Rapid Fire Book tag.
31 August 2017 • bookish, rapid fire book tag, tag
Another bookish tag post! Such fun. Thanks for tagging me, lovely Jess.
Well, I'd do more of an intro but as the tag title suggests, this is a quickie! Let's get to it...
Well, I'd do more of an intro but as the tag title suggests, this is a quickie! Let's get to it...
E-book
or physical book?
Physical
book. Always.
Paperback
or hardback?
Paperbacks
are cheaper and easier to carry around, however if a book is really
special (or I just can't wait til the paperback of a new release
comes out) I'll go hard.
I
recently bought the special hardback edition of 'Milk and Honey', by
Rupi Kaur...despite already having the paperback. This was partly
because I wanted the updated version with the new (and incredibly
moving) foreword, but also because having a hardback of this
magnificent poetry collection felt right.
Recent Reads: Matt Haig's 'How to Stop Time'.
24 August 2017 • bookish, fiction, How to Stop Time, Matt Haig, recent reads
I
recently read (as part of my pledge to read exclusively Hyped-Up Hardbacks in the month of July) 'How to Stop Time', the latest
fiction from the most excellent Matt Haig.
The
book tells the story of Tom Hazard, a man with a fairly uncommon
condition – he grows old v-e-r-y slo-w-w-w-w-w-ly. But I don't mean like, he ages suspiciously well like some celebrities who must have sold their souls or some shit (Keanu Reeves, we're onto you). No I mean like, Tom still looked
18 when he was actually almost 200.
#iTalkSex, don't you?
18 August 2017 • Grace Talks Sex, gracie actually has opinions, I talk sex, iTalkSex, Scarlet Ladies, sex, sexuality
In
case you didn't know, I talk a lot about sex. On my blog and in
person; over coffee, between drinks, even at work sometimes on a slow
day.
I have several WhatsApp convos and ongoing DMs that can get pretty risque – no, not in a sexting way, more like the odd 'check out this hottie [attached pic]' and 'guess what I did/saw/read/dreamt last night', or even 'gimme tips on this'-type chats.
I've been this way as long as I can remember, but more so in recent years.
I'm an open book, a trustworthy confidante and a fount of knowledge.
I have several WhatsApp convos and ongoing DMs that can get pretty risque – no, not in a sexting way, more like the odd 'check out this hottie [attached pic]' and 'guess what I did/saw/read/dreamt last night', or even 'gimme tips on this'-type chats.
I've been this way as long as I can remember, but more so in recent years.
I'm an open book, a trustworthy confidante and a fount of knowledge.
'Editing Emma' Blog Tour
17 August 2017 • author, blog tour, bookish, Chloe Seager, editing emma, Harper Collins, HQ stories
Welcome
to my stop on the epic, exciting and exceptional 'Editing Emma' blog
tour!
I
am thrilled to be blogging about this book – and not for the first time, either! I can safely say this YA is going to be one of the
2017's biggest and best. The excellent Chloe Seager has an
immeasurable talent for creating characters and writing with a clear
voice. Emma explodes out of this book, and I found myself loving and
relating to her from very early on in her blogging journey. In fact,
she reminded me of the young Grace, sitting in her college library at
lunchtime, typing furiously to everyone and no-one when she first set
up her blog...but the less said about her, the better.
Now,
Chloe has very kindly written some fabulous words for my blog and you
readers. What a babe she is. I think we'll all be applauding and
agreeing (albeit reluctantly) with her tales of awkward crushes and
let-down dates...
'Freshers'; my memories and a Floopy review!
14 August 2017 • author, author interview, book review, bookish, Floop Reviews, Freshers
My
little sis Floop ('Fleur' to some, I guess) is 19 and therefore at 'Fresher age'. However, her educational journey has had many
twists and turns, and she is actually about to start her
second year of A Levels. She plans to attend university in Australia, our second home. She recently visited our family down under and
checked out the uni she wants to go to, so naturally I lent her the
hot new YA 'Freshers' for plane reading to get her in the
mood and introduce her to the epic writing duo that is Lucy &
Tom!
[What
follows is a transcript of me pestering little sis for a mini review.
