Author: Victoria Schwab Pages: 272 Edition: US ARC Publication date: 28th August 2018 Read: 19th – 23rd May 2018 Rating: Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. When The Inspectres head to ultra-haunted… Continue reading Book review: City of Ghosts
March was a month of some real ups and downs. For about a week, I felt dejected, but as the month progressed I celebrated my Dad’s birthday, spent Easter with my family, and by the end of the March I’d bounced back. One of the biggest things I did last month was organise my very… Continue reading March Wrap Up (The month where I organised a readathon?!)
Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman Pages: 352 Edition: Paperback ARC Publication date: April 5th 2018 Read: February 24th – March 11th 2018 Rating: Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep… Continue reading Blog Tour: Starfish review
Author: Margaret Rogerson Pages: 304 Edition: E-book Publication date: September 26th 2017 Read: January 24th – 31st 2018 Rating: A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts—even as she falls in love with a faerie prince—in this gorgeous debut novel. Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous… Continue reading Book Review: An Enchantment of Ravens
Last year, I set myself some reading goals for 2017 and, excitingly, I managed to hit them all. So as 2018 gets going, I’ve decided to set myself five new (and arguably more challenging) goals for this year too. 1. Read 80 books Last year I set my Goodreads goal at 75 books and I just,… Continue reading 2018 Reading Goals
Author: Becky Albertalli Pages: 336 Edition: Paperback Publication date: April 11th 2017 Read: 9th – 12th December Rating: TWs: Fatphobia, homophobia, discrimination against religion and race. (These issues are all challenged and dealt with in a positive manner.) Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love—she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and… Continue reading Blogmas Day 14 – Book review: The Upside of Unrequited
Author: Ryan Graudin Pages: 464 Edition: ARC paperback Publication date: 26th September 2017 Read: 1st – 11th August 2017 Rating: Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the laws of nature. Exploring… Continue reading Book review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin
Author: M. Jonathan Lee Pages: 294 Edition: Paperback Publication date: 27th July 2017 Read: 12th June – 15th June 2017 Rating: TWs: Abuse and PTSD. *Thanks to the publishers, Hideaway Fall, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.* ‘Family curses don’t exist. Sure, some families seem to suffer more pain than others, but… Continue reading ARC review: Broken Branches by M. Jonathan Lee
Author: Laini Taylor Pages: 420 Edition: Paperback Publication date: 5th August 2012 Read: 8th – 17th March 2017 Rating: “This was who she was: not prey, but power.” Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. ‘He never says please’,… Continue reading Book review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Author: Nora Sakavic Pages: 237 Genre: Contemporary, Sports, Thriller Publication Date: 15th January 2013 Read: April 4th – April 14th Rating: Hope was a dangerous, disquieting thing, but he thought perhaps he liked it. (TW for mentions of slurs and abuse.) Neil is on the run from his murderous father, never staying in one place… Continue reading Book review: The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
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