GingerRead Reviews

When I first started blogging I knew nothing about it but here are some things that may help new bloggers out there! You Won't Always Have Something Nice To Say About A Book When I first opened my blog up for business I did what most people would probably do and reviewed my favourite books. When I started reviewing every book I read I found something unsettling, I don't always love the books I read! When you are reading and not reviewing you don't notice as much but when you review a hated book all those bad feelings towards it come bubbling to the surface and spill onto the screen in the form of a rant. My first one being of Phantom by L.J. Smith . You Will Go From Obsessed To Infatuated - Yes There's A Difference  Two years ago I read quite a lot but not nearly as much as I do since I started this blog. I went from around 100 books in three years to 100 in one. Before I used to read books, now I devour them. You find when you read a lot you get faster at it, at most...

A year! It seems like only yesterday when I went blog hopping and decided I wanted my own. I'd say that was quite a wise choice on my part. 'Confessions' has erased the boring days when surfing the internet is the only thing you can be bothered to do. Believe it or not sometimes I just didn't feel like reading! I have learnt a lot about book blogging that I didn't know before and I will share that with you later but first... The Stats: 32725 Pageviews 314 Followers 225 Posts Top Viewed Posts: Clockwork Princess Teasers ~ 1189 Views More Golden Lily News  ~ 991 Views Weekly Review Link Up (24/11/12 - 08/12/12)  ~ 767 Views Top Ten Of Worst Female Characters ~ 642 Views Top Viewed Reviews: Supernaturally By Kiersten White ~ 464 Views The Future Of Us By Jay Asher ~ 189 Views The Perks Of Being A Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky  ~ 151 Views The Forest Of Hands And Teeth by Carrie Jones ~ 145 Views The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer By Michelle Hodkin ~  126 Views Top ...

Series: His Fair Assassin #1 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Release Date: April 3rd 2012 Source: Won From   Oh, For The Love Of Books Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars Cover Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Synopsis:  Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a ...

Series: Soul Screamers #1 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance Release Date: July 29th 2009 Source: Bought Overall Rating: 3.5/5 Stars Cover Rating: 4.5/5 Stars  Synopsis:  She doesn't see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally. Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next. Usually I read an authors young adult series before trying their adult ones but for this one it was the other way around. I absolutely love Vincent's Shifter   series so I was eager to get into this one. This author is full of firsts for me, I usually much prefer young adult to adult books but I found that I didn't like this book as much as...

Last weeks linky was a huge success so here's this week's. Feel free to spread the word since the more people who link up, the more people that are likely to read you're reviews. You don't need to follow me in order to link up but I would love you too since ultimately this is something to get everyone more followers and comments. I will post a new linky every Saturday which will become active at 12am on Sunday and remain active for a week. Please read the guidelines before linking. Guidelines for linking up:  ONLY link to book reviews, no interviews, guest posts etc. ONLY link reviews published this week - 09/12/12 - 15/12/12 ENSURE the link goes directly to your review NOT your blog, example: Incorrect: http://emily-confessionsofabookaholic.blogspot.co.uk/ Correct: http://emily-confessionsofabookaholic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/legend-by-marie-lu.html (I noticed a lot of people linked straight to their blogs last week and I'm not going to delete the links since it was...

Series: Legend #1 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Romance Release Date: November 29th 2011 Source: Bought Overall Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Cover Rating: 3/5 Stars Synopsis:  What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, an...

I have noticed around the blogosphere that it is very difficult to get people to read your reviews, so I have decided to do a weekly link up so that everyone can share their reviews. Feel free to spread the word since the more people who link up, the more people that are likely to read you're reviews. You don't need to follow me in order to link up but I would love you too since ultimately this is something to get everyone more followers and comments. I will post a new linky every Saturday. Guidelines for linking up: ONLY link to book reviews, no interviews, guest posts etc. ONLY link reviews published this week (since this is the first week I will allow you to post reviews published between the 24th of November and the 8th of December ENSURE the link goes directly to your review NOT your blog ENTER the name and author of the book as well as your blog name Email me at: confessionsofabookaholic@LIVE.CO.UK

Series: Numbers #1 Genre: Young Adult, Romance Release Date: November 8th 2008 Source: Bought Overall Rating: 1.5 /5 Stars Cover Rating: 2/5 Stars Synopsis:  Since her mother’s death, fifteen-year-old Jem has kept a secret. When her eyes meet someone else’s, a number pops into her head - the date on which they will die. Knowing that nothing lasts forever, Jem avoids relationships, but when she meets a boy called Spider, and they plan a day out together, her life takes a new twist and turn. Waiting for the London Eye, she sees everyone in the queue has the same number - something terrible is going to happen. I did not like this book. I had reasonably high expectations since the premise sounded quite interesting but I actually found that the synopsis is very misleading. I fully expected the story to revolve around the London Eye tragedy that Jem knew was going to happen. I thought she'd do something to try and save the people there but I was very wrong. In fact, the only reason why t...