She was on the sofa under a blanket dozing at the time...I think she
might have activated her Fresher mode already, tbh]
What I'll be reading in August 2017.
13 August 2017 • bookish, re-reading, reading schedule
Oh
hey, August. We're just 2 weeks in and you're already driving me crazy
– in good and bad ways. I'm already nervous to write my end of month wrap up, to be honest with you...
Reading-wise
though, dearest August, you're gonna be a treat. I already have
cracked the spines of 2 excellent YA novels 'Lola Offline' by Nicola
Doherty and 'Another Place' by Matthew Crow, and now I am ready to
realign with my 2017 reading schedule – which really is not as
thought out or concrete as I'm implying in these posts, oops.
This
month, I have celebrated my 24th birthday. It made me
think about all the books I've read in my life, and which ones have
stuck with me. Also, which ones would I maybe read again? Like, to
see if I love them as much the second time around or give
them another chance because I didn't enjoy them the first time?
Another Place; a Q&A; with Matthew Crow.
10 August 2017 • Another Place, author, author interview, bookish, Matthew Crow, Q&A
Matthew
Crow's 'Another
Place' (published August 3rd), is his latest novel that follows the beautiful, genre-defying and much-praised 'In
Bloom' (2013).
'Another
Place', takes us to a strange and sad seaside town, where one girl is
trying to put herself back together, and another girl has gone
missing.
The story centres
around sixteen-year-old
Claudette Flint, who is released into the care of her dad after a
stay in hospital with depression. She is told that to
continue getting better she must set small goals for each day, larger
ones for each week, and one significant thing to aim for.
Meanwhile, the close-knit community of her town seems to be
falling apart in the wake of the sudden disappearance of one of her
school mates - and secret friend - Sarah. Everyone knew Sarah; and at the same time,
nobody knew her at all. But Claudette can understand her in ways that
others didn’t. She soon decides what
will be her one overarching aim in life: finding Sarah.
Lola Offline
8 August 2017 • author, author interview, bookish, Lola Offline, YA
Hello,
and welcome to my stop on the 'Lola Offline' blog tour!
'Delilah
Hoover has gone dark. She's quit social media, moved to Paris and
changed her name to Lola Maxwell. Because she has made a mistake –
one she can't take back. It was all over Twitter, and it's still the
first thing that comes up when you Google her...'
This
hot new YA tells the story of a teen girl who went viral – and not
in a good way. Delilah – oops, I mean Lola – starts her
new life in Paris and it's all going smoothly, with the usual amount
of awkward moments, alcohol mishaps and crushes a teen experiences.
She even gets a perfect kiss...But how long can she keep it up? What
if her viral past catches up with her?
Nicola Doherty has been praised already for her writing, and the authentic
teenage voice she portrays. And readers, we are lucky to have some
writing tips from her right here, right now! Read on...
One of those 'social media detoxes'...
6 August 2017 • gracie's life, social media, social media detox
I
took an accidental social media break, the other day.
Well,
not really. Let me explain. It was my 24th birthday, and I
promise I'm not deliberately being a douchebag when I say...I was
nervous about my notifications. Yes, I know, I am bloody lucky (and
delighted) to have over 5K followers on Twitter, nearly 2K on Insta
and over 1K friends on Facey B (I really must do a clear out on
there, though. Bigots posting unfunny dog memes have no place on my
news feed tbh). I gained all my followers in 100% above board ways
(for some reason you hit a certain number and people start accusing
you of buying people/bots?!),
and I consider a lot of them friends. In fact, I've found some of my
low key soul mates online in recent years.
24 things, learned in 24 years.
1 August 2017 • 24, 24 years, gracie's life, happy birthday, life hacks, life lessons
So,
I'm 24 now. Or at least I will be, when this post goes live. I'm
writing this the week before my birthday, as it has required a lot of
thinking and prepping. I decided back in March that I was going to do
something like this, after reading my excellent friend Lauren James' post with 24 useful life tips she'd learned by the age of 24. Well, I
am hardly equipped to give practical and super-handy hacks like the
brilliant ones she gave out to her readers, but I am definitely in a
position to advise on all things emotional and...aspirational? At
least, I think so...let's see.
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