Month: July 2015

Review: Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine

Posted July 3, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine Published by HarperCollins on July 1, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 256 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A father and daughter reconnect after a life spent apart to find their mutual love of art isn’t the only thing they share. Sixteen-year-old Iris itches constantly for the strike of a match. But when she’s caught setting one too many fires, she’s whisked away to London before she can get arrested—at least that’s the story her mother tells. Mounting debt actually drove them out of LA, and it’s greed that brings them to a home Iris doesn’t recognize, where her millionaire father—a man she’s never met—lives. Though not for much longer. Iris’s father is dying, and her mother is determined to claim his life’s fortune, including his priceless art collection. Forced to live with him as part of an exploitive scheme, Iris soon […]

Review: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Posted July 2, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Series: The Princess Diaries #1 Published by Macmillan Children’s Books on July 2, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 320 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there’s nothing worse than being a five-foor-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First Mom announces that she’s dating Mia’s Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn’t have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance? So The Princess Diaries have a new cover and I like it. I feel it shows how Mia should look like in comparison to the original covers with her orange bob hair thing. This my childhood (OK my early teens) book and it was brilliant! It showed you didn’t have to […]