Series Review: Heartland

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Heartland, Lauren Brooke

Author: Lauren Brooke

Rating: 4 stars

Genre: Contemporary

Series Synopsis (found on goodreads): This powerful series follows Amy Fleming through the loss of her mother and her struggle to continue the work at Heartland-a refuge for abused and abandoned horses.

The Short Version:

Twenty. Books.

TWENTY. BOOKS.

I don’t usually read series this long, but since I could read 2-3 books each day (one on the train ride TO uni, one on the train ride FROM uni and then sometimes another when I got home), I decided it would be worthwhile.

I was not mistaken.

I can definitely see why 12-year old Cassie loved these books.

March ended, I didn’t notice…

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Alison Goodman, Alwyn Hamilton, Demon Road, Derek Landy, Frankie, Heartland, Kylie Fornasier, Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club, Lauren Brooke, Maggie Stiefvater, Rebel of the Sands, Shivaun Plozza, Something Strange and Deadly, Susan Dennard, The Dream Thieves, The Raven Boys, The Sidekicks, The Things I Didn't Say, Will Kostakis

So…it’s been April for a while now…and here’s me realising that I haven’t done my monthly recap for March yet…

happenings in March

YA Squad Tour:

The YA Squad Tour happened, and it was ever so much fun.

Even though I was late…as usual.

Look at all the pretty books I got:

University:

Despite posting TWO posts (Jan AND Feb wrap up) about how I was going to be around more regularly, that still hasn’t happened.

This is largely due to the fact that this semester at uni I have 2-3 assignments due every week, with an occasional other assignment thrown in. So, I am quite busy at the moment. (Though at this very moment I’m about to go on a two week break, so I have two weeks to breathe…and then I have 1 major assignment and 2 mid-sem tests first week back *dies*).

That said, I think this is the most fun I’ve ever had at uni. I’m doing Group Theory (it’s a maths thing) and it is SO AWESOME! Also, topology (another maths thing) is pretty awesome as well.

To sum up, uni is awesome, but I have so many assignments that I don’t have time to procrastinate…which is when my blogging would usually happen.

BUT the plan is to write up a heap of posts during this two week break (because, let’s be honest here, I won’t be studying), so that things can keep happening on the blog while this is me:

Books

Books Bought:

Rebel of the Sands, by Alwyn Hamilton
The Sidekicks, by Will Kostakis
Frankie, by Shivaun Plozza
The Things I Didn’t Say, by Kylie Fornasier

Books Won:

(From AngelReads)
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club, by Alison Goodman
Demon Road, by Derek Landy

Books Read:

Rebel of the Sands, by Alwyn Hamilton
Heartland (9-20), by Lauren Brooke
The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater
The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater
Something Strange and Deadly, by Susan Dennard

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So…that was my March. Better late than never, right? Seriously, though, when it says in the title that I didn’t realise that March ended, it was completely true. I don’t know what day of the week it is…I haven’t known for 6 weeks. I don’t have any brain capacity beyond “this assignment is due either today or tomorrow, so I should work on it”.

How was your March?

I’m Back…again…for reals this time

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Gillian Rubenstein, Hate is Such a Strong Word, Heartland, Justin Richards, Lauren Brooke, Lisa McMann, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Ryan Graudin, Sarah Ayoub, Seth Grahame-Smith, Space Demons, Time Lord Fairy Tales, Visions, Wolf by Wolf

So, at the beginning of February I said that I was back from my break.

As it turns out, I lied.

Sorry about that.

But I am actually back this time, I promise.

So, what happened in February?

Books were bought:

Hate is Such a Strong Word, by Sarah Ayoub
Visions trilogy, by Lisa McMann
Every Breath, by Ellie Marney
Wolf by Wolf, by Ryan Graudin
Heartland (1,2,4), by Lauren Brooke
Time Lord Fairy Tales, by Justin Richards

Books were read:

Space Demons, by Gillian Rubenstein (reread)
Heartland (books 1-8), by Lauren Brooke (rereads)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith

Lambington the Second was born

His birth happened right outside my bedroom window…at 6am…

We called him ‘the second’ because it sounded better, not because there is a Lambington the First.

I had a birthday

As always, I got a valentines day cake from woolies…it had the word ‘Love’ written on it, so as I cut the cake I was yelling “DESTROY THE LOVE”.

It was a great day.

So, what’s going to happen in March

As I said earlier, I had fully intended on starting back blogging regularly at the beginning of February.

Evidently, that didn’t happen.

And uni starts back today, so I’m going to be super-super-busy (two third-year maths subjects *shudders*), but that also means PROCRASTINATION!

Which means more blogging.

Hopefully.