Bookmarks from Shelly Crane!

So this isn't actually a book review or anything but it's book related and I'm super happy about this so I thought I'd just share it with all of you!

About a month ago (back in late June), I was stalking all my favourite authors like every good reader does and went to all of their websites, only to discover that Shelly Crane, author of the amazing Significance series said that if you sent her a self-addressed envelope along with a little note to tell her which bookmarks you wanted, she would send the bookmarks you requested (signed!) back to you!

Upon reading this I was super excited and sent the letter to her, asking for a couple of bookmarks and a book plate. Over the next couple of weeks, I completely forgot about it and the letter dropped right out of my mind, right up until this afternoon when I got back from school and found this prize of a letter sitting in my mailbox!

Inside the envelope were three signed bookmarks, a temporary tattoo and a sticker which was also signed by the one and only Shelly Crane herself! When I opened the envelope, I literally had to stop myself from screaming out loud! 

She was very sweet- she wrote me a little note on one of the back of one of the bookmarks and signed the others! - I'm planning on framing these up and hanging them on the wall because I'm going to keep them forever! 

AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL? 

Anyways, just wanted to share this with you guys, because I'm in love with these bookmarks and Shelly Crane's books are terrific! Here's the link to her website in case you wanted to take a look: http://shellycrane.blogspot.hk/

Hope you guys enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed writing about my bookmarks (and no, that doesn't sound creepy at all.)! 

Waiting On A Wednesday: Never Never by Colleen Hoover

Never Never by Colleen Hoover

Book 1 of the Never Never series

Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of fourteen. 
Complete strangers since this morning. 

He'll do anything to remember. She'll do anything to forget. 

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So it's been a while since I've done one of these- actually, it feels like forever. Schools just started and I have to say that it feelings like I'm approaching my impending doom. Anyway, back to today's book for my Waiting On A Wednesday post: Never Never by Colleen Hoover.

I picked up this book a while back and read it with a little reading group on Goodreads, and I have to say I have kind of mixed-feelings about it. Basically, this book is about this boy named Silas and a girl named Charlie. They've been in love since they were young (the best friends turned boyfriend type of thing) and then one day, poof, they forget everything and can't remember what happened, who they are and who the other person is. They become total strangers, but for some reason, even with their memory gone they're still drawn together so this book is about how they try to find out what's happened. (Spoiler alert: this is only part 1! There's a part 2 to this book that came out not too long ago if I'm not mistaken.)

The thing about this book is that while I love the premisis of the story, the actual thing wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Maybe because I built it up in my head and set a such high expectation for it, but whatever it was, the book just didn't really do it for me. It's not a terrible book, and I don't dislike it, it's just that I don't love it.

I promise I'll do a full review of this book soon - I know I've been saying this about all the books I talk about but I promise I'll get down to it someday. In the mean time... *whips out popcorn and laptop and starts binge watching Freaks and Geeks* 

A Little Something Fun #1

Round 1 of my new 'A Little Something Fun' here we go!

Okay so for this weeks something fun, I decided to go with this quote I found on Tumblr, by Rosemarie Urquico.

" If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM, clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She'll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are." 

I think this quote is absolutely beautiful, and honestly sums up everything perfectly. It's actually a small part of a longer quote, which you can read here on Goodreads.  I first heard of this quote actually because apparently Robert Pattison said it once, which lead me to find the whole passage/full quote, and I fell in love instantly.

So that's it for my this week's "A Little Something Fun"! Hope you guys enjoyed it, let me know what you think in the comments below!

Interview Fridays: Jemma from Lime Light Literature

So apparently Interview Fridays has become Interview Saturdays- someone's really got to give me a good knock to the head I'm so terrible with dates!

Here's Round 3 of my little Q&A session with Jemma from Lime Light Literature -links are all below- and hope you guys enjoy this as much as we enjoyed writing it!

1 1.  If you had to choose an actor to play your favorite male character in any book of your choice, which actor would you pick and which character?

Ooh tricky question!

I think I’d have to go with Keanu Reeves as Miller Hart from One Night: Promised.

2 2. If you had to give up books or food, what would you pick (I’m really interested to see the answer for this one!)

