Book: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Pages: 536 (Hardcover) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Published: March 28th, 2017 Synopsis: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the […]
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Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 10/08/2017Book: The Upside of Unrequited Author: Becky Albertalli Pages: 368 (Paperback) Publisher: Penguin Published: 11th April, 2017 ISBN: 9780141356112 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love-she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her […]
Book: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Pages: 448 (Paperback) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 12th May, 2016 ISBN: 1447294146 Synopsis: Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely […]
Review: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 11/06/2017Book: Illuminae (Illuminae Files #1) Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Pages: 604 (Hardcover) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Published: 20th October, 2015 Synopsis: This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations […]
Book: Queens of Geek Author: Jen Wilde Pages: 288 (Paperback) Publisher: Swoon Reads Published: March 14, 2017 Synopsis: When BFFs Charlie, Taylor and Jamie go to SupaCon, they know it’s going to be a blast. What they don’t expect is for it to change their lives forever. Charlie likes to stand out. SupaCon is her […]
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 07/04/2017The Young Elites series (The Young Elites – The Rose Society – The Midnight Star) seems to be one of those “either you love it or you hate it”- series. I, for my part, am a total fan of it. I’ve already devoured Marie Lu’s Legend trilogy and then when I’ve heard of a new […]