Title: The Boy Who Steals Houses Author: C.G Drews Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary In short: A tear-jerker about family and meaning of ‘home’. No spoilers. This book. What can I say about this book? This book hit me right in the feels. The Boy Who Steals Houses stole part of my heart. C.G Drews has created a wonderfully tortured character and somehow, tortured them a … Continue reading
When I found out Samantha Shannon was publishing an epic fantasy tome, I knew it was a book I simply had to have in my collection. I mean, it has dragons in it and everything too. So, I decided to pre-order The YA Chronicles Priory of the Orange Tree box. Here is a quick run-down … Continue reading
Title: The Princess Diarist Author: Carrie Fisher Genre: Autobiography In short: An insight into the life of Carrie Fisher during the filming of Star Wars. No spoilers If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, then you will know that autobiography isn’t a genre I often delve into. But when it interests me, I will pick … Continue reading
Title: Star-Crossed Author: Minnie Darke Genre: Romance/Chick lit In short: Love Actually – in book form. No spoilers Star-Crossed is the light-hearted romance that you need in your life. Trust me. If you are a fan of Love Actually and chick lit your are going to enjoy this book immensely. (I know I did!) But what is it about? … Continue reading
Title: The Dark Vault Author: V.E Schwab Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: Young adult fantasy mixed with mystery. No spoilers Whilst The Dark Vault comprises of two novels, I have decided to review it as if it were one as that is how I read it. I hope this doesn’t cause any confusion for anyone! ‘Imagine a place … Continue reading
Title: The Disasters Author: M.K Hamilton Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A fast-paced, fun read – but not the kind I had expected. No spoilers Wow. This book was not what I was expecting at all. Judging from the cover, I thought there would be a whole lot of adventures in space. Instead there were a whole … Continue reading
Title: Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A YA fantasy told from too many points of view. No spoilers I hate to say it, but this book was actually a huge disappointment for me. After reading and hearing so many shining reviews, I was pretty excited to delve into Children of Blood and Bone. … Continue reading
