As soon as I heard about this book, I was so keen to read it. It’s a checklist of things I love in contemporary books, including witty writing and stellar banter, complex and layered characters who have hearts of gold as well as their own demons to fight, and incredible disability rep by a disabled…Read More…
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. 2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and … Continue reading My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | Book Review…
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he … Continue reading Beach Read by Emily Henry | ARC Review…
Science would have us believe that we are nothing but cell upon cell. I disagree. We are made up of stories. The stories we hear from our mothers, the ones we tell our daughters. The tales we share with sisters and friends. The ones we never say out loud, … Continue reading The Octopus Curse by Salma Farook | Book Review…
In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. … Continue reading The Whisper Man by Alex North | Book Review…
Publisher: HarperTeen Release date: September 5, 2017 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Pages: 384 Goodreads || Book Depository On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend … Continue reading Review: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera…
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Release Date: September 7, 2017 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Pages: 400 Goodreads || Book Depository || Booktopia They think I hurt someone. But I didn’t. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I need you to know the truth. Joe hasn’t seen his brother for ten years, and it’s for the … Continue reading Review: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan…
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Release date: June 29, 2017 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Pages: 352 Goodreads || Book Depository || Booktopia Linny has been living life in black and white since her sister Grace ran away, and she’s scared that Grace might never come back. When Linny witnesses the return to Miami of a cult movie star long presumed dead, … Continue reading Blog Tour: If Birds Fly Back by Carlie Sorosiak…
