Tag: Hodder & Stoughton

Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

Posted October 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

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.Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando Published by Hodder & Stoughton on January 2, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 279 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It’s time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl’s summer—and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to college begins, life at home becomes increasingly complex. With family relationships and childhood friendships strained by change, it suddenly seems that the only people Elizabeth and Lauren can rely on are the complicated new boys in their lives . . . and each other. Even though they’ve never met. As an ex-student […]

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Review: Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted October 2, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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.Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Covenant #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on August 14, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 383 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads First book in the addictive Covenant series from #1 New York Times bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout.HALF-BLOOD is the unputdownable first book in the acclaimed Covenant series from #1 New York Times bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout. This special paperback edition also includes the prequel novella DAIMON. The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi – pure-bloods – have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals – well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming […]

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Review: Now That You’re Gone by Julie Corbin

Posted July 30, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Now That You’re Gone by Julie Corbin

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.Now That You’re Gone by Julie Corbin Published by Hodder & Stoughton on June 5, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads From the author of DO ME NO HARM and WHAT GOES AROUND.Isla’s brother, an ex-Marine and private investigator, has just been found drowned in the River Clyde. But Isla is convinced he was murdered. The coroner declares it an accidental death. The police are happy to close the case. Determined to find out what really happened the night Dougie died, and what he was doing in Glasgow, she starts looking into his unsolved cases. What she finds will put her in grave danger and force her to question everything she thought she knew about those closest to her . . . ‘A twist laden, psychological thriller.’ Reading in Bed ‘This is very much a character driven novel with a strong and exciting […]

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Review: Panic by Lauren Oliver

Posted March 16, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Panic by Lauren Oliver

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.Panic by Lauren Oliver Series: Panic #1 Published by HarperCollins on March 4th 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Pages: 408 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought. Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he […]

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