A while back, I asked for some new YA recommendations. One of them was for the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. I added it to my reading wish list, but before I got around to acquiring it, I was approached to review the new Rick Riordan book. I was very excited about this – … [Read more…]
Book Review: No Rest For The Wicked by Dane Cobain Blurb from The Back Cover When the Angels attack, there’s no rest for the wicked. Father Montgomery, an elderly priest with a secret past, begins to investigate after his parishioners come under attack, and with the help of Jones, a young businessman with an estranged … [Read more…]
Geek Girl: All That Glitters is the latest instalment in Holly Smale’s Geek Girl series. Blurb from The Back Cover Harriet Manners knows many facts. *Toilet roll was invented by the Chinese in 600AD *A comet’s tail always points away from the sun *The average healthy heart beats 70 times per minute. Even when it’s … [Read more…]
Time for the review of my second book from September’s reading list. If you missed the list, you can have a look here. Book Review: Toys by James Patterson Blurb from The Back Cover A battle for the world is set into unstoppable motion and Hays Baker is the only one who can save it. … [Read more…]
I was really looking forward to reading this book. It’s kind of a mix between horror and fantasy, although it’s probably more horror, and I am a massive horror junkie. I haven’t read any of Derek Landy’s books before and I always like discovering a new author. I know the old saying about judging books … [Read more…]
Time for my review of the first book from September’s reading list. See the list here if you missed it. Book Review: Kisscut by Karin Slaughter Blurb from The Back Cover When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot out, Sara Linton – paediatrician and medical examiner … [Read more…]
Time for the review of the fourth book off August’s reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it. Book Review: Broke by Mandasue Heller Blurb from The Back Cover Amy only wants a happy family – instead, she’s in a nightmare of pain. Her marriage to Mark isn’t the best – … [Read more…]
As you all know by now, I love reading YA fiction, so you can imagine how pleased I was when I was approached to review a new YA novel*. This book is YA fiction with a difference – it’s not fantasy, or utopian. It’s kind of like chick lit. I haven’t read a good piece … [Read more…]
Time for the review of the third book off August’s reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it. Book Review: A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood Blurb from The Back Cover Cass is trying to rebuild her life after the loss of her soldier husband, and a renovated mill in the picture-perfect … [Read more…]
Time for the review of the second book off August’s reading list. You can check it out here if you missed it. Review of Never Saw It Coming by Linwood Barclay Blurb from The Back Cover A little knowledge is a dangerous thing … Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. So she says. The truth is, … [Read more…]