Tag: Fiction

Review: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Posted April 9, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

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 Here and Now by Ann Brashares Published by Delacorte Press on April 8, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 256 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins. Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with […]

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Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

Posted April 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

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.Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Published by Headline Review on January 16, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 273 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Leonard Peacock is turning 18. And he wants to say goodbye. Not to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing something tragic and horrific. Nor to his mum who’s moved out and left him to fend form himself. But to his four friends. A Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour A teenage violin virtuoso A pastor’s daughter A teacher Most of the time, Leonard believes he’s weird and sad but these friends have made him think that maybe he’s not. He wants to thank them, and bid them farewell. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is similar to The Silver Lining Playbook in many ways. Similar to Pat where the characters are considered to be strange, yet understand life and its rules better than the […]

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Pastime Pleasures #4 – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Posted April 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 1 Comment
Pastime Pleasures #4 – Graceling by Kristin Cashore

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 […]

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Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

Posted April 3, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

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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Review: The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde

Posted April 2, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde

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 Perfect Match by Katie Fforde Published by Century on March 13, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 357 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The wonderfully romantic new novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love. Three years ago Bella Castle left her home town nursing a broken heart over Dominic Thane, the man she fell in love with but couldn’t have …Now she’s made a new life for herself in the country, working as an estate agent. Bella loves her job and she loves her boyfriend Nevil. But recently he’s been preoccupied, and she’s starting to question if his future hopes and dreams are a perfect match for hers. And when Dominic turns up unexpectedly in search of his dream house, she begins to wonder if home is really where the heart is. But she’s over him, isn’t she? There were so many moments […]

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