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Book Review You Saw Too Much by Jay Nadal and Adam Nicholls


My thoughts about You Saw Too Much by Jay Nadal and Adam Nicholls

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You Saw Too Much by Jay Nadal and Adam Nicholls

Her life was taken from her. Now, she wants it back. Lori had it all until that day: the perfect marriage, a job she loved, and a beautiful home in a small town. But when a tragic car wreck takes her husband's life and leaves her hospitalized, she has to learn to live alone again. Her friends look out for her, or so they say, but they don't believe her when she says she's being followed. Her counselor says she's suffering PTSD, and her sister says she's paranoid. But Lori knows herself better than anyone else does, and she's certain someone is watching her. What she doesn't know is why, but she'll do anything to find out - even if it costs her life. Tormented by nightmares, mood swings, and self-doubt, Lori's life is on the brink of collapse. Every move she makes will leave you begging for the truth until the very last page in this brand-new psychological thriller full of lies and conspiracies.

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Quotes from the book:


The loneliness felt like a vise around her heart, squeezing with just enough pressure to be a constant pain. It weakened her every day just a little bit more, taking what was once her inner light and replacing it with a darkness that overshadowed each moment.

Lori noticed it then: the unfamiliar, tight feeling of her cheeks spread into a wide grin. It dropped from her expression in a heartbeat, the last flicker of that perfect memory fading away as she was brought back down to earth.

Lori wanted to smile again, laugh along with everyone, but something inside grabbed her heart tight, crushing it to pieces. The first glimmer of brightness gulped by something sinister and out of her reach, as if an unknown force pulled her back over to the dark side, consigning her life to one of misery, pain, and deep sadness.

She wanted to learn how to be happy again. She wanted to see the world through eyes of happiness. Even if it meant starting again.

Her heartache was like the music of a great orchestra. At times, it was quiet and allowed her to function, just about. At other times, the violins would play, and she would be sad. It would rise to a crescendo, and the anger would burst from her chest in a vicious shout of anguish and despair. Right now, there was a flute playing and she was able to remember Sam with fondness. That was rare though, and she enjoyed the moment.

Carl leaned in closer, his foul breath in her face. Halitosis didn’t cover it. His breath smelled like he’d gargled with fermented fish guts. “Are you certain?”

Starting from today, she needed to forget what was gone, appreciate what remained, and look forward to what was coming next.

She needed to let go of the life she once planned and accept the one that was waiting for her.


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Book Review You Saw Too Much by Jay Nadal and Adam Nicholls





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Armed With A Bingo Challenge 2020


Armed With A Bingo Challenge 2020 


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In 2020  I decided to take part in the Armed With A Bingo Challenge 2020 organised by Ariel and Kriti at Armed With A Book.

Here's a round up of all the books I read throughout the year as part of the Armed With A Bingo Challenge:

January

  • A book you meant to read last year: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri - My Review
  • A book in the middle of a series: Mayan Mendacity by L.J.M. Owen (2nd book in the series)- My Review
  • A book published in the last decade: Hidden Pearl by J.E. Laufer (Published August 22nd 2019 by Little Egg Publishing Company) - My Review
February
  • A book which was a gift/borrowed: Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear (I won a copy of this in a giveaway and so I'm counting it as gifted) - My Review
  • A book about friendship/family: Killing Me Softly by Bianca Sloane (A thriller but both family and friendship are strong themes) - My Review
  • A book written in a format other than third person: Us, In Pieces by Tasha Cotter and Christopher Green (written mostly in emails, texts, and letters). - My Review

March
  • A book with a number in it's title: 1996 by Kristy McManus - My Review

April
  • N/A

May
  • A book published in 2020: The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker (Pub Date June 2020) - My Review
  • A Young Adult Novel: Even Good Girls by Nicholas Jordan - My Review

June
  • N/A

July
  • N/A

August
  • A bestseller book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - My Review

September
  • Poetry Collection: Dear Girl by Anji Mayrock - My Review
  • Book of your choice: Reality Girl by Jessica Hildreth - My Review

October
  • A book with a food included in the title: Chocolat by Joanne Harris - My Review

November
  • A book longer than 500 pages: Assassin's Creed, Renaissance by Oliver Bowden  - My Review
  • A book with multiple POVs: On the Rocks by Sawyer Bennett - My Review
  • A fantasy/science fiction: Queen of the Two Lands by Laura Greenwood - My Review

December
  • N/A
Armed With A Bingo Challenge 2020


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Did you take part in this reading challenge? How did you do? What reading challenges are you planning on doing in 2021?


