Book Review: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

I’m always looking for new books to read. So a couple of months ago I was asking my friend Cam for recommendations and he suggested The Alchemyst. I bought it that night (I think that internet shopping is just feeding my book buying addiction) and then after it arrived in the mail it just sat on my …

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Book Review: Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Title: Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: April 2008 Pages: 327 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose… It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything …

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Book Review: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

Title: A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeline #1) Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Adventure Publisher: Macmillian Australia Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 432 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World – a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie’s Tea Shop. Elliot Baranski lives in …

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Book Review: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

I’m not usually someone who buys more than one book in a series before I start it – just in case I end up not liking it. But when I saw a boxed set of the first four Vampire Academy books on sale I just couldn’t help myself. I liked Richelle Mead’s Georgina Kincaid adult paranormal …

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Book Review: Florence by Ciye Cho

Title: Florence Author: Ciye Cho Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance  Publisher: self published (I received an e-copy from the author) Publication Date: July 2012  Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Florence Waverley is out of her depth. Literally. Kidnapped and taken below the waves to the mer world of Niemela, she is the ultimate gift for merman Prince …

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Book Review: Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart

Title: Blood Song Author: Rhiannon Hart Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Vampires, Romance  Publisher: Random House Australia Publication Date: September 2011 Pages: 304 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I wanted to turn but I was held captive by the song on the wind. I’m coming, I told the voices. Please, wait for me. When her sister becomes betrothed …

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Book Review: Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay

Title: Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay (Juliet Immortal #1) Format: ebook Published:  August 9, 2011 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Synopsis (from Goodreads): The most tragic love story in history . . . Juliet Capulet didn’t take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. …

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