Review: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Have you ever read a book which you’ve loved and yet you can’t quite find the words to describe why? Or just how much it made you feel whilst reading it? That is what has happened to me with the book Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. In many ways that is sort of …

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Fangirling over Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell: A Review

Cath has always been a package deal with her identical twin sister Wren. But when the two go off to college, Wren has decided she wants this as a chance to start over. To create a new identity for herself which doesn’t involve Cath.  Floundering with the forced independence, Cath continues to work on her …

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Book Review: Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy

Alice has been battling leukaemia for over a year but she’s getting weaker all the time. She’s sure that her time is coming to an end and as a result enlists her oldest friend, Harvey, to help her complete her unfinished business.  But this is a bucket list with a difference. Alice wants to get …

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Book Review: Midnight Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: 30 July 2013 Pages: 400 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Here we go again … Just when it seems life at Mythos Academy can’t get any more dangerous, the Reapers of Chaos manage to …

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Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

This review will contain slight spoils of the first book in the series, Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Title: Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2)  Author: Laini Taylor Genre: fantasy, angels, young adult, demons, supernatural Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: November 8th …

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Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1)  Author: Laini Taylor Genre: fantasy, angels, young adult, demons, supernatural Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 432 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. The note was on vellum, pierced …

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Book Review: Crimson Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Crimson Frost (Mythos Academy #4)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: 24 December 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to …

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Book Review: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

This review will contain spoilers from the previous five books in the series. I recommend skipping this review if you are intending on reading the Vampire Academy series. Title: Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 594 …

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Book Review: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

I thought I was doing a good job at keeping my vampire/zombie/supernatural obsession at bay… but it turns out everyone I know knows just how much I love things that go bump in the night. This is a review for the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series, Spirit Bound, but I wanted to share something my …

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Book Review: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

This review does contain spoilers of the previous books in the series. It’s just impossible for me to talk about this book without mentioning pivotal events from the first three books of the series.  Title: Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication …

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