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Title: Ocean HeartAuthor: Ally AldridgeEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I’m not a big fan of paranormal romance or love triangles. That said, while Ocean Heart is a PNR with a love triangle, it’s also a gripping story where the rival love interests are integral to the …
Title: The ExiledAuthor: Sarah DanielsEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 I absolutely loved The Stranded when I read an ARC last year, and waiting a whole year to read the sequel was tough! I rushed out and bought The Exiled on launch day, and jumped straight back in to the dystopian plot. To recap: refugees from a war-ravaged …
Title: Gwen and Art Are Not In LoveAuthor: Lex CroucherEdition: PaperbackRating: 5/5 Arthur and Princess Gwendoline have known each other all their lives. They were betrothed at birth in a bid to unite Gwen’s family (her father is the King of England) and Art’s, and while they have only seen each other during Art’s short …
Title: Finale (Caraval #3)Author: Stephanie GarberEdition: KindleRating: 4/5 The plot twists continue in the final book of the Caraval trilogy, and both Scarlett and Tella have narrating roles throughout the story. With a new Emperor about to be crowned, the city of Valenda is in a holiday mood, but revelations about their family and their …
Title: Legendary (Caraval #2)Author: Stephanie GarberEdition: KindleRating: 4/5 Scarlett and Tella Dragna are back, and this time Tella has the chance to narrate. With the more daring sister steering the story, this book ramps up the danger and brings complications and plot twists for both sisters, their family, and their love interests. The Empress has …
Title: Caraval (Caraval #1)Author: Stephanie GarberEdition: KindleRating: 4/5 The Caraval trilogy has been sitting on my Kindle for ages, and finally made it to the top of my eBook TBR. Why did I wait so long? The story is captivating, the characters interesting, and the setting is literally magical. The first book of the series …
Title: We Are All ConstellationsAuthor: Amy BeashelEdition: Paperback (Paper Orange Book Box)Rating: 5/5 The Paper Orange UKYA Book Box continues to deliver excellent YA fiction! I can see why this book came bundled in the book box with a tissue and a restorative eyemask – it’s definitely a tear-jerker. Iris’s mother died when she was …
Title: The Haunting of Tyrese WalkerAuthor: JP RoseEdition: Paperback (Paper Orange Book Box)Rating: 4/5 Another excellent book from the Paper Orange UKYA Book Box! I’m not usually a horror fan, but this book drew me in – great characters, great setting, and just the right level of creepy. Fourteen-year-old Tyrese has just lost his father, …
Title: Finding FolkshoreAuthor: Rachel FaturotiEdition: Paperback (Paper Orange Book Box)Rating: 4/5 I do love a ‘secret London’ story (Neverwhere, Rivers of London), so it was great to find a YA take on the hidden city idea. Fola is an A-grade scholarship student, studying subjects that will get her into medical school and please her Nigerian …
Title: The Cats We Meet Along the WayAuthor: Nadia MikailEdition: PaperbackRating: 4/5 What a lovely, gentle, moving book! The world is ending. An asteroid will wipe out everyone and everything in a few months, but people are still living their lives. What else is there to do? In Malaysia, Aisha was planning a life – …
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