Food, easily. I could live without food because I already survive on small meals anyway, plus books are my main life source. Not oxygen, not food, not water. BOOKS.

3 3. What books are on your bedside table at the moment?

Currently, I have P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern – I just finished it so I need to keep it there to remind me to review it.

Other than that I have my TBR Jar containing the next book I shall read – as I am answering this in advance, I have not yet picked out a book!

4 4. Which book/books have you read the most number of times?

The Fifty Shades trilogy by EL James, Switched by Amanda Hocking and Anna and the French Kiss.

5 5.  If you could be best friends with a character from a book, which character would it be and from which book? Why?

Meredith from Anna and the French Kiss – she’s just so laid back, she adores books and I just think I’d get along with her really easily. I’d love to have her as a best friend.

6 6. What’s your favourite line/quote from a book?

Not surprisingly it is a quote from Anna and the French Kiss – don’t judge me it’s one of my all-time faves! Actually I have 3 quotes!

·      “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”

·      “We both got our wishes – each other. He said he wished for me every time.”

·      “For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”

7 7. Which book has given you the biggest book hangover? Why?

The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa was so hard for me to overcome, the emotions, the characters, EVERYTHING! It took me a whole month before picking up a book to read.

8 8. Would you rather an e-reader or a physical book?

*cue Olivia Newton-John singing* Let’s get physical! Physical! Let’s get physical!

Physical copies are so much better in my opinion, I prefer to actually be able to hold the book, to turn the pages between my fingers and feel the cover, spine and blurb in my own hands.

I do however use an e-reader but I don’t usually read on it – I just save it for times when I’m in a slump and need a book to go to that I can just flip through easily.

9 9. If you could marry any fictional character, who would it be and from what book? Why?

WHYYYYYY THIS OF ALL QUESTIONS WHYYYYYY *sobs in corner*

There are so many characters I could choose from but after a long debate with myself I have chosen.....Gabriel De’Angelo from From Harvard To Whoredom by Candice X.

Although he has his rough side to him, he cares about his loved ones so much that he’d take a bullet for them. In the beginning of the book you meet him and he seems like a real jerk but as the story continues he develops into this much more refined, caring and loving gentleman who I would definitely marry. Not for his fame, not for the money, purely for him. Sahara is one lucky woman!

   10. Do you read one book at a time or several at once?

One at a time, if I read more than one…it just confuses me with the storyline of each book.
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You can find Jem at her lovely blog limelightliterature.blogspot.com or at her instagram instagram.com/bookishromantic

Other book bloggers, as always, if you would like to participate please drop me an email at thatcrazbookobsession@gmail.com or drop me a little note on my social network sites below!

Instagram: instagram.com/thatcrazybookobsession

Twitter: twitter.com/evergracefully

Interview Fridays:Jem from Lime Light Literature!

Hello lovelies! So this is my super super late Interview Fridays post that was supposed to be up last Friday on the 7th but being the forgetful person I am I forgot! So anyway it's interview day with Jem from Lime Light Literature (whose blog URL and Instagram links are below)! I hope you guys are enjoying reading this as much as Jem and I enjoyed writing and answering the questions!


1. When a book is adapted to a movie and you haven’t read the book yet, will you read the book first or watch the movie? 

I try to read the book first if I can, but if it isn’t possible I’ll just go watch the movie then read the book.

2. What is your favorite book-to-movie adaptation? Why? 

Harry Potter! It’s a classic series that brought imagination to life all around the world. The cast and characters influence people so much to this day and have influenced my life in many ways.

3. Which book do you think should be adapted into a movie? Any particular reason why? 

Hmm this is actually a really difficult question because I love some books so much that if they were made into a movie, it would just ruin my idea of the characters. However, if I had to choose it would of course be Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series, the book has so many twists and turns throughout it. The description of creatures, settings and characters is exquisite and I could totally see it being adapted into a movie!

4. If you could only read the first page of the book or the last page of a book which would you read and why? 

Oh the first page easily! There’s no way I’d ever want to spoil the ending!

5. If you could only choose one book to read for the rest of your life, which book would it be? 

Anna and the French Kiss, this book is full of humor and just so gushy and romantic vibes are thrown at the reader.

