Sophie & Carter Giveaway Winner!!

The Winner of the signed copy of Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine is 

Elizabeth

Congratulations! It really is a lovely read and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Be sure to stop by and let me know your thoughts on it! 

** For those of you who didn't win, don't forget to enter my Six Month Blogiversary GIVEAWAY! The winners get to pick a book from Book Depository. Click Here to Enter **

Follow Friday

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee

This weeks question is: Have you ever wanted the villain the win at the end of the story? If so, which one?

Hmmm good question! I don't generally cheer for the villains. I'm a big fan of good triumphing over evil. But one character that jumps to mind is Sweeny Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street! Maybe it is a stretch to call him a villain but he does rack up an impressive number of innocent people to cook in those meat pies! When I went to see the musical I was praying the whole time that he wouldn't get caught!

Don't forget to check out my Six Month Blogiversary GIVEAWAY. Click Here to Enter. The winners get to pick the book of their choice from Book Depository.

Book Blogger Hop

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy for Books and is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love for the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect to other book lovers, make new friends, support each other and generally just share our love for books.

This weeks question is: "Many of us primarily read one genre of books, with others sprinkled in. If authors stop writing that genre, what genre would you start reading? Or would you give up reading completely if you couldn't read that genre anymore?

I think I would keel over if author's stopped writing romance!! I don't even want to imagine it. Honestly, I think I would take a break from reading and go and lick my wounds for a while. But I'd come back. I'd miss it too much. I think I would start reading a lot more historical novels. At least I could still lose myself in past worlds. I'd say I would start reading more Young Adult too. What about you?

Pssst don't forget to check out my Six Month Blogiversary GIVEAWAY! Just Click Here to Enter! The winners get to pick the book of their choice from Book Depository.  

Review: Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine and GIVEAWAY

Genre: YA, Romance
Published by: Acacia Publishing
Pages: 117
**This book was sent to me for free for an honest review**
Goodreads Summary: While other high school seniors are dreaming about their futures, Sophie and Carter are just trying to make it through each day. Carter is overwhelmed by issues at home as he struggles to support his mother. Meanwhile, next door neighbor Sophie is left to care for her three younger siblings in place of their absent and troubled mother. All that holds these two best friends together is each other, and knowing that each night they'll sit together on Sophie's front porch swing and escape from their troubles, if just for awhile. But as their relationship reaches a turning point and high school graduation nears, what lies ahead for Sophie and Carter?


What a pleasant  surprise! I had no idea that I would enjoy this little book so much. It only took me a couple of hours to read and is a perfect story to pick up if you are looking for a quick escape from your day. Sophie and Carter are neighbours and best friends who share secrets and support each other in the noblest of ways. They have both suffered greatly in the past and come from severely dysfunctional families. Sophie's mom is a prostitute who has left Sophie to take care of her three younger siblings. Carter cares for his mother who has been driven to insanity by the beatings she and Carter took from her husband. 


The chapters alternate between the two POVs. I felt Sophie's POV was stronger than Carter's. Both characters are so easy to fall for. They have been through so much in their short lives and yet, they still soldier on for those they love. I have so much respect for them both. The romance between them is sweet and endearing. They look out for each other and would do anything for one and other. They had me swooning over a bag of vegetables, cups of coffee and hand holding on porch swings.


The only thing I didn't like about this book was how short it was! I would love to have read more about them growing up, about their other relationships in school and more about Carter's dad. But I am only saying this because I enjoyed the story so much and I want more now that it is over. Chelsea Fine has a wonderfully creative imagination and I look forward to reading more of her books in the future. 4 / 5 Stars. I choose Carter as My Book Boyfriend this week. Check out the post below.


GIVEAWAY TIME: I was very kindly sent a copy of Sophie & Carter to send to one lucky reader. I will be picking a winner on Saturday morning. That's 10th September. 
You don't have to be a follower to enter (although it would be nice if you were). Since I am a poor student this giveaway is open to INTERNATIONALS ONLY, sorry guys!
Just leave a comment and your email address under this review if you want to enter. Good Luck!


Don't forget to check out my 6 Month Blogiversary Global Giveaway! You'll be in for a chance to win a book of your choice!

My Book Boyfriend #9

My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie over at The Unread Reader, which provides us an opportunity to swoon over the men in our books.  This week I have fallen in love with Carter Jax from Sophie and Carter by Chelsea Fine.


Name: Carter Jax
Age: 18
Appearance: "Broad shoulders, square jaw, piercing gray eyes...everything about his appearance is picture-perfect. Everything except his scars."
Home Life: Cares for his mother who was beaten to insanity by her husband.
Traits: Loyal, Protective, Caring and Understanding.

"We sit for a minute and I'm falling into our comfortable silence when Carter reaches over and gently wraps his fingers around my hand. My day just went from crappy to great."  - Sophie


"And when Carter loves something he is fierce about it...He protects it and cares for it...and devotes himself to it. And Carter...he's loyal when he loves. He always shows up and makes everything better. He listens and he's patient." - Sophie about Carter


"She's the most amazing girl I've ever known. I'm quiet because I'm trying to keep myself from shouting something stupid like, 'Sophie, I would die for you! Will you please always hold my hand on the swing!'" - Carter


"Then I kiss her. In this moment, everything bad, everything painful, everything unfair disappears. It's just me and Sophie. Connected. And I've never felt so whole." - Carter

Six Month Blogiversary GIVEAWAY!!

Wahey it's that time again! Giveaway time :) It has been 6 months since I started out reviewing books and I have loved every day of it. All this excitement is making me feel generous and I want to share the love. So I will be giving away a prize on 26th September.

The Prize: The winner gets to choose a book from Book Depository. (There will be a 15-20dollar/euro limit since I am a poor student!)

AND since I am nearing 200 wonderful followers I will be giving away a second prize to celebrate that too. Same deal there; the winner gets to choose a book from the Book Depository. 

The Giveaway is open to everyone, so long as the Book Depository ships to your area.

The winners will be selected using random.org and will be posted here on 26th September. I will notify the winners by email and they will have 48 hours to reply. 

The Rules

1. Become a Follower of this blog

2. Fill out this FORM to enter the Giveaway
3.Book Depository must ship to you
4.You must be 13 or older

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES: 

1. Become my friend on Goodreads *2 points (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5507376-lucy?ref=header)

2. Post about my giveaway on your blog *5 points

Good Luck!

I'm Back!! August recap, September plans and Giveaways!

So August has finally come to a close. I am both sad and relived about it. I have had a hectic but deadly month. Yesterday I returned from the most awesome 3 day music festival and will be spending the next few days on the sofa recovering from it all. I will be doing my very best to catch up on reading and review requests during this week. I have ashamed and horrified to admit that I am STILL reading The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. I think I am heading into my 4th week?! It has never taken me this long to read anything but I have just been so busy this month. The good news is, I'm nearing the end soon.

August Wrap Up

Reviews: Called Home: Two Hearts Answer by Gloria Schumann

The Endless Forest by Sara Donati

I Loved You First by Reena Jacobs

Coming up in September: My Six Month Blogiversary! This is something that I am very excited about and will be posting about it in the next hour.

I received a copy of Sophie and Carter by Chelsea Fine in the post yesterday, so I will be reviewing that next week and will be giving away one copy to a lucky winner!

No further plans as of yet, but I'll keep you posted ;) It is great to be back!