Year: 2015

#FantasyIRL tag: AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir

Posted May 3, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 14 Comments
#FantasyIRL tag: AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir

Hi Everyone! Today I have a different post for you all about An Ember in the Ashes. I’ve heard so much about this book and a lot of people around the blog have certainly said this is one of their most anticipated reads of 2015. I have to say I haven’t really read much about it, but when the very publishers asked if I wanted a copy I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. As part of the package, Harper Voyager set us a challenge to join the #FantasyIRL tag where we asked ourselves the questions on the cards and maybe […]

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ARC REVIEW – EMMY & OLIVER by Robin Benway

Posted April 29, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 17 Comments
ARC REVIEW – EMMY & OLIVER by Robin Benway

Emmy & Oliverby Robin BenwayPublisher – HarperTeen/Simon & Schuster UKRelease Date – June 23rd/July 16th 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart? Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life. She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared. Oliver needs […]

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REVIEW – TO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han

Posted April 23, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 20 Comments
REVIEW – TO ALL THE BOYS I LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han

To All the Boys I Loved Before (To All the Boys I loved Before #1)by Jenny HanPublisher – ScholasticRelease Date – August 7th 2014Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she’s ever loved. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of […]

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ARC REVIEW – 99 DAYS by Katie Cotugno

Posted April 16, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 18 Comments
ARC REVIEW – 99 DAYS by Katie Cotugno

99 Days by Katie CotugnoPublisher – Balzer & BrayRelease Date – April 21st 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that’s how I know everyone still remembers everything—how I destroyed my relationship with Patrick the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. How I wrecked their whole family. Now I’m serving out my summer like a jail sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college, and be done. Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn’t finished. I’m expecting a fight when someone taps […]

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REVIEW – HERO by Samantha Young

Posted April 7, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 22 Comments
REVIEW – HERO by Samantha Young

Heroby Samantha YoungPublisher – PiatkusRelease Date – March 5th 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository The emotional and unforgettable new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. Alexa Holland’s father was her hero—until her shocking discovery that she and her mother weren’t his only family. Ever since, Alexa has worked to turn her life in a different direction and forge her own identity outside of his terrible secrets. But when she meets a man who’s as damaged by her father’s mistakes as she is, Alexa must help him. Caine Carraway wants nothing to […]

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REVIEW & GIVEAWAY (UK & IRE) – THE DUFF: DESIGNATED UGLY FAT FRIEND by Kody Keplinger

Posted April 3, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 23 Comments
REVIEW & GIVEAWAY (UK & IRE) – THE DUFF: DESIGNATED UGLY FAT FRIEND by Kody Keplinger

The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody KeplingerPublisher – Hodder Children’s Books (Film Tie-In Book)Release Date – February 25th 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “Duffy,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. […]

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REVIEW – TROUBLE by Non Pratt

Posted March 30, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 17 Comments
REVIEW – TROUBLE by Non Pratt

Trouble by Non PrattPublisher – Walker Books UKRelease Date – March 6th 2014Buy – Amazon | Book Depository  In this dazzling debut novel, a pregnant teen learns the meaning of friendship—from the boy who pretends to be her baby’s father. When the entire high school finds out that Hannah Shepard is pregnant via her ex-best friend, she has a full-on meltdown in her backyard. The one witness (besides the rest of the world): Aaron Tyler, a transfer student and the only boy who doesn’t seem to want to get into Hannah’s pants. Confused and scared, Hannah needs someone to be on […]

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REVIEW – THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER by Melinda Salisbury

Posted March 25, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 22 Comments
REVIEW – THE SIN EATER’S DAUGHTER by Melinda Salisbury

The Sin Eater’s Daughter (The Sin Eater’s Daughter #1)by Melinda SalisburyPublisher – Scholastic PressRelease Date – March 1st 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository I am the perfect weapon. I kill with a single touch. Twylla is blessed. The Gods have chosen her to marry a prince, and rule the kingdom. But the favour of the Gods has it’s price. A deadly poison infuses her skin. Those who anger the queen must die under Twylla’s fatal touch. Only Lief, an outspoken new guard, can see past Twylla’s chilling role to the girls she truly is. Yet in a court as dangerous […]

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REVIEW – THE WINNER’S CRIME by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 20, 2015 by Emma in Blog / 21 Comments
REVIEW – THE WINNER’S CRIME by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Trilogy #2)by Marie RutkoskiPublisher – Bloomsbury Children’s BooksRelease Date – March 12th 2015Buy – Amazon | Book Depository  Lady Kestrel’s engagement to Valoria’s crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means a cage of her own making. Embedded in the imperial court as a spy, she lives and breathes deceit and cannot confide in the one person she really longs to trust … While Arin fights to keep his country’s freedom from the hands of his enemy, he suspects that Kestrel knows more than she shows. […]

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