Title: The Boy Who Steals Houses Author: C. G. Drews Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Hachette Children's Group, Orchard Books Publication Date: 4th April 2019 Cover: Summary: Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story. Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic … Continue reading The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews – Review
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The Choke by Sofie Laguna – Review
Title: The Choke Author: Sofie Laguna Genre: Fiction Publisher: Aardvark Bureau, Gallic Books Publication Date: 28th March 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon "I never had words to ask anybody the questions, so I never had the answers..." Abandoned by her mother and seldom visited by her unpredictable, violent father, 10-year-old Justine is raised by her … Continue reading The Choke by Sofie Laguna – Review
The Silver Road by Stina Jackson – Review
Title: The Silver Road Author: Stina Jackson Genre: Crime/Suspense/Mystery Publisher: Corvus, Atlantic Books Publication Date: 7th March 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon Three years ago, Lelle's daughter went missing in a remote part of Northern Sweden. Lelle has spent the intervening summers driving the Silver Road under the midnight sun, frantically searching for his lost … Continue reading The Silver Road by Stina Jackson – Review
You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman – Review
Title: You Asked For Perfect Author: Laura Silverman Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: 5th March 2019 Cover: Summary: Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violin, dedicated community volunteer, and expected valedictorian. He works hard—really hard—to make his life look effortless. A failed Calculus quiz is not part of … Continue reading You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman – Review
The Burning by Laura Bates – Review
Title: The Burning Author: Laura Bates Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK Children's Publication Date: 21st February 2019 Cover: Summary: Fire is like a rumour. You might think you’ve extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if … Continue reading The Burning by Laura Bates – Review
Book Subscription Box Review: Books That Matter
It's only in the past year or so that I've really been aware of book subscription boxes and now that I am, I am always on the lookout for unique ones. I was very kindly gifted a Books That Matter box recently so I thought I'd do a review on here! As ever, my review … Continue reading Book Subscription Box Review: Books That Matter
Gazelle in the Shadows by Michelle Peach – Review
Title: Gazelle in the Shadows Author: Michelle Peach Genre: Thriller, Fiction Cover: Summary: from Amazon In the mid 90s, Elizabeth Booth is a young British college student studying Arabic at Durham University. With some travel and work already under her belt, she excels at her studies and is sent to Damascus to immerse herself in … Continue reading Gazelle in the Shadows by Michelle Peach – Review
The Winters by Lisa Gabriele – Review
Title: The Winters Author: Lisa Gabriele Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller Publisher: Random House U.K. Vintage Publishing Cover: Summary: from Amazon After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter - a wealthy senator and recent widower - and a life of luxury she’s never known. … Continue reading The Winters by Lisa Gabriele – Review
My Sister and I by Sean-Paul Thomas – Review
Title: My Sister and I Author: Sean-Paul Thomas Genre: Horror/Thriller Publisher: Paul Thomas Publishing Cover: Summary: from Amazon A young teenage girl and her Psychotic twin sister must grow up hard and fast in the unforgiving Scottish Highlands as their father - a sick and twisted, violent man, obsessed with the end of the world … Continue reading My Sister and I by Sean-Paul Thomas – Review
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera – Review
Title: What If It's Us Authors: Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK Cover: Summary: from Amazon Meet Arthur and Ben. ARTHUR is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least … Continue reading What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera – Review
