A Night Divided – Book Review
A Night Divided If there is such a genre as young adult – historical – thriller, this book is it.
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The Life and Death of Sophie Stark – Book Review
…all my strongest memories of Sophie were of her leaving… Sophie Stark, our eponymous antihero, is a visionary filmmaker whose searing genius and determination leads her to create movies of unparalleled rawness “as if an alien had come down and filmed humans and shown us what we were like so much more honestly than… Read More The Life and Death of Sophie Stark – Book Review
The Belt Boy – Book Review
I was kindly sent a copy of this book by the publisher Austin Macauley. It is the story of Kevin Lueshing, a British boxing champion and the dark past he’s kept hidden. Here is my review: I had never heard of Kevin ‘The Look’ Lueshing before, having never followed boxing, so when I was… Read More The Belt Boy – Book Review
The City of Mirrors – Book Review
When the latest and final installment of one of my favorite series came out last week, I raced over to the bookstore to pluck it off the shelf (along with several other books that I just couldn’t help but grab as well). Arms overloaded with books, I made my way into my house where… Read More The City of Mirrors – Book Review
Beyond the Rising Tide – Book Review
I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Beyond the Rising Tide by Sarah Beard Published by Sweetwater Books on June 14th 2016 Genres: Young Adult, Romance Pages: 304 Source: Publisher Rating:… Read More Beyond the Rising Tide – Book Review
The Taking – Book Review
“Maybe there’s nothing impossible tonight. We’re down the hole to Wonderland, and no White Rabbit to guide us.” “If I remember correctly, the White Rabbit was an unreliable guide, anyway.” BOOK COVER BLURB On the morning that marks the end of the world they have known, Molly and Neil Sloan awaken to the drumbeat… Read More The Taking – Book Review
Anthem – Book Review
ANTHEM is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. Equality 7-2521, writing by candlelight in… Read More Anthem – Book Review
The Crown – Book Review
It’s been a while since I have read a book from The Selection series, and this second part of The Heir, The Crown was interesting in a different way to the previous books. Eadlyn, Maxon and America’s daughter is destined to rule and is the first Princess to hold her own selection. As… Read More The Crown – Book Review
Fire Colour One – Book Review
Title: Fire Colour One Author: Jenny Valentine Published by: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication date: July 2015 Genres: YA, Contemporary Format: Paperback Iris’s father, Ernest, is at the end of his life and she hasn’t even met him. Her best friend, Thurston, is somewhere on the other side of the world. Everything she thought… Read More Fire Colour One – Book Review
A Thousand Naked Strangers – Book Review
“I did nothing to save the first person who died in front of me.” An inauspicious beginning to Kevin Hazzard’s decade-long career as an EMT, then paramedic in Atlanta’s mean streets, to say the least. In the aftermath of 9/11 and at the age of 25, Kevin Hazzard found himself searching for a way… Read More A Thousand Naked Strangers – Book Review
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