Tag: Paranormal

Review: The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston

Posted December 1, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston Published by Corsair on April 21, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Romance Pages: 318 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads From The New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston comes an enchanting tale of love and magic that weaves a modern day heroine together with the ancient Celtic past It has been one year since her husband’s sudden death and Tilda has moved to a secluded Welsh cottage to overcome her grief. She hoped her new home would end her visions of Mat’s death, but instead the lake seems to spark something dormant in her – a sensitivity, and a power of some sort. Animals are drawn to her, electricity shorts out when she’s near, and strangest of all, she sees a new vision; a boatful of ancient people approaching her across the lake. On this same lake in Celtic times lives Seren, a witch. She is respected but feared, kept separate from the community for her strange looks. When a vision comes to her of the Prince in a nest of […]

Review: The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter

Posted May 26, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

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 Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter Published by Sphere on May 21, 2015 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Paranormal, Romance Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Falling in love is never simple. Especially when you’re dead. When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world’s worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she’s actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she’s still here. Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn’t all it’s […]

Review: Day Shift by Charlaine Harris

Posted May 11, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments

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.Day Shift by Charlaine Harris Series: Midnight Texas #2 Published by Gollancz on May 7, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal Pages: 320 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In Midnight Crossroad, Charlaine Harris “capture[d] the same magic as the world of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and [took] it to another level” (Houston Press). Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels returns to the one-traffic-light town you see only when you’re on the way to someplace else… There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. Even in a town full of secretive people, Olivia Charity is an enigma. She lives with the vampire Lemuel, but no one knows what she does; they only know that she’s beautiful and dangerous. Psychic Manfred Bernardo finds out just how dangerous when he goes […]

Review: Half Wild by Sally Green

Posted March 27, 2015 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.Half Wild by Sally Green Series: The Half Bad Trilogy #2 Published by Penguin UK on March 25, 2015 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult Pages: 402 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads After finally meeting his elusive father, Marcus, and receiving the three gifts that confirm him as a full adult witch, Nathan is still on the run. He needs to find his friend Gabriel and rescue Annalise, now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury. Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift – a strange, wild new power that threatens to overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Soul O’Brien has seized control of the Council of White Witches and is expanding his war against Black witches into Europe. In response, an unprecedented alliance has formed between Black and White witches determined to resist him. Drawn into the rebellion by the enigmatic Black witch Van Dal, […]

Review: Half Bad by Sally Green

Posted January 5, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments

I received this book for free from Own Copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Half Bad by Sally Green Series: The Half Bad Trilogy #1 Published by Penguin on March 4, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult Pages: 416 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Wanted by no one.Hunted by everyone. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world’s most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan’s only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers—before it’s too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? Half Bad is an international sensation and the start of a brilliant trilogy: a gripping tale […]

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