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Book Review - The Dead House

Book Review – The Dead House

Author: Dawn Kurtagich Series: None Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Horror Release Date: 6th August 2015 Publishers: Orion Children’s Books No. of Pages: 440 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository| Wordery | Amazon

Twenty-five years ago, Elmbridge High burned down. Three people were killed and one pupil, Carly Johnson, disappeared. Now a diary has been found in the ruins of the school. The…

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Book Review - King of Scars

Book Review – King of Scars

Author: Leigh Bardugo Series: Nikolai Duology Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 29th January 2019 Publishers: Orion Children’s Books No. of Pages: 528 Source: Purchased Buy at: BookDepository| Wordery | Amazon

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his…

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Book Review - Take The Key and Lock Her Up

Book Review – Take The Key and Lock Her Up

Author: Ally Carter Series: Embassy Row Genres: Young Adult, Mystery Release Date: 26th January 2017 Publishers: Orchard Books No. of Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository| Wordery | Amazon

The third and final instalment in the thrilling Embassy Row series.

Grace has discovered that she’s the lost princess of Adria … but some people would prefer she stay lost. With her brother’s life…

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Book Review - See How They Run

Book Review – See How They Run

Author: Ally Carter Series: Embassy Row Genres: Young Adult, Mystery Release Date: 14th January 2016 Publishers: Orchard Books No. of Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon

The second thrilling book in the EMBASSY ROW series.

Grace thought finding her mother’s killer would bring her peace. But the truth has only made her a target. on Embassy Row, trust is a luxury. Death…

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Book Review - Lair of Dreams

Book Review – Lair of Dreams

Author: Libba Bray Series: The Diviners Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal Fantasy, Historical Fiction Release Date: 25th August 2015 Publishers: Little Brown Books, for Young Readers No. of Pages: 613 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon

The longing of dreams draws the dead, and this city holds many dreams.

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed…

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Book Review - The Return

Book Review – The Return

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Titan Genres: New Adult, Paranormal fantasy Release Date: 26th February 2015 Publishers: Hodder & Stoughton No. of Pages: 335 Source: Bookbridgr Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Covenant and Lux series comes a novel of danger, Gods and Titans… and an electric love story which will send you reeling.

A year…

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Book Review - Flame in The Mist

Book Review – Flame in The Mist

Author: Renee Ahdieh Series: Flame in the Mist Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 16th May 2017 Publishers: Hodder & Stoughton No. Pages: 392 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon

The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother,…

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Book Review - Long Dark Dusk

Book Review – Long Dark Dusk

Author: James P. Smythe Series: The Australia Trilogy Genres: Young Adult, Science fiction, Dystopia  Release Date: 7th April 2016 Publishers: Hodder & Stoughton No. Pages: 400 Source: Bookbridgr Buy at: BookDepository

The moment she learned the horrible truth about her life on Australia, the derelict ship overrun with violent gangs, Chan Aitch made it her mission to save everyone she could from their…

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Mini Reviews - Blood For Blood, The Sun is Also a Star & This is Where it Ends

Mini Reviews – Blood For Blood, The Sun is Also a Star & This is Where it Ends

Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin

Wolf by Wolf  was one of my favourite reads of 2016, so my expectations for its sequel were naturally high. The first half of the book feels a lot like Wolf by Wolf, in that the characters are mainly on the road. Unfortunately, it wasn’t nearly as interesting. Thankfully things pick up in the second half and my initial expected 3 star rating was boosted to a solid…

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Book Review - The Princess Saves Herself in this One

Book Review – The Princess Saves Herself in this One

Author: Amanda Lovelace Series: None Genres: Poetry Release Date: 23rd March 2017 Publishers: Andrews McMeel Publishing No. Pages: 208 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon the princess saves herself in this one is a collection of poetry about resilience. It is about writing your own ending. From Amanda Lovelace, a poetry collection in four parts: the princess, the damsel,…

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Monthly To Be Read - March 2017

Monthly To Be Read – March 2017

February was an incredibly good reading month for me, and I have high hopes that March will be either equally as good or even better. However, this TBR is going to include fewer books than what I’m actually expecting to read since I do still want some room for flexibility. TBR Jar Challenge(s) Read a book from my 17 books I want to read in 2017 list I couldn’t have picked this challenge at a…

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Book Review - Peter Darling

Book Review – Peter Darling

Author: Austin Chant Series: None Genres: Fantasy Release Date: 15th February 2017 Publishers: Less Than Three Press No. Pages: 164 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how…

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Book Review - The Blazing Star

Book Review – The Blazing Star

Author: Imani Josey Series: None Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 6th December 2016 Publishers: Wise Ink No. Pages: 286 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked—after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius. But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class, she takes center stage in a…

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Book Review - The Girl From Everywhere

Book Review – The Girl From Everywhere

Author: Heidi Heilig Series: The Girl From Everywhere Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 3rd March 2016 Publishers: Hot Key Books No. Pages: 343 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon It was the kind of August day that hinted at monsoons, and the year was 1774, though not for very much longer. Sixteen-year-old Nix Song is a time-traveller. She, her father and their…

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17 Books I Want To Read In 2017

17 Books I Want To Read In 2017

If you’re been following my blog for a while, you may have seen my previous posts titled 15 Books I’ll Read In 2015 and 16 Books I Want To Read In 2016. I’ve failed to complete either of those lists but that’s not going to stop me from making a similar post this year. I must admit that I do primarily make these lists to see how my reading taste changes over the year compared to what I wanted to…

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Book Review - Heartless

Book Review – Heartless

Author: Marissa Meyer Series: None Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 9th February 2017 Publishers: Macmillan Children’s Books No. Pages: 464 Source: Netgalley Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl…

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Book Review - The Heart of Betrayal

Book Review – The Heart of Betrayal

Author: Mary E. Pearson Series: The Remnant Chronicles Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 7th July 2015 Publishers: Henry Holt & Co. No. Pages: 489 Source: Purchased Buy at: BookDepository | Wordery | Amazon Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save Lia’s life, her erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar…

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