(The Answer is in the Stars): The Astrologer’s Daughter by Rebecca Lim

For the longest time it has always been Avicenna and her mother, Joanne. But when Joanne goes missing, Avicenna is lost. She may be eighteen but she doesn’t know what to do without her mum. Joanne is an astrologer and it seems her gift is connected with her disappearance. Her predictions are eerily precise and …

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(Exceeds Expectations): Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Falling for the fallen… I’ve had a copy of Hush Hush for years now but I’d held off from reading it for a few reasons. Mostly because I was a little jaded with books concerning angels but also because of the reviews. I’d heard many accounts of people who had given up after the first …

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(How Far is Too Far?): The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

Caymen Meyers has always known there are two kinds of people in her town. Those who are rich and those who make their livings catering to the wealthy. After spending her life watching her mother struggle to make ends meet, Caymen knows people with money aren’t like her and her friends. When she meets Xander Spence, …

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(It’s an Alien INVASION!): Opposition by Jennifer L Armentrout

(Note: This review will contain slight spoilers for the previous four books in the Lux series) When Katy first met the boy next door she never realized just how complicated everything would be. Aliens powered by the sun are one thing but when their supernatural siblings decide to visit Earth and take over the world… …

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(This is Not a Love Story): Solitaire by Alice Oseman

This book may not be a love story but it is one I fell in love with almost instantly. The blurb for Solitaire is rather sparse and despite not knowing very much about it, I was incredibly eager to read it. After rushing out to buy a copy the day it was released, it has taken …

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(Carnevale is full of deception): Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier

Arriving in Venice on the eve of Carnevale , Orelia Rossetti has no interest in fancy dresses and elaborate masks. She’s in the City of Bridges to find answers about her late mother. Her uncle takes her in on the condition she tell no one – not even her cousins – her true identity. Posing as …

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Time for a road trip!: Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

On her way to Alaska to see the Northern Lights, Leila’s path intersects with Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia. These teens are all so different yet meeting Leila has a profound effect on each of their lives. She meets Hudson on the eve of the most important day in his life so far. Bree is …

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Graphic Novel: The Graveyard Book Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman & P Craig Russell

I’ve not read the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and was excited to read the first volume of the graphic novel. I’ve read a few graphic novels but those have all been for books I’d read before and I wanted to see what it was like going in without any idea of what was going …

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Young Adult: Rich Kids of Instagram by The Creator of Rich Kids of Instagram with Maya Sloan

They are the kids with more money than sense. Their toothbrushes cost more than your car and a regular night on the town costs more than you make in a year. They party all night in designer outfits at exclusive clubs and after driving their sports cars home they sleep in unbelievably high thread count sheets. …

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Me & Miss E: My Niece and I Talk Picture Books

I have a gorgeous little niece who turned 2 in April. Despite over a twenty year difference in our ages, there are three things we agree on. Finding Nemo is a great movie (FISH! NEMO!), babies can be a little messy (Eww! BABIES GROSS!) and we both love books (BOOK! BOOK!). My brother and his …

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