Tag: 4/5 Stars

Review: Some Fine Day by Kat Ross

Posted October 30, 2014 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.Some Fine Day by Kat Ross Published by Strange Chemistry on July 1, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A generation ago, continent-sized storms called hypercanes caused the Earth to flood. The survivors were forced to retreat deep underground and build a new society. This is the story that sixteen-year-old Jansin Nordqvist has heard all of her life. Jansin grew up in a civilization far below the Earth’s surface. She’s spent the last eight years in military intelligence training. So when her parents surprise her with a coveted yet treacherous trip above ground, she’s prepared for anything. She’s especially thrilled to feel the fresh air, see the sun, and view the wide-open skies and the ocean for herself. But when raiders attack Jansin’s camp and take her prisoner, she is forced to question everything she’s been taught. What […]

Pastime Pleasures #18 – Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife by Daisy Waugh

Posted October 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments

Welcome to my feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Desperate Diary of a Country Housewife by Daisy Waugh Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. This is a fun easy read where everything is exaggerated, written in a diary style (hence the title) and with the addition of newspaper clippings. The diary entries felt very real, and very much like Martha thoughts. Her opinion at the very time that she was writing them down. Yes they were a bit exaggerated, but that is where the humour came from. All the characters are likeable (even if at times Martha comes across as quite snobby and uppity) and the dilemma’s they find themselves in can be quite hilarious – Mum’s at the school gate, anyone? Martha desperatley wanted to move to the countryside, to live the iydllic dream, but there is a sudden […]

Review: The Troop by Nick Cutter

Posted October 14, 2014 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.The Troop by Nick Cutter Published by Headline on June 5, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Horror, Thriller Pages: 410 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Winner of the inaugural James Herbert Award, THE TROOP is a novel that will not fail to get under your skin… He felt something touch his hand. Which is when he looked down. For the scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survival lessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they’ll get to a proper holiday. Which was when he saw it. But when an emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for food, the trip takes a horrifying turn. The man is not just hungry, he’s sick. Sick in a way they have never seen before. Which was when he screamed. Cut off from the mainland, the troop face a terror far worse than anything they could have made up around […]

Review: A Place for Us Part Three by Harriet Evans

Posted October 9, 2014 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.A Place for Us Part 3 by Harriet Evans Published by Headline Review on September 25, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 120 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The THIRD of four exclusive part-serialisations of a A Place for Us by Harriet Evans and one step closer to the thrilling conclusion … The day Martha Winter decided to tear apart her family began like any other day. So opens A Place for Us by Sunday Times bestselling author Harriet Evans, a book you’ll dive into, featuring a family you’ll fall in love with … and never want to leave. If you devour Rosamund Pilcher and Maeve Binchy and have discovered Jojo Moyes, you’ll be thrilled to add Harriet Evans to your collection of favourite authors. The house has soft, purple wisteria twining around the door. You step inside.The hall is cool after the hot summer’s day. The welcome is kind, […]

Review: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Posted July 23, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 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.The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones Series: The String Diaries #1 Published by Headline on July 17, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 419 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Selected for the Radio 2 Book Club. He has a face you love. A voice you trust. To survive you must kill him. The rules of survival are handed from mother to daughter. Inherited, like the curse that has stalked Hannah and her family across centuries. He changes his appearance at will, speaks with a stolen voice and hides behind the face of a beloved, waiting to strike. Generation after generation, he has destroyed them. And all they could do was to run. Until now. Now, it is time for Hannah to turn and fight. THE NEW NOVEL BY STEPHEN LLOYD JONES IS AVAILABLE NOW – THE SILENCED: A DARK AND GRIPPING THRILLER The String Diaries is […]

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