Tag: Corsair

Blog Tour / Review: Relativity by Antonia Hayes

Posted April 9, 2016 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Relativity by Antonia Hayes

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.Relativity by Antonia Hayes Published by Corsair on April 7, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 368 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Relativity is a novel of assured and measured empathy, a story of familial love and familial hurt that is fair, honest and remarkably non-judgmental. Hayes is a convincing writer and a true storyteller: her characters are alive.’ Christos Tsiolkas, author of THE SLAP”Help,” he said. “He’s not breathing.” A tiny baby is rushed to hospital. Doctors suspect he was shaken by his father, who is later charged and convicted. The baby grows up in the care of his mother. Life goes on. Twelve years later, Ethan is a singular young boy. Gifted with an innate affinity for physics and astronomy, Ethan sees the world in ways others simply can’t – through a prism of light, time, stars and space. Ethan is the centre of his […]

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Review: The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston

Posted December 1, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston

The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston Published by Corsair on April 21, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Romance Pages: 318 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads From The New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston comes an enchanting tale of love and magic that weaves a modern day heroine together with the ancient Celtic past It has been one year since her husband’s sudden death and Tilda has moved to a secluded Welsh cottage to overcome her grief. She hoped her new home would end her visions of Mat’s death, but instead the lake seems to spark something dormant in her – a sensitivity, and a power of some sort. Animals are drawn to her, electricity shorts out when she’s near, and strangest of all, she sees a new vision; a boatful of ancient people approaching her across the lake. On this same lake in Celtic times lives Seren, a witch. She is respected but feared, kept separate from the community for her strange looks. When a vision comes to her of the Prince in a nest of […]

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Blog Tour / Review: Eren by Simon P. Clark

Posted September 25, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Eren by Simon P. Clark

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.Eren by Simon P. Clark Published by Constable & Robinson on September 18, 2014 Genres: Children’s, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 197 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads People are keeping secrets from Oli – about where his father is, and why he hasn’t come to join them at his uncle’s house in the country. But Oli has secrets too. He knows what lives in the attic. Eren – part monster, part dream, part myth. Eren who always seems so interested, who always wants to hear more about Oli’s life. Eren, who needs to hear stories to live, and will take them from Oli, no matter the cost. Learn more at http://www.erentales.com At first I thought that I wasn’t going to like Eren, I couldn’t quite get into it, and then – bam – about 10% in I was hooked. After that I couldn’t stop reading until […]

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