Title: Red Rising Author: Pierce Brown Genre: Sci-Fi/Dystopian/Young Adult In short: A fast-paced and thrilling dystopian read. No spoilers Part sci-fi, part dystopian, part young adult and part boarding school novel. There are a dozen terms I could use to describe this book to you. Yet none of them encompass what this book is really about. It is unique. … Continue reading
Originally, I wasn’t going to purchase this book box. But then I saw what was in it and I simply had to have it. The theme of this box was Take To The Seas and everything in this box fit really well with the theme. If you love the items in this box as much as I … Continue reading
Title: The Mime Order Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Some minor spoilers if you haven’t read The Bone Season. Shannon has done it again. And oh boy, she has done it better. The Mime Order, is a riveting ride, packed full of bloody suspense, mystery and enough palpable sexual tension to keep you on the edge of … Continue reading
Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary/Romance No major spoilers. I received this #LoveOzYa novel as part of the April YA Chronicles, “Bippity, boppity books’ subscription box (click here for a full unboxing). Set in the Australian city of Melbourne the book follows Sofia and Joshua as they deal with the awkward magic of teenage romance. Sofia is … Continue reading
With the highly anticipated A Court of Wings and Ruin hitting shelves across the globe today, I thought there would be no better time to reminisce over the magnificent work that preceded it – A Court of Mist and Fury. Now – while it was hard to narrow down my top five favourite moments (and … Continue reading
Title: A Shadow Bright and Burning Author: Jessica Cluess Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy No spoilers. When I first opened up my January YA Chronicles box and discovered A Shadow Bright and Burning inside I was excited. A book, set in Victorian England, with magic and by the sounds of it several love interests? It sounded exactly like … Continue reading
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So, I just finished reading The Grisha Trilogy and I thought it might be cool to do an entire spoiler free overview of the series for you all. The basics: The Grisha Trilogy follows the tale of orphan girl, Alina Starkov who develops a unique Grisha power, basically making her a beacon for hope for … Continue reading
2016 was an epic year of reading for me. Having just completed university I found myself with A LOT more time on my hands and that meant I was able to read, read, read and read some more. Last year I read 46 books (my goal had been to read 26) and here are some … Continue reading
Title: Gemina Author (s): Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi No major plot spoilers. So – I have finally finished this little gem and I thought I would write up a quick review for ya’ll. Firstly if you haven’t read the Illuminae files – get on it. It is SERIOUSLY amazing – … Continue reading
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