Once'it #005

Guess who's back!! So it turns out I'm crap at time management and I can't physically manage to juggle too many things at once.  It also didn't help that I've been taken down with a cold so last week was not good overall. 

 

I did however manage to pull myself together and head along to a Bruchclub on Saturday. It was at Jack Tar in Wynyard Quarter, I'd been there once before at New Years Eve but only for drinks.  I was typically boring and had toast with peanut butter. I've been getting back into peanut butter and I'm loving it.  We were split into two tables so unfortunately I couldn't chat with everyone, next time hopefully.

 

You've seen these types of posts before, I randomly decide to have a look on a website and end up seeing things I love and have to have.  Of course I happened to look when the sale was about to end so I quickly had to decide what I wanted to buy.

I got two things; a pink quartz necklace and a postcard set with some amazingly designed quotes.

When I saw the necklace I just had to have it.  There were other gemstone necklances but this one just spoke to me and I had to have it.  I also couldn't go past the price, I'm pretty sure it was at least $200 off.

 

 

You could get a couple of these as well as other designs in A3.  I was so tempted to get one but decided on the postcards as I could get most of the designs and plus I don't have much wall space in my room left so an A3 print would not have fit.

 

I just love the designs and the quotes.  They're pretty motivational and are indeed words to live by.  My favourites are "Decide Commit Succeed" and "Put on Some Lipstick and Get your Shit Together".

 

Once'it always have some great sales going on, it face I spotted some just now... It's not good for my bank balance.  You can check out the awesome sales HERE (you can only access it once you've been invited and signed up. Here's your invitation, now you have no choice but to shop :p)

 

Hope you all enjoyed this post! xxx



Amy Snow - Tracy Rees

 

I may or may not expressed it enough on the blog but I love books.  When I get a new book I usually run through it and find it very hard to stop.  More often than not I have to read it a couple more times to pick up things I've missed.

 

When the opportunity to work with Hachette NZ came up I jumped at the chance and I'm so glad I did. 

 

The first book they sent me was Amy Snow* by Tracy Rees and it is actually her debut novel.

 

Book Summary

The book follows Amy Snow who was abandoned as a baby and found in the snow by Aurelia Vennaway.  Amy grew up at Hatville Court but was seen as an inconvenience to everyone but Aurelia who is Amy's only friend.

 

When Aurelia tragically dies young she leaves Amy a treasure hunt in the form of letters and she embarks on a journey to discover Aurelia's secret.

 

Review

What really interested me about the book was the whole treasure hunt theme. I loved them when I was younger, in fact I still love them today.  It was this that really made the book exciting for me, the reader like Amy had no idea what Aurelia had planned for them.

 

A good book for me keeps you guessing and even better if you get surprised.  This book definitely did that.  Aurelia's secret completely surprised me; I was like what, really, no way. 

 

At the start of the book the chapters switch between Amy's journey and flashbacks which gives us a sense of how Amy grew up.  There are some heart-breaking moments especially with the relationship between Amy and Lady Vennaway as well as Aurelia's death.  There are some sweet and funny moments with the friendship between the two girls and Amy navigating her way through the hunt on her own.

 

That fact it was set in the mid 19th Century in England made it more intriguing for me. I kind of love stories that aren't set in normal 21st century life.

 

Overall I completely enjoyed this book and would gladly read again a number of times.  The book came out yesterday, June 9, and you all should definitely get a copy if it sounded like something you'd read.

 

* This book was sent to me but the review was all my own opinions.

 

Hope you all enjoyed this post! xoxo