Beauty & The Books

I recently treated myself to some new books! If you want to check out the books I chose then just watch the video below!! Use my Book Depositary link to buy any of the books mentioned: http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=beautyandthebooks

The Power - Naomi Alderman Genre: Dystopia Pages: 400 Format: Interchanging POVs Rating: 5/5 ----- This is one hell of a book! After seeing it in Waterstones for a while I picked it up and I am glad that I did! This novel is refreshing and has an unusual take on dystopia by envisioning a world with a matriarchy rather than a patriarchy. Synopsis: What if the power to hurt were in women's hands? Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - teenage girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordinary, visceral novel are utterly transformed.  The story is set in a way that is a 7 Year countdown to the penultimate event that changes the power balance. Alderman also includes little facts and artefact to help elevate the narrative, as well as this they build the suspense and legitimise the concept a little more.  This is a totally a refreshing...

Caraval - Stephanie Garber Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Pages: 416 Format: Standard Fiction, singular POV Rating: 5/5 ----- First off, I saw this book all over my bookstagram and just knew I had to get it without even knowing anything about it. So that is what I did, and I am glad I did because I love this book so much! Here's a little synopsis and then I'll continue with the review: From  Waterstones.com Before you enter the world of Caraval, you must remember that it’s all a game... Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems. Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year, week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is magic, mystery adventure and for Scarlett and her beloved sister Tella it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. When Scarlett discovers her father has arranged a marriage for her she beli...

You have probably started to see this palette all over instagram now that NikkiTutorials has raved about the accompanying base. The palette in question is the Plouise Palette ! AKA a warm tone lover's dream!! *insert drool emoji* This palette consists of 12 shades all together, 10 matte and 2 shimmers, and they are all just as equally pigmented as the one before. The shimmers are quite subtle and do not have the foiled effect that I was expecting, like the Morphe ones or the MakeupGeek ones. I quite like the subtle nature of them as its a perfect accompaniment to the bold and bright mattes. The matte shades are STUNNING! They are all so pigmented and blend lovely. They do vary in texture, but that does not affect the pigment or blend; the darker and more red toned shades (queen, martini, contour) are quite hard and not as creamy as the lighter colours, like sunkissed, plouise, trippin and charm. I also ordered the base (I got the shade Rumour, there are now a n...

Restore Me - Tahereh Mafi Genre: YA Science Fiction Pages: 448 Format: Alternating POVs Rating: 5/5 ----- I absolutely LOVE the world that Mafi created, I respect her writing so much! I had seen this released all over the internet but could not find anywhere to buy it in the UK at all, until... I spotted it in my local Waterstones and just ran to and brought it in a flash! Its been a while since I finished the original trilogy so I did have to give myself a little refresher on how the last novel ended. But let me refresh your mind as to what this one is about: Juliette and Warner's story continues in the electrifying fourth installment of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series. Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her. Who will she ...

I did my first ever vlog! Really proud of how it turned out and can't wait to do more in the future! Check it out here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLLN-AHEe48

The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey Genre: Thriler Pages: 512 Format: Standard narrative with changing POVs Rating: 4/5 This book was a part of my WorldOfBooks haul that I did a while back and I have only just got around to reading and finishing it. I am so glad that I brought this, it was an incredible read through and through. But before we get into all of that here is a little synopsis: NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite. But they don't laugh. Melanie is a very special girl. *Side note I have just found out that this is an actual film as well.. like whaaaa* Anyway lets get into it. I did not know what to expect with this novel but I was definitely not disappointed. The story begins from the point ...