Tag: Fiction

Review: Court of Miracles by Kester Grant

Posted June 26, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Court of Miracles by Kester Grant

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 Court of Miracles by Kester Grant Series: Court of Miracles #1 Published by Harper Voyager on June 4, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Retelling, Young Adult Pages: 464 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A diverse fantasy reimagining of Les Misérables and The Jungle Book. In the dark days following a failed French Revolution, in the violent jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, young cat-burglar Eponine (Nina) Thenardier goes head to head with merciless royalty, and the lords of the city’s criminal underworld to save the life of her adopted sister Cosette (Ettie). Her vow will take her from the city’s dark underbelly, through a dawning revolution, to the very heart of the glittering court of Louis XVII, where she must make an impossible choice between guild, blood, betrayal and war. I love and adore Les Mis, so a Court of Miracles being a retelling of that beloved story […]

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Review: Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas

Posted June 22, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas

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.Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas Published by Headline Review on 12 December 2019 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 336 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Wrap up warm and explore the breath-taking beauty of a remote Scottish island and an old house waiting to unlock enchanting family secrets. Do you need to find out where you’ve come from before you can know what the future holds? Ruby’s singing career is on the verge of hitting the big time, when her voice breaks. Fearing her career is over, she signs up for a retreat in Tenerife to recover. But an unexpected call from a stranger on a remote Scottish island takes her on a short trip to sort out some family business. It’s time to go and see the grandfather she’s never met. City girl Ruby knows she will be happy to leave the windswept beaches behind as quickly […]

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Review: I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

Posted June 17, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry

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.I Made a Mistake by Jane Corry Published by Penguin on 28th May 2020 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller Pages: 464 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads YOU DIDN’T MEAN TO DO IT.IT WAS ONLY ONCE.BUT NOW HE’S DEAD, AND SOMEONE HAS TO PAY . . . The darkly addictive new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away, Blood Sisters and My Husband’s Wife. In Poppy Page’s mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are not. Until now, Poppy has never questioned which she was. But when handsome, charming Matthew Gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changes. Poppy makes a single mistake – and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagine. Someone is going to pay for it with their life […]

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Review: Finale by Stephanie Garber

Posted June 15, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Finale by Stephanie Garber

Finale by Stephanie Garber Series: Caraval #3 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on May 30, 2019 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 416 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Welcome, welcome to Finale, the third and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series! Welcome, welcome to Caraval…all games must come to an end. It’s been two months since the last Caraval concluded, two months since the Fates have been freed from an enchanted deck of cards, two months since Tella has seen Legend, and two months since Legend claimed the empire’s throne as his own. Now, Legend is preparing for his official coronation and Tella is determined to stop it. She believes her own mother, who still remains in an enchanted sleep, is the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile, Scarlett has started a game of her own. She’s challenged Julian and her former fiancé, Count Nicolas d’Arcy, to a competition where the winner will receive her hand in marriage. Finaly, Scarlett feels as if she is in complete control over her […]

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Review: Mirage by Somaiya Daud

Posted June 6, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Mirage by Somaiya Daud

I received this book for free from Fairyloot, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Mirage by Somaiya Daud Series: Mirage #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on August 28, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 311 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Fairyloot, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The crown of Dihya had been stripped from me, my face changed, my body broken. But I was not a slave and I was not a spare. I was my mother’s daughter, and I would survive and endure. I would find my way back home. In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation, and of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventures, and travel beyond her isolated moon. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that […]

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