(Wyvern and Witches and Fae! Oh My!): Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

This review for Heir of Fire contains spoilers for the previous books in the series. IF you haven’t read Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) or Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) then I would recommend you skip my review for Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3). But before you do, I want to …

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2014 Debut Author Bash: Ten YA Novels Kristin Rae LOVES!

Today I’m delighted to a part of the 2014 Debut Author Bash hosted by YA Reads. I’m so excited to be sharing with you all today a guest post from Kristin Rae. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of reading Kristin Rae’s debut novel, Wish You Were Italian. This is such a fun book about Pippa, an …

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Graphic Novel: The Graveyard Book Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman & P Craig Russell

I’ve not read the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and was excited to read the first volume of the graphic novel. I’ve read a few graphic novels but those have all been for books I’d read before and I wanted to see what it was like going in without any idea of what was going …

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Young Adult: Fool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard

Mackenzie has spent the last year trying to get over her break up with Landon. They had spent a magical summer together but when school started up again he broke her heart and returned to his ex. Now it’s summer again both Mack and Landon are working at the Serenity Ranch and Spa. Mack is determined …

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Young Adult: Searching for Sky by Jillian Cantor

For some people living on a deserted island may be paradise. For others it might be a nightmare. For Sky, her mother, her best friend River and his father Helmut – it’s home. Life on Island is the only life she has ever known. Now the parents have gone and it’s just her and River …

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Young Adult: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Whenever a book has a lot of hype revolving around it – I’m nervous. I spend a lot of time trying to find why everyone loved it so much that I often end up missing the bits which make it such a powerful and great book. This wasn’t the cast with The Winner’s Curse. I …

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Young Adult: Flirty Dancing by Jenny McLachlan

Flirty Dancing is just as cute as the title suggests. Beatrice (Bea) Hogg is excited when TV dance competition is looking for talent. She’s danced as long as she can remember but when her BFF Kat enters as part of a team which doesn’t include Bea, it seems like all hope of taking part is lost. But …

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Young Adult: Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon

Catherine Hunter has lived her life in luxury. Fine clothes, exotic cuisine and the best of what life has to offer. But when her father promises her hand in marriage to the son of a business colleague, the fifteen-year-old decides it is time to take matters into her own hands. No more being the trophy …

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Young Adult: Wish You Were Italian by Kristin Rae

After being banished to Italy by her mother and forced to endure boring art lessons in Florence, Pippa decides to take her vacation into her own hands. Italy is full of culture, amazing food and experiences Pippa intends to embrace wholeheartedly. Using a little bit of subterfuge, Pippa and her trusty camera take in all …

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Global First Loves Blog Tour: Wish You Were Italian by Kristin Rae (plus extract)

Welcome to my stop on the First Loves Blog Tour! This tour is to promote the “If Only” books, new line of clean teen standalone novels from Bloomsbury which focus on first loves but are appropriate for readers as young as 12. I love the idea of this new line. There’s something very special about falling …

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