Title // A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1)Author // V.E. SchwabPublication Month // 2015Publisher // Titan BooksGenre // Fantasysynopsis.Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magical city. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad …
Book Review | Dreadnought
Title // Dreadnought (Nemesis #1)Author // April DanielsPublication Month // January 2017Publisher // Diversion PublishingGenre // Young Adult, Science-Fictionsynopsis.Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of the world's greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, she was trying to keep people from finding …
Book Review | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Title // The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyAuthor // Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie BurrowsPublication Month // July 2008Publisher // Allen & UnwinGenre // Fictionsynopsis.A moving tale of post-war friendship, love and books, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is a captivating and completely irresistible novel of enormous depth and heart.It's 1946, …
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Book Review | Sacrifice
Title // SacrificeAuthor // Hanna WinterPublication Month // January 2017Publisher // Manilla (Bonnier)Australian RRP // $29.99 AUDGenre // Crime, Thrillersynopsis.The chilling first novel in the Lena Peters series from an exciting voice in crime fiction. The international bestseller for fans of Nicci French, Sophie Hannah and Karin Slaughter.He must hunt her down. Kill her. Destroy …
Book Review | End of Days
Title // End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days 3)Author // Susan EePublication Month // May 2015Publisher // Hodder & StoughtonGenre // Young Adult, Dystopiansynopsis.End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on …
Book Review | Catalyst (Star Wars)
Title // Catalyst - A Rogue One StoryAuthor // James LucenoPublication Month // November 2016Publisher // Del ReyGenre // Science-Fiction, Film Tie-Insynopsis.War is tearing the galaxy apart. For years the Republic and the Separatists have battled across the stars, each building more and more deadly technology in an attempt to win the war. As a …
Book Review | The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
Title // The Life and Death of Sophie StarkAuthor // Anna NorthPublication Month // June 2016Publisher // Blue Rider PressGenre // Contemporary Fictionsynopsis.Gripping and provocative, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark tells a story of fame, love, and legacy through the propulsive rise of an iconoclastic artist.“It’s hard for me to talk about love. I …
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Book Review | To Capture What We Cannot Keep
Title // To Capture What We Cannot Keep Author // Beatrice ColinPublication Month // January 2017Publisher // Allen & UnwinAustralian RRP // $29.99 AUDGenre // Historical Fictionsynopsis.Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young Scottish widow and a French engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall …
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Blog Review | Cut
Title // CutAuthor // Marc RaabePublication Month // November 2016Publisher // Manilla (Bonnier) via Allen & UnwinAustralian RRP // $29.99 AUDGenre // Crime, Thrillersynopsis.Fast and furious - a stunning thriller debut for fans of Stieg Larsson. A boy is witness to a horrible crime. Decades later, his girlfriend is kidnapped by an insane serial killer. …
Book Review | Down the Rabbit Hole
Title // Down the Rabbit HoleAuthor // Julia CranePublication Month // December 2016Publisher // Valknut PressGenre // Young Adult, Fantasysynopsis.Down the Rabbit hole is a twisted tale of two sisters bound by blood and separated by magick. Alice is not the lovable girl the stories depict. A lifetime of pain and illusion has left her disturbed. …
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