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Review: Did You See Melody? by Sophie Hannah

Posted March 8, 2018 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Did You See Melody? by Sophie Hannah

Did You See Melody? by Sophie Hannah Published by Hodder & Stoughton on August 24th 2017 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 400 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Pushed to breaking point, Cara Burrows abandons her home and family and escapes to a five-star spa resort she can’t afford. Late at night, exhausted and desperate, she lets herself into her hotel room and is shocked to find it already occupied – by a man and a teenage girl. A simple mistake on the part of the hotel receptionist – but Cara’s fear intensifies when she works out that the girl she saw alive and well in the hotel room is someone she can’t possibly have seen: the most famous murder victim in the country, Melody Chapa, whose parents are serving life sentences for her murder. Cara doesn’t know what to trust: everything she’s read and heard about the case, or the evidence of her own eyes. Did she really see Melody? And is she prepared to ask herself that question and answer it honestly if it […]

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Blog Tour / Review: The Waking Lands by Callie Bates

Posted February 11, 2018 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 4 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Waking Lands by Callie Bates

I received this book for free from Illumicrate, Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Waking Land by Callie Bates Series: The Waking Land #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on January 25th 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 388 Format: Arc, E-Arc, Hardback Source: Illumicrate, Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It’s been fourteen years, since King Antoine took Elanna hostage. Fourteen years since her father’s rebellion failed. Fourteen years spent being raised by the man who condemned her people to misery. A man she’s come to love as a father. Now 20, Elanna is about to be taken prisoner once again… but this time by her father’s mysterious righthand man. Her father wants to reignite his rebellion, this time using Elanna as figurehead. He will tell his followers she is the legendary Wildegarde reborn, a sorceress who could make the very earth tremble. But what no one knows is that magic really does flow through Elanna’s veins. Now she must decide […]

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Blog Tour / Review: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

Posted February 1, 2018 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 2 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton Series: The Belles #1 Published by Gollancz on February 8th 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 448 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful. But it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite—the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orléans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes […]

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Review: Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga

Posted November 15, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga

Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga Published by Hodder & Stoughton on 16th November 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 304 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she’d ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, the famed rock star from Staring Into the Abyss shows up on her doorstep. This makes sense – kinda – because Julian Oliver is Taliah’s father, even though her mother would never admit it to her. Julian asks if Taliah if she will drop everything and go with him to his hometown of Oak Falls, Indiana, to meet his father – her grandfather – who is nearing the end of his life. Taliah, torn between betraying her mother’s trust and meeting the family she has never known, goes. With her best friend Harlow by her side, Taliah embarks on a three-day journey to find out everything about her ‘father’ and her family. But Julian isn’t the father […]

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Blog Tour / Review: The House by Simon Lelic

Posted September 19, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 2 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The House by Simon Lelic

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 House by Simon Lelic Published by Penguin UK on November 2nd 2017 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 340 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads What if your perfect home turned out to be the scene of the perfect crime? Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake. Because someone has just been murdered. Right outside their back door. And now the police are watching them… The House is not my usual cup of tea and with good reason. It is dark, twisted and utterly terrifying. As a bit of a wimp there was several occasions when I had to put this […]

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