Tag: Fantasy

Review: First Impression by Pauline Creeden

Posted April 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.First Impression by Pauline Creeden Series: Shadow Maven #1 Published by AltWit Press on March 31, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Pages: 176 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Chira Kelly thought she didn’t need anyone…until she met Ben. Because of one ugly rumor, Chira lives as an outcast at her school. Which is fine with her, because she works better alone. Always has, always will. And at least she has her one and only true friend, Tasha. When Tasha insists that they join a group to visit a possibly haunted abandoned old schoolhouse, she’s wary, but joins her friend. Because of that decision, their lives are in jeopardy as a malevolent spirit targets the group. Tragedies and accidents pick them off one by one, and Chira finds herself drawn to the one person who can see the truth. But can he protect her? So I’m not really […]

Review: The Quick by Lauren Owen

Posted April 23, 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.The Quick by Lauren Owen Published by Random House on June 17, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Thriller Pages: 523 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads An astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London London, 1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society, and finds love in an unexpected quarter. Then, suddenly, he vanishes without a trace. Unnerved, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine city that greets her, she uncovers a secret world at the margins populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling “Doctor Knife.” But the answer to […]

Pastime Pleasures #5 – Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

Posted April 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments

Welcome to my feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. 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. Bitten is the first book of Women of the Otherworld Series and can be read independently or by sequence. The narrator of Bitten is Elena, a werewolf, who was bitten 10 years previously. We follows Elena from denying that she is a werewolf to becoming more accepting and joining the pack. Bitten is set in a modern world, and will make you wonder if such super-naturals exist and if so how well hidden are they? There is action, adventure and romance packed into this brilliant book. And you cannot but help fall in love with the playful pack of wolves. Nor wonder why Elena wanted to abandon that life. Although saying that there are some occasions which made me very glad […]

Pastime Pleasures #4 – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Posted April 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 1 Comment

Welcome to my feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Graceling by Kristin Cashore. 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. Graceling is a lovely fantasy where those with magical ability – a grace – are shunned or even feared by the rest of society. Their graces can vary from the useful to the obscene and it is their different coloured eyes that give them away. Katsa has the Graceling of killing and is exploited by her uncle to torture and control the people he rules. Yet Katsa rebels and refusing to change herself in order to conform to society and what is expected of her. She remains herself. This is a book that will leave you rooting for Katsa and Po’s relationship to flourish while you explore a semi-medieval world from the eyes of those with special abilities. Can Katsa find […]

Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

Posted April 3, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 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.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 […]

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