A Magical World Of Words

WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF A NEW YEAR.
Flipping heck. I'm excited, nervous, and terrified, but more of that in my 2018 resolutions post coming tomorrow ;)

December was a bit of a roller coaster. I went on a camp for the second week, which was rewarding but nerve-wracking, and yet I'm so happy I did it. Christmas was quiet and enjoyable, albeit for the inevitable family drama ;) But I still loved it.
And now for the wrap-up...


Posts of the month:
The Blog Squad: Part 30
Mini TV series reviews
Blog Tour & Excerpt: ROLL THE DICE
Blog Tour & Excerpt: TRIPLE CROSS KILLER
The Joy of Christmas Book Tag
The Blog Squad: Part 31
Merry Christmas!
Oscars @ A Magical World Of Words
Favourite Movies of 2017
Favourite Books of 2017
My 2017 Bookish and Blogging Life




What I Read in December THE MIDNIGHT LINE - Lee Child
KEEPER - Kim Chance
I AM WATCHING YOU - Teresa Driscoll
PRISONER OF ICE AND SNOW - Ruth Lauren
BONFIRE - Krysten Ritter
MOXIE - Jennifer Mathieu 
THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR - Katharine McGee 

My…

This is "another division" of the end of year survey that can be found over at The Perpetual Pageturner. Today I'm answering Jaimie's questions about my blogging and bookish life for the year gone by.

Hope you like it :)


1: Best new book blog you discovered in 2017? 
Problem 1: I can't choose!
Problem 2: I can't remember which blogs I discovered this year and which ones are actually discoveries from last year. #help
But......I think Erica Robyn Reads and Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf are new-to-me blogs from this year, and so I'll go with those two :) They're amazing! 

2. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
I wrote Abuse is Being Romanticised with every inch of my being, my soul, my heart. It's a topic I've wanted to write about many times, but until now had never got round to it. I'm proud of it :)
3. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
Earlier in the year I participat…

Today I'm going to be sharing my top favourite books of 2017! Of course, I could choose way more than 5, but ever since I created a Goodreads account I've always chosen 5 favourite books a year and made a GR shelf for them at the end of the year.

Here we go...

I read 112 books in 2017.  Favourite review:The Good Daughter by Alexandra Burt























Here and Gone // Review // This thriller is everything a thriller should be. I fell in love with the three-dimensional characters and their stories, and despite the book being around 400 pages, I whizzed through it in about a day. It's absolutely addictive. Definitely one of the best thrillers I have ever read. Highly, highly recommend it! 






















Letters to the Lost // Review // THIS AMAZING BOOK IS SO UNDERRATED I CAN'T EVEN. The sparkling of romance is there, but what really makes this book stand out is its strong, positive themes of friendship and family. Not to mention its incredible, broken characters and gripping plot. It's a work o…

Last year I participated in the End of Year Survey over at The Perpetual Pageturner, but I didn't feel like repeating it this year. So I've sort of split it up into three parts: Favourite Books of 2017, Favourite Movies of 2917, and 2017 Bookish & Blogging Life. Over the next few days, those posts will be going up.

And today, we start with movies! (I love movies. And even though most of these came out in 2016, I only watched them in 2017 so YES THEY COUNT).



I watched 38 movies in 2017. Favourite review: Miss. Sloane


In no particular order



















Arrival // Review // Peoples this movie. I have no words. Amy should have DARN WELL AT LEAST BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR I MEAN WHAT A SNUB. She was incredible in this heartbreaking, quiet but powerful film about relationships and choices. I was sobbing my guts out at the end, and was literally left shaking from the twist. 






















Miss. Sloane // Review // This is probably the most underrated film of 2016 (yeah, I watched it late. It still makes thi…

Hi everyone! Today I'm really excited to share with you a new type of post I've decided to make an annual event on my blog.

Although the real-life Oscars are held in March, I'm going to be holding my own Oscars in December each year and choosing the winners and nominees from my own pool of films that I've watched during the year. There will always be three nominees per every category, and I've had to pick and choose which categories to actually include since the real-life Oscars have too many for my purposes.

I hope you enjoy the post!


List of all the films I've watched this year: 





BEST DIRECTOR
Nominees: Jon Watts (Spiderman: Homecoming) / Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) / Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman)

Winner: Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)



BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Nominees: Amy Adams (Arrival) / Jessica Chastain (Miss. Sloane) / Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)

Winner: Jessica Chastain (Miss. Sloane)




BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Nominees: Ryan Gosling (LA LA Land) / Dev Patel (…