Room by Emma Donoghue Publication Date: September 13th 2010 Publisher: Picador Genre(s): Contemporary, Adult Series Status: Stand alone Pages: 401 Format and Source: Paperback, Owned Rating: 5 out of 5 Synopsis from Goodreads: It’s Jack’s birthday and he’s excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11… Read More Room – Book Review
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 pages Published: February 28, 2017 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Genre: Young Adult, Fiction Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the… Read More The Hate U Give – Book Review
Author: Roshani Chokshi Series: The Star-Touched Queen #2 Source: ARC via Publisher Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Rating: 5/5 stars Summary: Gauri, the princess of Bharata, has been taken as a prisoner of war by her kingdom’s enemies. Faced with a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left… Read More A Crown of Wishes – Book Review
I received He Said/She Said in exchange for an honest review Erin Kelly is an author who I’ve meant to read for years – I’ve actually had her debut The Poison Tree sat on my shelf for longer than I can remember. I finally got around to trying this author when this new release… Read More He Said/She Said – Book Review
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review in November last year, but I’ve only just got to reading it! Despite being on a short break from blogging, any books I am sent to review I will be posting reviews of as and when I get to reading… Read More Nest – Book Review
The Traveling Woman by Jane Harvey-Berrick THE CONCLUDING STORY of Aimee and Kestrel, begun in THE TRAVELING MAN Four out of Five Hearts How many times do you gamble on love? When love has knocked you down, should you give it another chance? When does optimism become stupidity?
Scion of Conquered Earth (SCION Book 1) by Michael J. Allen (Amazon, Goodreads) Good morning, my literary foodies! Today, I have another fresh review served up piping hot from the pantry, this time a dystopian YA space opera, Scion of Conquered Earth by Michael J. Allen. Such a mix of ingredients should lead to a tasty genre… Read More Scion of Conquered Earth – Book Review
I’m weirdly fond of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians and I can’t quite put my finger on why. It’s campy, and self-aware, and god help me I love it. I first picked it up because I liked the look of it – one of those judge-a-book-by-its-cover situations that works out surprisingly well. Since then it’s become one… Read More The Magicians – Book Review
By Laura Silverman Rating: 4 smiley faces Genre: Teen/YA Publication Date: May 1st 2017 (that’s right people, I’ve finally read an ARC) Challenges Fulfilled: Read Harder Challenge Goodreads Summary: Anise Sawyer plans to spend every minute of summer with her friends: surfing, chowing down on fish tacos drizzled with wasabi balsamic vinegar, and throwing bonfires… Read More Girl Out of Water – Book Review
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie This book one of a three part series. Read this book first, then the next two, for Ancillary Justice sets up the other two. The world created by Ann Leckie is not one that will be familiar to most readers, even those who read primarily science fiction. Part of… Read More Ancillary Justice – Book Review
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