(Reads like a Rom-Com): Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

In a story like this one, there is a very fine line between finding the main character adorable and romantic or considering him to be a creeper stalker. I spent most of the time reading this book with one foot in both camps. Lincoln has a legitimate reason to be reading Jennifer and Beth’s email …

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Book Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes (aka. Michelle Rowen) Genre: high fantasy, magic, romance Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: 11 December 2012 Pages: 412 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power–brutally transforming …

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(Regency Vampire Romance): Caressed by Moonlight by Amanda J. Greene

Generally I try not to judge a book by it’s cover. But I find myself adoring the cover of this book. The beautiful outfits, the tender embrace of the hero and heroine and the gorgeous colours. It all makes for an extremely attractive book cover and one that I was eager to devour. But I …

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Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Two teenagers, each facing the prospect of facing Christmas alone in New York City, embark on a city wide scavenger hunt involving a little red moleskin notebook. Dash, alone by choice, and Lily whose parents abandoned her to have their second honeymoon in tropical paradise, both find a new friend though this bizarre game of dare and …

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Book Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Title: Crewel (Crewel World #1) Author: Gennifer Albin Genre: Dystopia; Fantasy; Sci-fi Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Faber Publication Date: October 2012  Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Download the first five chapters for free: here Synopsis (from goodreads): Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a …

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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: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Title: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) Author: Jamie McGuire Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Chick Lit  Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 2012  Pages: 361 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she …

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Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium (Delirium #1)  Author: Lauren Oliver Genre: Dystopia, sci-fi, romance, young adult Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), HarperCollins Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 393 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): What if love were a disease? There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to …

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