Month: March 2019

Blog Tour / Review: The Summer of Chasing Dreams by Holly Martin

Posted March 31, 2019 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Summer of Chasing Dreams by Holly Martin

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Summer of Chasing Dreams by Holly Martin Published by Seaside & Sparkles on 29th March 2019 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 328 Format: E-Book Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A joyously romantic, feel-good summer read. Eva Blue is about to go on a trip of a lifetime, but one adventure she didn’t count on was falling in love… Eva is quite content with her life in London. In her job as a cover designer, she works at home, and often in her cosy pyjamas. She’s happy to stay in her safe little world and not explore much outside of it. She is the opposite of her mum, a free spirit who craved finding adventure and thrills in all corners of the world. But on the day her mum’s will is finalised, Eva finds a list of all the dreams her mum wanted to achieve in her life. Things she never did […]

Review: Evermore by Sara Holland

Posted March 26, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Evermore by Sara Holland

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.Evermore by Sara Holland Series: Everless #2 Published by Orchard Books on December 31, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 349 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jules confronts the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy in the highly anticipated sequel – and conclusion – to the Top Ten Bestseller Everless. Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. But she has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro – a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules’s first love, Roan, in cold blood – is the Sorceress. The whole kingdom believes that Jules is responsible for the murders, and a hefty bounty has been placed on her head. And Caro is intent on destroying Jules, who stole her heart twelve lifetimes ago. Now Jules must piece together the stories of […]

Blog Tour: Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe

Posted March 24, 2019 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour: Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe

Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe Published by Viking on March 28, 2019 Genres: Fiction Pages: 288 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘Funny, charming, odd-in-the-best-way and gorgeously uplifting! A delight from start to finish’ Marian Keyes ‘I read all of Reasons To Be Cheerful in one glorious gulp’ Caitlin Moran ____________________________________’When people in the village heard I was about to start working in the city they tried to unsettle me with tales of woe. The sun, blotted out by the tall buildings, couldn’t shine and the rain was poisoned by the toxic fumes that poured from the sock factories. My skin would be covered in pimples from the hell of it all’ So begins a young woman’s journey to adulthood. Lizzie Vogel leaves her alcoholic, novel-writing mother and heads for Leicester to work for a racist, barely competent dentist obsessed with joining the freemasons. Soon Lizzie is heading reluctantly, if at top speed, into the murky depths of adult life: where her driving instructor becomes her best friend; her first boyfriend prefers birdwatching to sex and […]

Review: Everless by Sara Holland

Posted March 21, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Everless by Sara Holland

I received this book for free from Fairyloot, Own Copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Everless by Sara Holland Series: Everless #1 Published by Hachette on January 2, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 361 Format: Hardback Source: Fairyloot, Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Time is a prison. She is the key. Packed with danger, temptation and desire – a perfect read for fans of The Red Queen. In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything – even time. Ever since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins. The rich live for centuries; the poor bleed themselves dry. Jules and her father are behind on their rent and low on hours. To stop him from draining himself to clear their debts, Jules takes a job at Everless, the grand estate of the cruel Gerling family. There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, […]

Review: Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Posted March 19, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

I received this book for free from Fairyloot, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh Series: Flame in the Mist #1 Published by Hodder Paperbacks on May 16, 2017 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 402 Format: E-Book, Hardback Source: Fairyloot, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor’s favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family’s standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant […]