Category: Reviews

Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

Posted April 3, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

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 Forbidden Library by Django Wexler Published by Doubleday Childrens on April 10, 2014 Genres: Children’s, Fantasy, Fiction Pages: 336 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The Forbidden Library kicks off a brand new classic fantasy series perfect for fans of Coraline, Inkheart, and The Books of Elsewhere Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings. That–along with everything else–changed the day she met her first fairy When Alice’s father goes down in a shipwreck, she is sent to live with her uncle Geryon–an uncle she’s never heard of and knows nothing about. He lives in an enormous manor with a massive library that is off-limits to Alice. But then she meets a talking cat. And even for a rule-follower, when a talking cat sneaks you into a forbidden library and introduces you to an arrogant boy who dares you to open a book, it’s hard to resist. Especially if […]

Review: The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde

Posted April 2, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde

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 Perfect Match by Katie Fforde Published by Century on March 13, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 357 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The wonderfully romantic new novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love. Three years ago Bella Castle left her home town nursing a broken heart over Dominic Thane, the man she fell in love with but couldn’t have …Now she’s made a new life for herself in the country, working as an estate agent. Bella loves her job and she loves her boyfriend Nevil. But recently he’s been preoccupied, and she’s starting to question if his future hopes and dreams are a perfect match for hers. And when Dominic turns up unexpectedly in search of his dream house, she begins to wonder if home is really where the heart is. But she’s over him, isn’t she? There were so many moments […]

Review: The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck

Posted March 29, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck

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 Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck Published by Thomas Dunne Books on September 8, 2015 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Romance Pages: 295 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Bestselling author Nicole Dweck brings to life one of history’s greatest yet overlooked stories of love and resilience.In 2002, thirty-two-year-old Selim Osman, the last descendant of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, flees Istanbul for New York. In a twist of fate he meets Hannah, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and an artist striving to understand a father she barely knows. Unaware the connection they share goes back centuries, the two feel an immediate pull to one another. But as their story intertwines with that of their ancestors, the heroic but ultimately tragic decision that bound two families centuries ago ripples into the future, threatening to tear Hannah and Selim apart.From a 16th-century harem to a seaside village in the Holy Land, […]

Review: Shattered Secrets by Krystal Wade

Posted March 28, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Shattered Secrets by Krystal Wade

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.Shattered Secrets by Krystal Wade Series: Book of Red #1 Published by Curiosity Quills on March 3, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 300 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads After being kidnapped, hogtied, and stuffed in the trunk of a car, seventeen-year-old Abigail Nichols’ boy problems seem unimportant. She couldn’t be more wrong. The boy who saves her holds her heart. But Derick Crawford also holds secrets. Magical beings who guide human emotions are fighting an invisible war dating back to the dawn of time, and Abigail’s one of them. The more she learns of her heritage, the less she wants to know. Armed with a very old, very massive book to teach them about their history, Abigail and Derick run away to a place where they think they can be safe and happy, only to have their troubles secretly hitch a ride. Her history book is in […]

Review: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Posted March 27, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Published by Harlequin Teen on September 27, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 409 Format: Paperback Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Choose: A quick death or slow poison … On the eve of her execution for murder, Yelena Zaltana is offered an incredible reprieve – on the condition that she becomes the food taster for the military leader of Ixia, Commander Ambrose. Avoiding poison is the least of her troubles, however … General Brazell, father of the man she killed, has vowed bloody revenge; she’s beginning to have feelings for her captor, Valek; and someone is plotting the downfall of the current regime. In a desperate race against time, Yelena must learn to control the growing magical talent withinn her and master the demons of her past. The Commander’s life, the future of Ixia and all those she loves depend on it … Yelena is an intriguing heroine, with both her past story (which is slowly revealed) and her novel occupation of food taster. Poison Study is written from Yelena’s perspective […]