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
A Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex My Rating: Five out of Five Hearts Spice Level: Four out of Five Kisses Blurb A LADY WITH A SECRET The Ravishing Miss Burke has everything a young lady could want–beauty, status and suitors lined up just to beg for her hand. Until a blackmailer from her past… Read More A Sense of Sin – Book Review
The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay’s books are almost always worth a second read, and The Lions of Al-Rassan is no exception. (Sorry, but Ysabel remains the outlier. I’m sure somebody likes that one, but not me.) The Lions of Al-Rassan is based on the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula, with all the clashes between religions… Read More The Lions of Al-Rassan – Book Review
Tragedies resulting from accidents, shootings, bombings, or even natural disasters often result in stories about the victims lost: who they were, what they did during their lifetime, the dreams they’ll never achieve. In Life After ($14.99, Waterbrook), the new novel from Christy Award-winning author Katie Ganshert, the story surrounds the lone survivor of a train bombing… Read More Life After – 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?
Sovereign’s Wake by Lee LaCroix My rating: 4 of 5 stars This novel opens a High Fantasy series without need of fantastical races and creatures [elves, fae, dragons etc] nor magic. It’s more Medieval meets Les Miserables. The rogues are properly roguish without being too-too clever. Indeed, there’s a refreshing naivete to the working… Read More Sovereign’s Wake – Book Review
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