I'm moving house in a couple of weeks, back to university. As I've been looking at my TBR list, I realised that I had a number of middle grade books in large series that I didn't particularly want to take back with me, so I am trying to read them before I move. Hence why … Continue reading Turns Out Middle Grade Books Are Easy To Get Through
I received this book for free in return for an honest review. Cassie McKinney has always believed in the Hive. Social media used to be out of control, after all. People were torn apart by trolls and doxxers. Even hackers - like Cassie's dad - were powerless against it. But then the Hive came. A … Continue reading The Hive Review
The reason I requested this book on NetGalley was that it explored taxidermy, something I had not seen before in YA literature. The cover along with the title suggested a certain kind of romanticisation, that one might see with a Studio Ghibli film, and in a certain way I was right. I received this book … Continue reading The Art of Taxidermy Review
On Friday, I reviewed the first book in the Strange the Dreamer duology, by Laini Taylor. Today, I will review the second installment, Muse of Nightmares Synopsis In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries … Continue reading Muse of Nightmares Review
In a continuation of my Laini-Taylor-A-Thon, I am starting on the Strange the Dreamer duology. I have wanted them since I saw the American covers. They are to die for, and I finally got my own copy (of the worse but still great British cover) at YALC and had to read them immediately. Synopsis THE … Continue reading Strange The Dreamer Review
On Friday I reviewed Show Stopper by Hayley Barker and today I am reviewing the second installment of this duology. Synopsis Hoshiko and Ben have been on the run since they burned Silvio Sabatini's circus down to the ground at the explosive finale of SHOW STOPPER. But Ben's mother will stop at nothing to track him down and … Continue reading Show Stealer Review
My must-buy from YALC 2018 that took me a year to read! Synopsis Set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus - to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit … Continue reading Show Stopper Review
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