A to Z Reading Challenge 2020: A Recap of all the books I read



A to Z Reading Challenge 2020 

A Round Up of All the Books I Read for This Challenge


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In 2020  I decided to take part in the A to Z Reading Challenge organised by Bookstacks and Golden Moms.

Here's a round up of all the books I read throughout the year as part of the A to Z Reading Challenge:


January
  • W- What Would It Take by EL Dubois - My Review
  • T- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - My Review
  • A- A Rare Book of Cunning Device By Ben Aaronovitch - My Review
  • T- The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri - My Review
  • M- Mayan Mendacity by L.J.M. Owen - My Review
  • H- Hidden Pearl by J.E. Laufer - My Review
February
  • S - Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear - My Review
  • K- Killing Me Softly by Bianca Sloane - My Review
  • U- Us, In Pieces by Tasha Cotter and Christopher Green - My Review

March
  • N- Nobody's Perfect by Douglas Clark - My Review
April
  • D- Down in the Belly of the Whale by Kelley Kay Bowles - My Review
  • P- Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil - My Review

May
  • B- Breakup Boot Camp by Beth Merlin - My Review
  • E- Even Good Girls by Nicholas Jordan - My Review
  • T- The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker - My Review

June
  • N/A

July
  • N/A

August
  • H- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - My Review

September
  • R-  Reality Girl by Jessica Hildreth - My Review

October
  • C- Chocolat by Joanne Harris - My Review

November
  • O- On the Rocks by Sawyer Bennett - My Review
  • F- Finding Amish by Grace Given - My Review
  • Q- Queen of the Two Lands by Laura Greenwood  - My Review

December
  • N/A

A to Z Reading Challenge 2020

A to Z Reading Challenge 2020: A Recap of all the books I read



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Did you take part in this reading challenge? How did you do? What reading challenges are you planning on doing in 2021?

Best Reads of 2020: My highest rated reads from 2020


Best Reads of 2020

My highest rated reads from 2020


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I don't know about you but I find it's always nice to look back over the past year to see all the books I read. I do this at the start of every new year. 

I use Goodreads to help me keep track of what I read, when, and what rating I gave it.  It's always interesting to see how many books I gave each rating.

2020 was not an easy reading year... It wasn't easy really in any sense. In fact, it was just plain hard for the most part. I struggled at times to be in the right frame of mind to read. I just couldn't concentrate on any kind of book. Even when my mind was in the right place to be able to read I still struggled as having the kids and my husband home all the time made it hard to find quiet time for myself without distractions or interruptions. 

Whilst I might not have read as much as I would have liked, I am happy to see that I enjoyed a lot of the books I read over the course of 2020. 

For the purpose of this post I'm going to be looking at the top reads of 2020. My highest rated reads from the year. 


5 star reads


Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil  - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Hidden Pearl by JE Laufer - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

What Would It Take by EL Dubois - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link


4 stars reads


Assassin's Creed Renaissance by Oliver Bowden - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Chocolat by Joanne Harris - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Break Up Boot Camp by  Beth Merlin- My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Down in the Belly of the Whale by Kelley Kay Bowles - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

1996 by Kirsty McManus - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

Killing Me Softly by Bianca Sloane - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link

The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri - My Review - Goodreads - Amazon Affiliate Link


Best Reads of 2020: My highest rated reads from 2020

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What were your favourite books from 2020? Do make a "best of" list of the books you read each year? How do you keep track of the books you read and how you rated them? 

Book Spotlight: The Unadjusteds By Marissa Noelle

The Unadjusteds By Marissa Noelle


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Today I'm part of a virtual book tour organised by The Write Reads for The Unadjusteds by Marissa Noelle. The tour for ‘The Unadjusteds’ will run from January 11th to January 22nd. 

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Genre: YA SFF

Page count: 414 

Book Spotlight: The Unadjusteds By Marissa Noelle
Sixteen-year-old Silver Melody lives in a world where 80% of the population has modified their DNA. Known as the altereds, those people now possess enhancements like wings, tails, and increased strength or intelligence. Although Silver’s parents created the nanite pill used to deliver these genetic modifications, Silver is proud of her unadjusted state.

