Assassin’s Heart is one book with a truly interesting concept. Families of assassins who see their work as the ultimate way to worship their goddess of death and resurrection. Oleander Saldana, the daughter of the most prominent Family in Lovero, goes on a mission of revenge when her entire family is taken out in single blow. With …
I’m so glad I had the opportunity to read Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer. Rick Riordan has a wonderful touch when it comes to mixing ancient mythology and the modern day world. Magnus Chase is his newest series which combines Norse legends with a teenage boy just trying to get by. Sword of Summer …
Until Friday Night is the first book in Abbi Glines’ The Field Party series featuring footballers, cheerleaders and the game which brings the whole town together. With this new series being aimed at a slightly younger audience than her bestselling new adult series, Sea Breeze and Rosemary Beach, I was curious to see what Abbi would …
Have you ever read a book which you’ve loved and yet you can’t quite find the words to describe why? Or just how much it made you feel whilst reading it? That is what has happened to me with the book Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley. In many ways that is sort of …
NOTE: No spoilers for Empire of Storms will be posted in this review but there may be spoilers for previous books in the Throne of Glass series. Empire of Storms has been my most anticipated read of 2016. Since reading the first book of the series in 2012, I’ve been in love with the Throne …
I couldn’t wait to read Red Girl, Blue Boy. I’m always excited to read books from the Bloomsbury If Only series – a line of clean contemporary young adult romance books which are always cute, fun and deeper than the average teen romance. But I couldn’t connect with Red Girl, Blue Boy and it took me …
I would consider myself to be a huge JR Ward fan. Since I first discovered the Black Dagger Brotherhood (and devouring the first six books in a week!), I’ve been a devoted reader and I anxiously look forward to each new instalment. Whereas the first eleven or so books in this series were mostly devoted …
After reading Troppo I can understand why it won prestigious TAG Hungerford Literary Award. This is a book which manages to capture the feeling of a country and its people whilst delivering also an enthralling story. It begins with Penny taking a job in Sumatra, Indonesia to get away from her life in Perth. Having spent a few years in the …
Carousel is one of those books which is eerie and so very creepy because of how real it feels. For Nox, Lizzy, Taylor and Rocky – a routine trip to the shops ended in a nightmare none of them ever could have anticipated. I’ve never spent the night in a shopping centre – never mind been trapped …
Trial By Fire is a brilliant start to what promises to be an amazing series combining witchcraft, parallel universes and a healthy dose of romance. Lily Proctor is a teenage girl who’s body is letting her down. Plagued with a mysterious allergy to the world, Lily just wants to be like everyone else and enjoy …