Review: Emoji Stories

Who doesn't love an Emoji? Everyone I know uses them, some of my personal favorites being Heart Eyes and Pile Of Poo. Well your emoji lives just got better. You can now read Emoji Stories, done Mr Men style-e (Yea am making words up now)

We have four so far, Sassy Girl which is all about Sassy Girl getting her super-sassiness. Pile Of Poo joining "Emojibook" and finding out life on the internet is hard. To Laughing Crying Emoji, starting a blog and offending all the Emoji's in town. And finally Heart Eyes story of her love for 2MOJI, the hottest boy band in town and vlogging about it on Emojitube.

All four books are hilarious and are written in a tongue in cheek style. The Emoji versions of popular social media sites and how they are incorporated into the story are so good. They are in my opinion over the top about all the things many people stress and share about on the internet  which makes them comedy gold. Like how good we look in our profile pictures, do we really need to worry about this, Pile Of Poo seems to think so. To our love of popular boy bands, who doesn't love to fangirl!!

I  think these books would make a great last minute stocking filler for anyone. I as a 28 year old woman who really appreciated the humor and I think a 15 year old would as well. There is also a Emoji activity book where you can "Scribble, stick, doodle, draw and design" using thousands of Emoji Stickers. I loved doing doing this and I think anyone will. 

Heart Eyes {Amazon} * Sassy Girl {Amazon} *Pile Of Poo {Amazon} * Laughing Crying {Amazon} * Emoji Sticker Book {Amazon}

Let's Discuss:

Who do you think would appreciate these in your life? I think my sister's boyfriend definitely would!

Thanks to Penguin Random House for sending me the books in exchange for an honest review.

Sunday Post #33- The one where it's a week to Christmas

The Sunday post was created by Caffeinated Book Reviewer this is a post where we recap on the going on's on the blog the week previous and the week coming up as well as the awesome books we have received, bought or been gifted for review!

It is a week to Christmas, can you beilive it! This time next week I will be opening presents with my family and looking forward to my Christmas Dinner. Anyone else love Brussel Sprouts like me rather than loath them?

Here's what I have been posting in the last few weeks:

BAKING TUESDAY: ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW FIFTY SHADES DARKER TRAILER {MY THOUGHTS}

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A CHRISTMAS SONG??

BOOKTUBE LOVE

LYREBIRD BY CECELIA AHERN BOOK SIGNING & #GIVEAWAY

FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIES

Coming This Week:

Review: Emoji Books

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I wouldn't mind Santa leaving me under the tree

Throwback Book Club Tag

Authors I have discovered in 2016

I have only one book to haul this week and it is Lyrebird by Cecilia Ahern which I picked up at her book signing.

Let's Discuss:

How has your week been? Pick up any great books? What are you currently reading?

Favorite Christmas Movies

Who doesn't love a good Christmas Movie? From Elf to A White Christmas to The Santa Claus movies. I love curling up with a cosy blanket and a hot cup of tea and a good movie on TV. I wanted to tell you some of my favorite that I love to watch this time of year.

One of my favorites by far is Miracle on 34th Street, the 1994 one with the late Richard Attenborough . This was one of my favorite's growing up.

One that was always playing in my house growing up was Home Alone. Home Alone was my brothers favourite growing up and he still loves it. It is just such a fun movie and I always remembered when I was younger thinking it would be so cool to be home alone.

One of my absoulte favoruites is Jingle All The Way and I just watched it this past weekend. It is just so funny and it is always guarranted to make me smile. 

Another few of my favourites is the Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen, of course Elf which is just so funny. The Grinch is also a Christmas classic in my house.  Two of my mums favourites is The Polar Express and Jack Frost, I still haven't seen Polar Express I know it's a crime.

Finally the last two is going to sound strange. Every Christmas in the UK guaranteed The Gremlins movie is on and I frickin love it. Last but not least is The Sound of music, it is always on over Christmas and the new year and I always watch it then so to me it is a Christmas movie.

What are some of your favourite movies?

Also check out my favourite Christmas songs Here

Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern Book Signing & #Giveaway

Last week I went to a book signing for Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern. 
Cecelia Ahern wrote one of my favorite books, Where Rainbows End and I was excited to get my hands on Lyrebird and meet Cecelia
for the second time. The first time I met Cecelia a few years back I got my copy of Where Rainbows End signed but this time I of course had to get Lyrebird signed.

{ My review of Where Rainbows End }

The signing was hosted by Harper Collins Ireland and took place in Easons where most of the book signings I would attend are held. 

{Me and my sister waiting in line}

We didn't have long to wait in line, which I was glad as I had just came from work as the signing was an afternoon signing. But I was totally excited to meet Cecelia, so was my sister. When we meet Cecelia we totally fan girled I think we might have scared her a little. My sister went first, {even though I was before her in the line how did that happen } and then I got my chance. I got to share my love of her book Where Rainbows End and tell her I read it every year. I also got to tell her I was really excited to read Lyrebird {More about Lyrebird below} 

Cecelia was so lovely, she is just a down to earth person and she looked beautiful in her dress, I actually want it for myself.

{Cecelia Ahern and me }

 { My sister, Cecelia Ahern & Me}

After the signing me and my sister where asked by a reporter for a few video quotes on our thoughts on the signing and we did it with know choice as the reporter just jumped on us LOL we did however end up being the only ones talking about our love of Cecelia in the video. You can check it out here Here

Over all it was lovely to meet Cecelia and to pick up a copy of Lyrebird and I can't wait to read it. My sister Kerry Ann has also done a post about the signing over on her blog, which you can check out Here

Here is a little more about Lyrebird:

Life is in two parts: who you were before you met her, and who you are after.

