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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: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon

Posted October 8, 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 Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon Published by Headline on June 5, 2014 Genres: Non-Fiction Pages: 320 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Bryony Gordon survived her adolescence by dreaming about the life she’d have in her twenties: the perfect job; the lovely flat; the amazing boyfriend. The reality was something of a shock. Her Telegraph column was a diary of her daily screw-ups; she lived in a series of squalid shoe boxes; and her most meaningful relationship of the entire decade was with a Marlboro Light. Here in the Sunday Times bestselling THE WRONG KNICKERS Bryony busts open the glamorized myth of what it means to be a young (perpetually) single girl about London town, and shares the horrible and hilarious truth. The truth about picking up a colleague at the STI clinic; sinking into debt to fund a varied diet of wine, crisps and vodka; and how it […]

Review: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

Posted September 17, 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 Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell Published by Headline on June 17, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Novella, Short Stories Pages: 74 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Beautifully illustrated by renowned artist Eddie Campbell, this is a four-colour edition of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novelette “The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains”- a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and a search for hidden treasure. The text of The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains was first published in the collection Stories: All New Tales (Headline, 2010). This gorgeous full-colour illustrated book version was born of a unique collaboration between writer Neil Gaiman and artist Eddie Campbell, who brought to vivid life the characters and landscape of Gaiman’s story. In August 2010, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains was performed in the concert hall of […]

Review: Poppy Does Paris by Nicola Doherty

Posted August 27, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 3 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.Poppy Does Paris by Nicola Doherty Published by Headline Review on January 15, 2015 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The first instalment in this hilarious, romantic and unputdownable five-part series. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk’s I Heart… novels. Paris. City of love, city of romance. The last place you want to go to on a work trip when you’re in the middle of an epic dry spell. But that’s where Poppy is headed, along with her colleague Charlie, who’s shallow and annoying but very, very good-looking. During a white-wine-fuelled session with her friend Alice, Poppy concocts the perfect plan: work by day, and have some no-strings fun with Charlie by night. Of course, it might prove a little more complicated than that, but it’s nothing Poppy can’t handle – or is it? Girls on Tour is an irresistible series of […]

Review: Boy21 by Matthew Quick

Posted August 1, 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.Boy21 by Matthew Quick Published by Headline on June 19, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 277 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It’s never been easy for Finley, particularly at home. But two things keep him going: his place on the basketball team and his girlfriend, Erin – the light in even the darkest of his days. Then Russ arrives. He answers only to Boy21, claims to be from outer space, and also has a past he wants to escape. He’s one of the best high school basketball players in the country and threatens to steal Finley’s starting position. Against all the odds, Russ and Finley become friends. Russ could change everything for Finley, both for better and for worse. But sometimes the person you least expect can give you the courage to face what’s gone before …and work out where you’re going next. Like all of Matthew Quick‘s […]

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