Fictional Bucket List

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 ~ Caitlin Marion Dermidy ~ Leave a comment

Bucket Lists are something that is becoming more and more popular to create whether that is a list of things to do before your 30 or before you have children. This varies between individuals and what is on the list is vastly personal.

This list is different however as it is all fictional or to do with fiction books.

Spend a day in the beasts library (Beauty and the Beast)

Go shopping at Diagon Alley (Harry Potter)

Walk through a Wardrobe with Lucy (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Solve a Mystery with Sherlock Holmes (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

Fly to Neverland with Peter Pan (Peter Pan)

Have a seat at the Mad Hatters Tea Party (Alice in Wonderland)

Have my own Baku (Jinxed)

Attend the Gallagher Girls Academy for Exceptional young girls (Gallagher Girls Series)

Solve a case with DI Callanach (DI Callanach Series)

Spend time in space with Lindley Hamilton (This Splintered Silence)

Many Thanks, Caitlin x

(PS please comment what you would include in your fictional bucket list!

Jinxed by Amy McCulloch (Mini Review)

September 12, 2018September 10, 2018 ~ Caitlin Marion Dermidy ~ Leave a comment

jinxed

Jinxed by Amy McCulloch is a YA science-fiction book that centres around a world of engineering and coding. In this world there is a young girl named Lacey Chu whose dream is to become a companioneer for the tech company Moncha. This company created the BAKU, your very own robotic companion who replaces the role of your smart phone.

I found this book was really entertaining and exciting as you got the chance to learn about this world and about what happens with the BAKU. It is also exciting to see a book based upon engineering and coding with a female lead character. The character of Lacey is very likeable and realistic and I think would resonate with young female readers as she shows that you can achieve your dreams. Lacey is a talented engineer whose best friend is a talented coder who are exciting as it allows the book to promote strong female leads in a world once thought of as a male world.

This book mixes the world of new technology and inventions with teenage drama and friendships. I think this is also a reason as to why I liked this book as it blends the excitement of the BAKU battles and new school drama effortlessly. You see Lacey deal with making new and maintaining friendship whilst exploring this exciting and eventful new world.

The ending leaves questions as well as answers as it ends leaving us wonder what happens to Lacey and her BAKU. It ends on a cliffhanger which leads you to think there is potential for a blossoming series within this technology focused world. Overall I really enjoyed this book as it was entertaining and realistic with strong leads. It didn’t really feature any of the hard-hitting topics that I would usually read about which added some light relief to my reading experience.

I would highly recommend this book and feel that it was well-written, structures with good characters.

Many thanks, Caitlin x

(PS please feel free to comment your opinion on this book or whether you intend on reading it)

Book Box Club: August

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 ~ Caitlin Marion Dermidy ~ Leave a comment

Augusts installment of the book box club has been released and I am excited to share its content with you. I love this idea as I have previously stated and I would really like to recommend this box.

This months box had the theme of Tech Tribes which I was really excited to see what this box contained.

Upon opening the box you are presented with the months leaflet sharing all the information on what is within the box.

This box had multiple bookish goodies that were related to the theme. It contained a BB8 magnetic bookmark by Rachel Norline Art on Etsy so you can keep your page in a fun way. It also had a pair of robot sock by Joe Cool to keep you cosy while you read. There is also a great Lunar Chronicles coaster to keep your new Invent the Future Mug on. The mug features artwork by Alicia Jo with the coaster by the box company, Book Box Club. There is also an Ada Lovelace sticker by Victorian Store.

A Jinx Necklace also by Book Box Club so you can keep your own Baku cat with you at all times. This is a great addition as it links to the features book.

Alongside these goodies and the features book there are also two bookmarks in order to keep your page. One with the book artwork and a special bookmark from C.K Robertson. An extract from Are we all Lemmings & Snowflakes by Holly Bourne is found within the box as well as an exclusive 4 chapter sampler of Colour Me In by Lydia Ruffles.

The featured book in this months box is Jinxed by Amy McCulloch. This book is based upon engineer Lacey Chu and her discovery of Jinx, a high-spec, high-maintenance robot cat Baku which helps her dreams seem possible once again. Bakus are state of the art robotic animals that function as a smartphone whilst being the perfect pet.

Again, I would highly recommend this service and I hope you enjoyed this months Book Box Club unboxing !

Many thanks, Caitlin x

(PS please feel free if you are subscribed to Book Box Club or have ever read the featured book ‘Jinxed’ )