Britt has been looking forward to her senior spring break with BFF Korbie for months. Instead of the typical beach scene, Britt has planned a hiking trip around the Wyoming mountains and a cosy cabin to stay in. As prepared as she may be, Britt never anticipated just how dangerous the woods could be. There’s more …
Arriving in Venice on the eve of Carnevale , Orelia Rossetti has no interest in fancy dresses and elaborate masks. She’s in the City of Bridges to find answers about her late mother. Her uncle takes her in on the condition she tell no one – not even her cousins – her true identity. Posing as …
Cadence (Cady) Sinclair Easton has always spent her summers on Beechwood Island with her cousins, aunties and grandparents. The family owned private island is almost like its own little world with every day life ceasing to exist. When Cady arrives on the island in summer, she can pick up with her cousins like no time …
“The streets of Finland are frozen and white with snow. And nothing is as red against snow as blood . . .” It has been a while since I read a book which has been translated from another language to English. Maybe that’s why I was so excited to read As Red as Blood, the first …
My Review: What do you get when you combine a consulting detective, an orphaned young acrobat, airships, and a mystery which left unsolved might be the end of the world as we know it? You get The Firebird Mystery, the first novel in a steampunk Sherlock Holmes-esque series featuring Jack Mason. Jack gets the chance to leave …
Title: Almost Dead Author: Kaz Delaney Genre: Contemporary Romance, Ghosts, Paranormal, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 400 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Macey’s life has been turned upside down. Her mother has left, her father is absent and her two best friends (her brother Seth and his girlfriend …
Title: The Vanishing Moment Author: Margaret Wild Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Publication Date: September 2013 Pages: 182 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): A moment. That’s all it takes. A moment when everything changes… Arrow is still haunted by a childhood tragedy that shattered her safe, happy world. Marika is caught up in a nightmare from which there …
Title: The Rig Author: Joe Ducie Genre: Thriller, Young Adult, Action, Mystery Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication Date: September 2013 Pages: 368 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fifteen-year-old Will Drake has made a career of breaking out from high-security prisons. His talents have landed him at the Rig, a specialist juvenile holding facility in the middle of …
Title: Every Breath Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: September 2013 Pages: 352 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rachel Watts is an unwilling new arrival to Melbourne from the country. James Mycroft is her neighbour, an intriguingly troubled seventeen-year-old genius with a passion for forensics. Despite her misgivings, …
Title: Flirting in Italian (Flirting in Italian #1) Author: Lauren Henderson Genre: Contemporary Romance, Europe, Mystery Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 12 June 2012 Pages: 336 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Four girls. One magical, and possibly dangerous Italian summer. Family mysteries, ancient castles, long hot nights of dancing under the stars …