Where the Crawdads Sing first came to my attention in March after popping up continuously in my social media. This book has received quite a large amount of publicity after it was picked up by Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club; so of course I had to give it a go. Immediately the premise intrigued me with … More Review -Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
It’s been a while since I have written a blog post, and what better way to start than during self-isolation? This is an incredibly difficult time for everyone, so if you have managed to find yourself reading this I hope you are well, and I offer my support to you. I have to say that … More Review – The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Title: The Orphan Queen Author: Jodi Meadows Release Date: 10th March 2015 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Age Range/Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Number of Pages: 391 ISBN: 9780062317384 Rating:✭✭✭✭ Wilhelmina has a hundred identities. She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s … More The Orphan Queen – By Jodi Meadows Review
After reading and enjoying The Kiss of Deception, the first book in The Remnant Chronicles, I quickly decided to read the second! I completely loved the first book, and the The Heart of Betrayal did not disappoint me. I was ripped apart and put back together again by The Heart of Betrayal.
The Heart of Betrayal was a vastly different read for me, than The Kiss of Deception as I feel we really get a feel for both Kaden and Rafe in this book. … More The Heart of Betrayal – By Mary E. Pearson Review
Title: The Kiss of Deception Author: Mary E. Pearson Release Date: July 8th 2014 Publisher: Square Fish Age Range/ Genre: Young Adult Number of Pages: 489 ISBN: 9781250063151 Rating:✭✭✭✭✭ In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight–but … More The Kiss of Deception – By Mary E. Pearson Review
Title: Birthmarked Author: Caragh O’Brien Release Date: March 30th 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd Age Range/Genre: Young Adult Number of Pages: 361 ISBN: 9780857071392 Rating: In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who … More Birthmarked – By Caragh O’Brien Review
Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Release Date: November 30th 2010 Publisher: Penguin Group Age Range/Genre: Young Adult Number of Pages: 366 ISBN: 9780142419779 Rating: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, … More Matched – By Ally Condie Review
Release Date: January 22nd 2013 Publisher: Hyperion Reader Age: 13 + ISBN: 978-142315731-1 Number of Pages: 328 Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which … More The Archived – By Victoria Schwab Review
Release Date: June 2nd 2015 Publisher: Dial Books Reader Age: 13+ ISBN: 978-1492616573 Kenna is tired of being “normal”. The only thing special about her is that she isn’t special at all. Which is frustrating in a world of absolutes. Villains, like the one who killed her father, are bad. Heroes, like her mother and best … More Powerless – By Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs Review
Release Date: January 6th 2015 Publisher: Penguin Books Reader Age: 15+ ISBN: 978-0-141-35703-4 Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape … More All the Bright Places – By Jennifer Niven Review
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