it is. The one Iβm always writing always feels like a terrible disaster while Iβm in the process of getting it down on paper. When Iβve done all the hard work and can look at a complete, perfect finished book, I like it β but during the writing process, itβs torment. Thatβs true of all my books!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pick one! Romy </span><span style="font-size: small;">(Loneliest Girl)</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Clove, Ella, Kate or Matt? </span><span style="font-size: small;">(The Next Together and The Last Beginning)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I CANβT! Thatβs too cruel! (Spart.)*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Lauren James was born in 1992, and graduated in 2014 from the University of Nottingham, UK, where she studied Chemistry and Physics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">She started writing during secondary school English classes, because she couldnβt stop thinking about a couple who kept falling in love throughout history. She sold the rights to the novel when she was 21, whilst she was still at university. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Next Together was described by The Bookseller as βfunny, romantic and compulsively readableβ and Kirkus as βAn ambitious, promising premise . . . James is one to watchβ. It was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, a prize given to recognise an outstanding novel by a first-time writer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Her other novels include The Last Beginning, the epic conclusion to The Next Together which was named one of the best LGBT-inclusive works for kids and young adults by the Independent. Two short stories set in the world of The Next Together series, Another Together and Another Beginning, are also available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Loneliest Girl in the Universe was inspired by a Physics calculation she was assigned at university. Lauren is a passionate advocate of STEM further education, and all of her books feature scientists in prominent roles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Lauren is published in the UK by Walker Books, in the US by HarperCollins and in translation in five other countries around the world. She lives in the West Midlands and is an Arts Council grant recipient. She has written articles for the Guardian, Buzzfeed and The Toast. You can find her on Twitter at @Lauren_E_James, Tumblr at @laurenjames or her website <a href="http://laurenejames.co.uk/"><span style="color: #a64d79;">laurenejames.co.uk</span></a> where you can subscribe to her newsletter to be kept up to date with her new releases and receive bonus content.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-82618317973861510792017-08-09T00:00:00.000+01:002018-02-02T12:14:22.652+00:00#111 If You Could See Me Now, a little book review!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">You may or not know how much I love Keris Stainton, not only do we share a mutual love for Harry Styles but Keris has released two fantastic books this year!</span></span><br />
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</span></span>neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-47866112548419071022017-08-02T09:00:00.000+01:002018-02-02T12:14:10.310+00:00#110 July reading wrap up<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh wow, it's been about 2 months since I did a reading wrap up...oops! Hopefully, this July reading wrap up will make up for it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The last free book I picked up was Liberty: The Spy Who (kind of) Liked Me by Andrea Porter, this was mostly because of the cover (it's just so cute!) but also Jonna (<a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc7F12ol_k2tUUSYroZqwjg"><span style="color: #a64d79;">enchantedlilme</span></a>) telling me it seemed like my kind of thing and I get where she's coming from! I'm also getting some serious Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter vibes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">*Deep breath* And finally....the last book I bought was Because you Love to Hate Me<span style="background-color: white;">: 13 Tales of Villainy</span>which is a collection of short stories created by authors such as Marissa Meyer, Victoria Schwab,<span style="background-color: white;"> Nicola Yoon as well as a group of booktubers! The stories revolve around villains and I think it's so cool how they have included booktubers and allowed them to get their work out there in the publishing world! I love collections like this because it's so easy to dip in and out of!</span></span><br />
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neverlandvickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489227545880195943noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200695187965399219.post-1896427051186758522017-07-05T00:00:00.000+01:002018-02-02T12:12:19.326+00:00#108 Books on the beach and by the pool<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">In two days I'll be jetting off (as they say) to sunny Sardinia so I thought now would be the perfect time to share which books I'll be popping into my suitcase!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Okay, so this one is a little bit of cheat seeing as I'm on the third chapter of this book but here me out ...we've got a long car journey to the airport!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So far I'm enjoying this book, it's set in Miami and revolves around Linny and Sebastian, I haven't got into the main part of the story yet but I've heard nothing but good things about it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I've been meaning to pick up this book for the longest time, so when I saw it was out in paperback I couldn't resist! I'm a big fan of Anna Kendrick and this seems like the perfect holiday read!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I think I'm the most excited about this book! The Pearl Thief is the prequel to Code Name Verity, a book which I actually read and adored on a holiday (again in Sardinia) about three years ago now! Set in 1938, The Pear Thief is all about mystery and it looks like it's going to the perfect page turner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This is one of those books I've heard a couple of people online mention and it seems like that perfect stepping stone between YA and adult. It's been described as a mix of Adrian Mole, Bridget Jones and Dorothy Parker...so I've got a feeling it's going to be almost scarily relatable in the best ways!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I started reading this book during a reading slump so I'm got everything crossed that I can get this read soon! I adored The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertali </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(<a href="http://neverlandvicki.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/theupside-of-unrequited.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">x</span></a>) </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">so lets hope I love Simon just as much!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">...And finally the book I've been saving especially for my holiday - I'm going to Italy, the book is set in Italy and I'll be consuming all the gelato so it's perfect!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I'm a sucker for a good holiday themed read but just from reading the blurb it looks like Love & Gelato is going to be a bit deeper than that and I am beyond excited to start reading it!</span><br />
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