When God Was A Rabbit - 4/5

I actually vividly remember when this book first came out. I saw in in a bookshop window and laughed a little at the bizarre sounding title, thinking to myself that I should check it out someday. Then I forgot all about it and never got around to reading it, for a good long while until it popped up on my Amazon homepage a few months back. This time I had a little money and I remembered reading some vaguely good reviews a while back, so I bought a copy and settled down to read. I deliberately avoided reading reviews and comments about this in order to avoid being influenced, and I have to admit, it was a nice experience reading a book for the first time knowing absolutely nothing about it. It's not something I get to experience a lot now, and it's pleasant. Spoilers and full review below the cut:

This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn - 3.5/5

I was recommended this book a while ago by a friend and regretfully it took me a very long time to get around to it. I was intrigued by the back cover description and it seemed like something I would enjoy, but between moving house, work, studying and keeping up with life in general, I didn't have a lot of time to read for pleasure for a while. This was the first book I picked up after about a month of not having time to read anything at all, and I'm glad it was - it was a breath of fresh air.

Paper Towns - 4/5

So I've already talked briefly about another book by John Green on here, but since I recently read Paper Towns for the first time I thought I should give it a once over on here as well. This young adult novel is told from the perspective of a young man named Quentin 'Q' Jacobsen and his adventures, particularly those concerning his next-door neighbour and estranged friend Margo. The book deals with typical teen novel themes such as love, insecurity and high school politics, but also looks into darker elements such as suicide, death and abandonment, both emotional and physical. 

Spoilers ahead

A Dance With Dragons - 4.5/5

I can't believe I finally caught up. I started this series with so much skepticism that I wasn't even convinced I would finish the first one, let alone finish all of them. So less than a year and five massive books later, I am officially 100% a huge ASOIAF fan and I can't wait for the next book to come out. However, before that, I still have this review to complete... as always, spoilers lie ahead so beware. This is also going to be super long!

A Feast For Crows - 3/5

So after the life damaging experience that was A Storm of Swords, I had high hopes for the next book of the series. I was aware of the geographical split and despite losing out on some of my favourite characters because of it, I was optimistic anyways. In hindsight, I think I set the bar way too high for this book and enjoyed it less as a result. There were definitely less tears though!

DIY Couture: Create Your Own Fashion Collection - 4.5/5

Here's something a little different! I have to admit, when i'm not reading one of my favourite things to do is sewing, and I'm just starting to get into dressmaking (if any of you follow me on tumblr you've no doubt seen some of my recent attempts - I think I'm improving a bit?) with my brand new sewing machine. So when I saw this book being reviewed by one of my favourite fashion bloggers (the amazingly talented Stacie) I knew I just had to have it. 

A Storm of Swords - 4/5

In the third book of the epic series A Song of Ice and Fire so much happens oh my gosh. I'm not even sure how to review this, as I think this has to be the most action packed book of the whole series so far. I read it as two separate books as per usual for the UK editions, but I will be reviewing them both together so be warned - SERIOUS SPOILERS AHEAD.