Tag: Penguin Random House UK Children’s

Review: Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Posted October 5, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven Published by Penguin on October 6, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 392 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed ‘America’s Fattest Teen’. But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to see who she really is. Since her mum’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER. I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything. Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin too. Yes, he’s got swagger, but he’s also mastered the art of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a secret: he can’t recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He’s the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild […]

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Review: Half Wild by Sally Green

Posted March 27, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Half Wild by Sally Green

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, […]

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Review: Half Lies by Sally Green

Posted January 19, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Half Lies by Sally Green

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 Lies by Sally Green Series: The Half Bad Trilogy #0.5 Published by Penguin Young Readers Group on November 13, 2014 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Novella, Short Stories, Young Adult Pages: 61 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Meet Michele and Gabriel: young Black Witches in a brave new world. Their mother was brutally murdered. Their father drowns his pain at the bottom of a bottle. They begin a new life in Florida, where Michele meets a White Witch boy, but the divide between Black and White Witches is as dangerous as ever. Soon Michele is caught between love and loyalty, truth and lies. Could falling in love be the deadliest mistake she’s ever made? Well, Half Bad was a great book but Half Lies, told from Michele’s perspective in the form of her diary, is even better. And the simple reason is Gabriel. I loved him in Half Bad and was semi-frustrated […]

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Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Posted January 12, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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.All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Published by Penguin on January 8, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 388 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the ‘natural wonders’ of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself – a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. […]

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