Hey guys, today is my slot on the Street Song blog tour and I’ve got a review and author Q&A for you all! This is actually the first blog tour I’ve ever taken part in so I was thrilled when Black and White publishing got in touch. These were the lovely promo materials they sent me:… Continue reading Street Song blog tour: Review + Author Q&A
Author: Patrice Lawrence Pages: 448 Genre: Contemporary, YA, Mystery Publication Date: 2nd June 2016 Read: April 2nd – April 5th Rating: ‘My life had always been too full of him, his street life, his accident, his recovery. It was like my family was plugged into our own Matrix and Andre was the Architect’ This book… Continue reading Book review: Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Pages: 111 Genre: Mystery, Suspense Publication date: 5th January 1886 Read: 27th – 29th January 2017 Rating: “Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” This was originally published as a ‘shilling shocker’, but… Continue reading Book review: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Pages: 359 Genre: Contemporary, Romance Publication date: 21st February 2012 Read: 17th – 19th January 2017 Rating: “I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn’t get – and never would get.” I’d seen people raving about… Continue reading Book review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Author: Rainbow Rowell Pages: 445 Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Humour Publication date: 10th September 2013 Read: 14th-16th January Rating: “Sometimes writing is running downhill, your fingers jerking behind you on the keyboard the way your legs do when they can’t quite keep up with gravity.” This book focuses on our main character Cath, as she and her… Continue reading Book review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Genres: YA fantasy, Historical fiction Publication date: 6th December 2016 Pages: 329 Rating: What piqued my interest: Time-travel and cover porn *I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* I normally like to start my reviews with a quote, but I honestly couldn’t find a single line in this book… Continue reading Book review: The Blazing Star by Imani Josey
I received this copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “Love saves you, as long as there’s a you to be saved.” When I started this novel, the first thing I noticed was that it’s incredibly character-driven. Which didn’t bode too well because I didn’t like the characters. The Wangs vs. The World… Continue reading Book review: The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang
I was sent this novel by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, and when I started reading I was honestly all set to give it two stars. It seemed full of done-to-death dystopian YA cliches and the plot just wasn’t captivating. But, the last hundred pages were dramatic and fast-paced, so much so that I ended up… Continue reading Book review: Shadow Fall by Audrey Grey
[Spoiler free] Hope you all have your oven gloves ready. Because I’m about to roast this. “Why is it they say you always hurt the ones you love? Because you know exactly how to do it.” This story follows Jill, a high school student who wakes up in hospital with no memories of the past six… Continue reading Book review: With Malice by Eileen Cook
*minor spoilers ahead* “Good ideas had in the dark were generally best left there.” This novel follows Etta Spencer, a violinist with the ambition of becoming a professional musician. But on the eve of her debut, when Etta discovers she’s a traveller -someone with the ability to move through time – she is snatched from… Continue reading Book review: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
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