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Review: A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause

Posted August 5, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause

A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause Published by HarperTeen on August 6, 2019 Pages: 400 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Shy in Avon-upon-Kynt. And for eighteen years, Emmaline Watkins has feared that her future held just that: nothing. But when the head of the most admired fashion house in the country opens her prestigious design competition to girls from outside the stylish capital city, Emmy’s dreams seem closer than they ever have before. As the first “country girl” to compete, Emmy knows she’ll encounter extra hurdles on her way to the top. But as she navigates the twisted world of high fashion she starts to wonder: will she be able to tailor herself to fit into this dark, corrupted race? And at what cost? A Dress for the Wicked was a completely addictive read.  I started just before bed and had to stay up late in order to finish.  I loved the setting, the competition and gorgeous dresses. The competition element, along with the dress made me think […]

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Blog Tour / Review: Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams

Posted July 2, 2019 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams

Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams Published by Avon on June 13, 2019 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 368 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Laura Jane Williams combines sharp, relatable wit and bold, joyful sincerity’ Dolly Alderton ‘The love story you need in your suitcase this summer!’ Red ‘LJ’s honesty and voice are unique’ Stylist What if you almost missed the love of your life? Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma’s after too much wine. Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his dad died. One morning, Nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors… Drink sometime? So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word. A wonderfully funny will-they-won’t-they romance told with real emotional honesty, […]

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Review: Love & Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford

Posted April 23, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Love & Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford

Love & Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford Published by HarperTeen on April 9, 2019 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Pages: 352 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generations—if a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies. Sam doesn’t plan to fall for anyone in the nine weeks before his birthday. He’ll spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad; cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands); and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club. But when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that. As Sam’s birthday approaches and he still hasn’t quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets. A mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman he’s only seen in […]

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Review: Light Years by Kass Morgan

Posted March 11, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Light Years by Kass Morgan

I received this book for free from Illumicrate, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Light Years by Kass Morgan Series: Light Years #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on October 9, 2018 Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 377 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Illumicrate, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Reeling from the latest attack by a mysterious enemy, the Quatra Fleet Academy is finally admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries of exclusivity. Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a captain – but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet Deva, Cormak will take any chance he can get to escape his dead-end life and join the Academy – even if he has to steal someone’s identity to do it. Arran was always considered an outsider on icy Chetire, always […]

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Review: Nine by Zach Hines

Posted March 1, 2019 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Nine by Zach Hines

Nine by Zach Hines Published by HarperTeen on August 7, 2018 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 360 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In an alternate world startlingly close to our own, humans have nine lives—and they can’t wait to burn straight through them. As you shed lives, you shed your awkward phases: one death is equal to one physical and mental upgrade. Julian’s friends are obsessed with the idea of burning lives, but Julian is determined to stay on his first for as long as he can. His mother, the ultimate cautionary tale, burned through her first eight in just a few years, and Julian has no intention of succumbing to the debilitating rebirth sickness that she inflicted on herself. But the regime has death incentives aimed at controlling overpopulation, and Julian realizes that he’s going to have to burn at some point—especially when he becomes a target for Nicholas, the manipulative leader of the Burners, the school’s suicide club. And when Julian eventually succumbs, he uncovers suspicious gaps in the rebirth system that […]

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