However, when the president declares all unadjusteds must take a nanite, Silver has no choice but to flee the city with her father and some friends to prevent the extinction of the unadjusteds.

With Silver’s mother in prison for treason, Silver’s father is the unadjusteds’ only hope at finding a cure. But time is running out as Silver’s father is captured by the president’s almost immortal army. Vicious hellhounds are on Silver’s trail, and her only chance to recover her father involves teaming up with a new group of unlikely friends before all humanity is lost.


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Author Bio (from http://marisanoelle.com/ )

Book Spotlight: The Unadjusteds By Marissa Noelle

MARISA NOELLE is a writer of young adult and middle grade novels. She leans towards grounded science-fiction, urban fantasy and paranormal but mental health issues are important to her writing too.  Published books include: The Shadow Keepers, The Unadjusteds, and The Mermaid Chronicles – Secrets of the Deep. You can find out more about them in the books section.

Growing up, Marisa had plenty of ideas for career and still regrets not moving to Hawaii to train dolphins and pretend the real world didn’t exist. Struggling with anxiety and anorexia lead her to the field of psychology. Heavily influenced by underdog movies such as The Karate Kid she realised her mission in life was to help other people, through any medium. Embarking on a psychology degree, she wanted to emulate her hero, Jodie Foster, from Silence of the Lambs and actually tried to secure work experience at Broadmoor. Thankfully she left the idea of criminal profiling behind, but uses many of these aspects in her novels.

Book Spotlight: The Unadjusteds By Marissa Noelle

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2021 Reading Challenges: Challenges to help motivate my reading in 2021


My 2021 Reading Challenges


Challenges to help motivate my reading in 2021


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I find that taking part in challenges helps keep me inspired and motivated. In fact, I take part in a lot of challenges throughout the year. For example, I'm doing a different fitness challenge for each month of the year during 2021 (January is the squats challenge). 


Challenges help keep me focused and so I always try to take part in at least a couple reading challenges throughout the year too. 


For 2021 I've picked two reading challenges to participate in.


The Clock Reading Challenge

Hosted by me! #ClockReadingChallenge


Info Link: https://www.jolinsdell.com/2021/01/the-clock-reading-challenge.html


I've decided to create my own reading challenge this year just for fun. The goal is to read 12 books, each with a number from 1 to 12 in the title.


I got the inspiration from this Pin I saw on Pinterest:



The Clock Reading Challenge 2021


The A to Z Reading Challenge


Hosted by Bookstacks n Golden Moms


Info Link: https://bookstacksngoldenmoms.com/2021-atoz-reading-challenge/


I've tried doing this reading challenge multiple times over the years and although I've come close several times I've yet to complete the challenge in full. I also want to get better about my participation in the challenge (not just the reading goals). This year I'm going to try and remember to upload my links to the monthly check ins and maybe try to conquer the mini challenges too.


Last year I tracked my progress with a list of the titles I read, up dating it on the graphic each month. This year I'm doing the same thing but instead of writing out the titles and author names I thought I'd post the book covers over the letters.


Maybe if I only have space for one book cover per letter I won't end up reading multiple books for the same letter like I have in the past... at least not until I have a book for all the letters. Worth a try. Also I think the collection of book covers will look much cooler ;)


The 2021 A to Z Reading Challenge


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2021 Reading Challenges: Challenges to help motivate my reading in 2021


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What reading challenges are you planning on participating in this year? 


 

The Clock Reading Challenge Making time to read more #ClockReadingChallenge


The Clock Reading Challenge

Making time to read more


I've decided to create my own reading challenge this year just for fun. 


The goal: to read 12 books, each with a number from 1 to 12 in the title.


That's just one book for each month of the year so if you're looking for an easy reading challenge this is one for you! 


The officially hashtag for the event: #ClockReadingChallenge


Where the idea came from: I got the inspiration from this Pin I saw on Pinterest:



Keeping track of your progress: I've created this graphic so you can fill in your clock with the book covers of the books you read. Hopefully at the end of the year your clock will be complete. 


The Clock Reading Challenge Making time to read more #ClockReadingChallenge

The Clock Reading Challenge Making time to read more #ClockReadingChallenge


Want to join me? To sign up just post a comment below. 


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Looking for more challenges to do this year? 

Try the Blog Audit Challenge 2021 and the Social Media Audit Challenge 2021


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