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 …
Sci-fi isn’t usually my kind of thing but Spark looked interesting and I am so glad I gave it a go. This book is fantastic. There’s action and romance with moral dilemmas and all sorts of secrets behind the scenes. Evie’s transition from regular teenage girl to suped up genetic protector could have gotten confusing. …
Title: All Our Yesterdays (All Our Yesterdays #1) Author: Cristin Terrill Genre: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: August 2013 Pages: 362 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Em is locked in a bare, cold cell with no comforts. Finn is in the cell next door. The Doctor is keeping them …
Happy Friday the Thirteenth! On this very auspicious day I’m very honoured to be a part of the Harlequin Teen Australia blog tour for Vanessa Garden’s debut novel. Captivate. The cover is gorgeous and the book is a great read. Hope you enjoy my review and character spotlight on Miranda! 🙂 Title: Captivate Author: Vanessa Garden Genre: Mermaids, …
Title: Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) Author: Susan Ee Genre: Angels. Dystopia, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: May 2013 (first published May 2011) Pages: 325 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s been six weeks since the angels of the apocalypse destroyed the world as we know it. Only …
Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Coming of Age, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 2013 (first published March 2005) Pages: 272 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter’s whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave …
Title: A Wicked Kind of Dark (The Minaea Chronicles #1) Author: Jonathan K Benton Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Publisher: Odyssey Books Publication Date: September 2013 Pages: 267 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Robert Duncan no longer believes in magic. A mysterious call about a blood moon, however, leads him back to the magical world of his …
Title: Dear Cassie Author: Lisa Burstein (twitter: @LisaBurstein) Genre: contemporary romance; realistic fiction; Publisher: Entangled Publishing Publication Date: 5th March 2013 Pages: 352 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): What if the last place you should fall in love is the first place that you do? You’d think getting sent to Turning Pines Wilderness Camp for …
Title: Pretty Amy (Pretty Amy #1) Author: Lisa Burstein (twitter: @LisaBurstein) Genre: contemporary romance; realistic fiction; Publisher: Entangled Publishing Publication Date: 8th May 2012 Pages: 352 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she’s somewhat beautiful and uber-cool by association. But …
Title: A Season of Transformation Author: Jayne Fordham Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Publication Date: March 2011 Pages: 258 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): A Season of Transformation is a young adult fantasy/ romance novel set in the contemporary world. It is the story of five young people drawn together to complete a Quest, to protect their town from …