Tag: Scholastic

Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Posted July 19, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Series: The Hunger Games #0 Published by Scholastic on May 19, 2020 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 517 Format: Hardback Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must weigh his need […]

Review: Rick by Alex Gino

Posted July 10, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Rick by Alex Gino

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.Rick by Alex Gino Published by Scholastic Press on April 21, 2020 Genres: Children’s, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 240 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity apart from his jerk of a best friend. Rick’s never questioned much. He’s gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff’s acted like a bully and a jerk. He’s let his father joke with him about which hot girls he might want to date even though that kind of talk always makes him uncomfortable. And he hasn’t given his own identity much thought, because everyone else around him seemed to have figured it out. But now Rick’s gotten to middle school, and new doors are opening. One of them leads to the school’s Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities congregate, […]

Blog Tour / Review: Show Stealer by Hayley Barker

Posted August 20, 2018 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Show Stealer by Hayley Barker

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.Show Stealer by Hayley Barker Series: Show Stopper #2 Published by Scholastic on August 2, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 400 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Hoshiko and Ben have been on the run since they burned Silvio Sabatini’s circus down to the ground at the explosive finale of SHOW STOPPER. But Ben’s mother will stop at nothing to track him down and get her revenge: backing him into a corner where he is forced to sacrifice himself to save Hoshiko. The deadliest show on earth has been resurrected and if Ben thought he’d seen into its dark corners as an outsider, the true extent of the horrors that lurk beneath the Big Top are about to be revealed as he becomes the circus’ new star attraction… So I am still reeling from reading Show Stealer a week on! I thought that Show Stopper was amazing but […]

Review: Show Stopper by Hayley Barker

Posted June 1, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Show Stopper by Hayley Barker

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.Show Stopper by Hayley Barker Series: Show Stopper #1 Published by Scholastic on June 1st 2017 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 400 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus – to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives – pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge. Ben, the teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with Hoshiko, a young performer. They come from harshly different worlds – but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport. If you are after something a bit like Caravel (if you want […]

Pastime Pleasures #24 – The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

Posted January 9, 2015 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 4 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #24 –  The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman. 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.   Sally is sixteen, an orphan and for the time has had a most unusual education and upbringing. After her father drowns in suspicious circumstances in the south China sea, Sally finds herself in grave danger. And to make matters worse Sally only has one living relation, an extremely scornful aunt, and due to her father’s complicated will, her inheritance is a little less than what she was expecting. And then what is Sally meant to do with the anonymous misspelled note sent to her in the post. What on earth could “Sali beware of the seven blessings. Marchbanks will help chattum. Bware darling.” possibly mean? Sally is a resourceful, intelligent and independent person, who manges to […]