Category: Reviews

Review: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith

Posted September 7, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Hello, Goodbye, And Everything In Between by Jennifer E. Smith Published by Headline on September 1, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 248 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads One night. A life-changing decision. And a list… Of course Clare made a list. She creates lists for everything. That’s just how she is. But tonight is Clare and Aidan’s last night before college and this list will decide their future, together or apart. It takes them on a rollercoaster ride through their past – from the first hello in science class to the first conversation at a pizza joint, their first kiss at the beach and their first dance in a darkened gymnasium – all the way up to tonight. A night of laughs, fresh hurts, last-minute kisses and an inevitable goodbye. But will it be goodbye forever or goodbye for now? How often do you get to […]

Review: Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan

Posted September 4, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

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.Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan Published by Piatkus on August 27, 2015 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 465 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes. Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels herself coming undone. As hours and then days pass without a sign of Ben, everyone who knew him is called into question, from Rachel’s newly married ex-husband to her mother-of-the-year sister. Inevitably, media attention focuses on Rachel too, and the public’s attitude toward her begins to shift from sympathy to suspicion. As she desperately pieces together the threadbare clues, Rachel realizes that the greatest dangers may lie not in the […]

Review: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

Posted September 2, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 5 Comments

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon on September 3, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 308 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black t-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him, and I do. I learn that he is funny and fierce. I learn that his eyes are Atlantic Ocean-blue and that his vice is stealing silverware. I learn that when I talk to him, my whole world opens up, and […]

Review: The Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson

Posted August 30, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

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 Waiting Game by Jessica Thompson Published by Coronet on August 13, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘The moon was speckled like a bird’s egg. It hung reliably in the blackness above Will Turnbull and Nessa Grier who sat side by side on a bench as the leaves fell around them, landing softly on the thick, wet grass. Their knees were just touching, hearts pounding hard.’ Nessa Bruce waits for her husband to come through the double doors. She’d waited for him to return home from Afghanistan for what felt like forever, and now the moment was finally here. But Jake isn’t… Jake Bruce hasn’t come home, and it looks like he never will. Nessa’s life – and that of her daughter Poppy – is turned upside down in an instant. What has happened to the elusive man at the centre of […]

Review: One by Sarah Crossan

Posted August 26, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.One by Sarah Crossan Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books on August 27, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 430 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Grace and Tippi are twins – conjoined twins. And their lives are about to change. No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture into the world – a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find more than that at school? Can they find real friends? And what about love? But what neither Grace or Tippi realises is that a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead. A decision that could tear them apart. One that will change their lives even more than they ever imagined… From Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this moving and beautifully crafted novel about identity, sisterhood and love ultimately asks one question: what does it mean to want and have a soulmate? So it took me a while to […]

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