Book Review: Confessions of a Chalet Girl by Lorraine Wilson

Title: Confessions of a Chalet Girl Author: Lorraine Wilson Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction  Publisher: Harper Impulse Publication Date: 27 June 2013  Pages: 108 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Set in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Verbier, the winter playground of the rich and famous, Confessions of a Chalet Girl is a fun and flirty …

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Book Review: Infinity by Sedona Venez

Title: Infinity (Valkyries: Soaring Raven #1) Author: Sedona Venez Genre: New Adult, paranormal romance, Publisher: self-published Publication Date: January 2013 Pages: 220 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Infinity discovers a dark secret from her past that rocks everything she knows to be true. A troubled 22-year-old superstar singer, Infinity has a bad reputation for drugs …

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Book Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection (The Selection #1) Author: Kiera Cass Genre: dystopia, fantasy, romance Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: 1st June 2012 Pages: 336 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (goodreads): Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals… It’s the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky. She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality …

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Book Review: A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest

Title: A Shade of Vampire Author: Bella Forrest Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, magic Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: 14 December 2012 Pages: 147 pages Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): On the evening of Sofia Claremont’s seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A quiet evening walk along a beach brings …

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Book Review: Secrets and Lies by Ella Monroe

Title: Secrets and Lies (Capital Girls #2) Author: Ella Monroe Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: November  Pages: 304 pages Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Jealousy, rivalry, and dark secrets threaten to tear the girls apart in this sizzling follow-up to Capital Girls It’s the start of senior year, and Excelsior Prep is …

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Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Two teenagers, each facing the prospect of facing Christmas alone in New York City, embark on a city wide scavenger hunt involving a little red moleskin notebook. Dash, alone by choice, and Lily whose parents abandoned her to have their second honeymoon in tropical paradise, both find a new friend though this bizarre game of dare and …

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Book Review: Otherkin by Nina Berry

Title: Otherkin (Otherkin #1) Author: Nina Berry Genre: Paranormal romance, shifters, magic Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 320 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I thought I knew myself. Then I met Caleb. Dez is a good girl who does as she’s told and tries not to …

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Book Review: Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast

Title: Marked (House of Night #1)  Author: P.C and Kristin Cast Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Vampires Publisher: Atom also St Martins. Press (an imprint of Macmillan) Publication Date: May 2007 Pages: 306 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird’s world, …

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Morganville Monday!: Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a fortnight …

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Book Review: Dark Kiss by Michelle Rowen

Title: Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1) Author: Michelle Rowen Genre: Paranormal, Angels, Demons Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 348 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I don’t do dangerous.  Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one …

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