Book Review: Lost Girl by J.C. Grey

Emerald has it all. She’s got the gorgeous, successful husband and she graces the fashion pages as the current “it” girl. But things in her life aren’t perfect. Running away from her problems, Em finds herself in a small town to try and find herself again. After finding a beautiful yet abandoned house in ruins, …

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Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

This new edition of Neil Gaiman’s Odd and the Frost Giants is beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell. The drawings by Riddell perfectly assist in narrating the story of Odd, a young Viking boy who is taken on an adventure of mythological proportions after meeting a fox, a bear and an one eyed eagle deep in the forest. …

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(Review): Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

I’ve been on a bit of a fairytale retelling kick at the moment and I’m loving how authors are using the classic stories as a base to write their own wonderfully twisted, interesting and exciting tales. I had high hopes for Stealing Snow. Loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen (you may be …

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Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

NOTE: No spoilers for Empire of Storms will be posted in this review but there may be spoilers for previous books in the Throne of Glass series.  Empire of Storms has been my most anticipated read of 2016. Since reading the first book of the series in 2012, I’ve been in love with the Throne …

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Review: Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

I couldn’t wait to read Red Girl, Blue Boy. I’m always excited to read books from the Bloomsbury If Only series – a line of clean contemporary young adult romance books which are always cute, fun and deeper than the average teen romance. But I couldn’t connect with Red Girl, Blue Boy and it took me …

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Girl vs Boy Band: The Right Track by Harmony Jones

For many teenage girls, sharing their house with the newest up and coming boy band would be a dream come true. For Lark Campbell – it’s a nightmare. Abbey Road have invaded her space, eaten her food and generally taken over her life. Lark misses how life was before her parents got divorced. Back in Nashville …

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(A Cinderella Story): Everything But the Truth by Mandy Hubbard

When wealthy playboy Malik assumes Holly is another rich relative visiting family in the fancy retirement home her mother manages, she doesn’t correct him. Things between them were never going to get serious – they come from different worlds and in just a few months Holly is leaving for college. But when flirting leads to one date …

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Star Struck by Jenny McLachlan

Pearl isn’t above some dirty tactics to get what she wants. And what she wants is to be Juliet in the school’s modern production of Shakespeare’s classic play. When the part is given to new girl Hoshi, Pearl resorts to some interesting schemes to get her new nemesis to quit. Since starting the Ladybird series, …

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Sunkissed by Jenny McLachlan

Spending the summer in Sweden would be a lot of people’s idea of a dream vacation. But not for Kat. After she is caught in a compromising position her parents decide the best punishment is to send her to stay with her auntie for a few months. And to make things worse, not only is Kat being exiled from England but …

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(Rescue Mission With a Difference): Fearless by Marianne Curley

Ebony and Nathaneal have overcome so much to be together but their happily ever after will have to wait. The Dark Prince and ruler of Skade has taken Ebony and imprisoned her in his realm. With all entries and exits to Skade sealed for a century, it seems Ebony and Thane’s love story is at an end. Not willing …

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