Title // The Crown’s Game (The Crown’s Game #1)Author // Evelyn SkyePublication Date // May 2016Publisher // Harper CollinsGenre // Young Adult, Magical Realismsynopsis.Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air.They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the …
Book Review | Defy the Stars
Title // Defy the StarsAuthor // Claudia GrayPublication Date // April 2017Publisher // HotkeyGenre // Young Adult, Science-Fictionsynopsis.A story of romance, rebellion and the stars from New York Timesbestselling author Claudia Gray. Noemi is a young and fearless soldier of Genesis, a colony planet of a dying Earth. But the citizens of Genesis are rising up …
Book Review | The Stolen Child
Title // The Stolen ChildAuthor // Lisa CareyPublication Date // January 2017Publisher // Hachette AustraliaGenre // Historical Fiction, Magical Realismsynopsis.A gothic intrigue, for fans of The Snow Child, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Sarah Waters and M. R. Carey. St Brigid's is a windswept island off the west coast of Ireland, home to …
Book Review | Through the Looking Glass
Title // Through the Looking GlassAuthor // Lewis CarrollPublication Date // January 2012 (Originally 1871)Publisher // Atlantic PublishingGenre // Classics, Children'ssynopsis.'Well in our country, said Alice, still panting a little, you'd generally get somewhere else - if you ran very fast for a long time as we've been doing.''A slow sort of country!' said the …
Book Review | Hard Justice
Title // Hard Justice (Body Armour #2)Author // Lori FosterPublication Date // March 27, 2017Publisher // Harlequin (Australia)Genre // Romance, Eroticasynopsis.Playing it safe has never felt so dangerous… Justice Wallington knows how to harness his strength and intimidating size—skills he put to good use first in the MMA cage, and now as a bodyguard at the …
Book Review | Playboy Pilot
Title // Playboy PilotAuthor // Penelope Ward & Vi KeelandPublication Date // September 2016Publisher // Everyafter RomanceGenre // Romancesynopsis.From the New York Times bestselling authors of Stuck-Up Suitand Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel.Money or love? Which would you choose? You probably just answered the question in your head thinking it's an easy decision.For me, it's not. Did …
Book Review | On Point
Title // On Point (Out of Uniform #3)Author // Annabeth AlbertPublication Date // June 5, 2017Publisher // Carina PressGenre // LGBTQIA+synopsis.Never fall for your best friend…Pushing thirty, with his reenlistment looming, decorated navy sniper Maddox Horvat is taking a long look at what he really wants in life. And what he wants is Ben Tovey. …
Book Review | Alice-Miranda at School
Title // Alice-Miranda at SchoolAuthor // Jacqueline HarveyPublication Date // June 2011Publisher // Random House AustraliaGenre // Middle Gradesynopsis.Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones can't wait to start boarding school. When she arrives at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, the adventure begins . . . only not quite as Alice-Miranda expects. The minute she sets foot on the …
Book Review | Zoo
Title // ZooAuthor // James Patterson and Michael LedwidgePublication Date // September 2012Publisher // Arrow BooksGenre // Fiction, Ecological Thrillersynopsis.All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity …
Book Review | BURN
Title // BURNAuthor // Sophie CarlonPublication Date // January 2017Publisher // Self PublishedGenre // Magical Realismsynopsis."Would you like to hear a story? I’m guessing that’s why you’re here. Well, once there was a baby who had a fever that wouldn’t break. When the doctors touched him their hands would blister and the ice baths would …
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