6. Which books are at the top of your TBR list? (Give your top 5!)

I actually don’t have a list as such but I have a jar to pick out at random.

However, my most anticipated TBRs are:

 All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

 Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren

 Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

 You’re The Kind Of Girl I Write Songs About by Daniel Herborn

 Grey by EL James

7. What are you favorite series/trilogies? 

1. Fifty Shades trilogy by EL James

2. One Night trilogy by Jodi Ellen Malpas

3. This Man trilogy by Jodi Ellen Malpas

4. Anna and the French Kiss trilogy by Stephanie Perkins

5. The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa

8. If you could be a character from any book, which character would you be and from which book?

HOLY MOLY! This is going to be a toughie! I’ve actually got like 50 answers running through my head…I kid you not. *internally screams whilst thinking*

After a lot of thinking along with the help of my best friend I have decided on...Anastasia Steele from Fifty Shades and Olivia Taylor from One Night!

I know you it’s meant to be one but they both are fairly similar and I relate to them so much!

9. If you could read any other genre of book besides YA, which genre would you read? Why? 

Contemporary, there are just so many brilliant books out there in the contemporary genre that not many people take a hold of! They miss all the different stories because they stick to one genre only.

10. Which was the first book that started you off on the YA genre?

Anna and the French Kiss, as soon as I started reading the book my friend swapped with me, I had to go out and buy my own copy!
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You can find Jem at her lovely blog limelightliterature.blogspot.com or at her instagram instagram.com/bookishromantic

Other book bloggers, as always, if you would like to participate please drop me an email at thatcrazbookobsession@gmail.com or drop me a little note on my social network sites below!

Instagram: instagram.com/thatcrazybookobsession
Twitter: twitter.com/evergracefully

Top 10 Mondays: Series & Trilogies

1. Shatter Me Trilogy by Tahereh Mafi

2. The Premonition series by Amy A. Bartol (exciting news about the release of her final book in the series coming up!)

3. The Dark Elements Trilogy by Jennifer L. Armentrout

4. The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare- Because lets be honest: nothing beats Jem and Will

5. Throne Of Glass series by Sarah J.Maas

6. Angelfall Trilogy by Susan Ee

7. LUX series by Jennifer L.Armentrout

8. The Covenant series by Jennifer L.Armentrout - basically all of JL.A's books are amazing. 'Nough said.

9. Significance series by Shelly Crane

10.The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

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And wait don't go yet, there's more! I have some exciting news!
Drumroll please........... I'm introducing a new segment on the blog! I haven't actually come up with a name for it yet, but basically every week I will upload and share something that made me smile or laugh, whether a book, a quote or anything.

I'm really excited for this, and hopefully you guys will all enjoy it too!xx

Waiting On A Wednesday: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Every Last Breath by Jennifer L.Armentrout

Book 3 of the Dark Elements Series


Some loves will last ’til your dying breath

Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.

Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell…

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Haven't done one of these for a while! So if you've been reading my blog for a while and following me on my social media, you know how excited I was for this book - the second the book came out I bought the e-book and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I won't spoil it for you (a review of this book is coming soon!) but it was freaking amazing and I loved every second of it. I had the biggest and worst book hangover after I finished Every Last Breath, and I may or may not have been found on my bed stuck in a fetal position clutching the book when I finished.

Every Last Breath is the last book of the Dark Elements trilogy by Jennifer L.Armentrout, and is centered around this girl called Layla, who is supposedly half-Warden half-demon who is in love with Zayne, the Warden she can never have and be with because of her soul-sucking ability. That's when Roth, the Crown Prince of Hell comes in and she discovers that Lilith, a very very powerful demon is her mother and she is the key to releasing the Lilin and Lilith, and the story unfolds from there.

The whole series is heart stopping, with just the right mixture of romance, fantasy and supernatural-ness to draw you in completely and this last book was an epic conclusion for a fantastic series. The book could not have ended in a more perfect way!
 I definitely would recommend this if you enjoyed JL.A's other books or if you're looking for a good read.

“I, Astaroth, Crown Prince of Hell, am in love with you, Layla Shaw. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. A hudred decades from now, I will still be in love with you, and it will be as fierce today as it will be a decade later.”