A documentary crew discover a mysterious young women living alone in the mountains of West Cork. Strikingly beautiful she has an extraordinary talent for mimicry, like the famous Australian Lyrebird. The crew, fascinated, make her the subject of her story, and bestow the nickname upon her.

When they leave, they take Lyrebird with them back to the city. But as she leaves behind her peaceful life to learn about a new world, is she also leaving behind a part of herself? For her new friend Solomon the answer isn’t clear. When you find a rare and precious thing, should you share it – or protect it…

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Giveaway 

Now for a little giveaway. I sadly couldn't get another copy of Lyrebird signed however I do have signed copy of Flawed by Cecelia Ahern, Cecelia's YA 2016 debut to giveaway which is open to UK & Ireland only. And as its the season for giving I also have a international giveaway to win a copy of Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern my favourite Cecelia book.

Both giveaway's are sponsored by me and my sister @ A Bookish Redhead 

See seperate rafflecopters below along with all the rules.

A signed copy of Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

Open to UK/Ireland only

Giveaway Ends 31st December 2016 

My Giveaway Policy

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A copy of Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern

Open to anyone who can receive books VIA Book Depository {Please check they ship to you}

Giveaway Ends 31st December 2016

Note: When Rainbows End is an Adult book

My Giveaway Policy

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Booktube Love

What is Booktube? For all you that don't know Booktube is people who love books posting videos about there love of books on Youtube. Heist the name Booktube. Booktube has become really popular over the last few years and I adore watching some of my favorite Booktubers videos. Today I wanted to highlight the booktubers I love and recommen to you!

Now I am only subscribed to 13 "booktubers" and I love them all but I do have favorites that if they upload a video I am straight on to watch there videos. I wanted to share my love for my top three favorites and why you should check out their videos:

Up first is the person I have been subscribed to the longest out of my top three and that is Sam @ Thoughts On Tomes I actually found Sam though another booktuber that I love Sarah Jane @ The Book Life. Sam is just so honest in all her videos which I really appreciate and you can really tell she is passionate about books. Even if the book isn't in a genre I usually read I always check out her recommendations because a lot of the time Sam can change my mind. Sam just hit 25k subs and it is well deserved. I highly recommend you check Thoughts On tomes out.

 

Up next is Hailey @ Hailey In Bookland Hailey is my most recent subscription but that doesn't matter I just love her videos. When I subscribed I back logged watched a years worth of her videos and I am not sorry about that. Hailey loves Alice In Wonderland and classics which is evident in her videos and I am not a massive classics fan apart from you all know I am obsessed by Peter Pan but I have found myself adding classics to my wishlist thanks to Hailey. She is just so passionate about books and it really comes though in her videos. Again I highly recommend you check out Hailey. 

Finally my favorite Booktuber I love to watch is Emma @ Emmma Books I literally can't get enough of Emma's videos. Her reviews and discussions are so engaging and her passion and love for books just hits you and even if you didn't like books I feel Emma would make you like books! Emma is not afraid to talk about subjects many people stay away from in the book community and I just love her videos. You all need to hop over and check Emma out.. like now!

Do you watch Booktube? Who are some of your favorites?

Who doesn't love a Christmas Song??

It is the most wonderful time of the year and one of my favorites. I love Christmas so much, I am like a big kid. One of my favorite things is Christmas songs. Who doesn't love a Christmas Song? 

I also love Christmas Carols one of my favorite being Silent Night. But here are just some of my favorites Christmas Classics:

Starting of with my favorite of all time:

The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl- Fairytale Of New York

{I adore this song so, so much it is my Christmas song. Once I hear this song I know Christmas is here}

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas

{ This is my sisters favorite and is definitely a classic Christmas song}

These next two are just fun Christmas songs I love:

Wizzard- I wish it could be Christmas everyday

Slade- Merry Christmas Everyone

And finally a Christmas song that is new that I adore is a cover of Hallelujah by Pentatonix. These guys are just incredible singers. This song give me the chills.

What is your favorite Christmas Song?

New Fifty Shades Darker Trailer {My Thoughts}

The new Fifty Shades Darker Trailer literally just dropped and this was me:

If you haven't seen it yet watch it first before reading my thoughts:

Yesss. What did you think? I knew 140 characters wasn't going to let me explain my thoughts so I knew I had to write this blog post. 

I was so worried when I knew there was going the be a change in director as Fifty Shades Of Grey is my favourite book to movie that has captured exactly what I saw when reading the book. And I think Fifty Shades Darker is still living up to its those expectations from what we have seen so far even with the change in director.

So let's talk about the trailer:

Ana still has her awkward humour and I love it. She will have dinner with him because she's hungry and that is the only reason it's so Ana.

I can not wait to see the boat scene it's one of my faves in the book and can't wait to see more of it.

The restaurant-  the elevator scene- the shower scene, give me more! What is it about elevators??? Ironic word's from Christian.

I liked seeing and actually having words from Jack Hyde and Mrs Robinson. Literally couldn't hate the woman more. 

I am really loving seeing all the Lelia stuff come to life. Fifty Shades Darker is still about Ana and Christian's love story but a lot happens in it and I am so glad it's coming to life so well especially the Lelia scenes which are going above the expectation I had.

I can't wait to see more helicopter scenes it's going to be action packed and it looks like it's coming to life really well.

Christian letting Ana touch him!! A emotional scene in the book and I hope it plays out on screen which I think it will. 

One thing that slightly annoys me is I am Northern Irish so I can hear the twang in Jamie Dornan's accent and I noticed it quite a bit in the first movie and can still notice it now but he can't be perfect.

We did get a lot of repeated scenes that we did see from the first trailer but I still really liked everything that got added. Of course I am loving seeing  everything from the movie but I like that we aren't getting too much so we can all look forward to seeing everything in February.

What did you think of the trailer?

Other related posts: My thoughts on Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy