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2015 in Reviews

This year I have tried to mix up my reading, as I am currently writing books in two genres, YA and MG. There has been a definite increase in my reading of YA and Contemporary books, but I have...

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Book Review | A Pair of Docks (#1) | Jennifer Ellis

A PAIR OF DOCKS (DERIVATIVES OF DISPLACEMENT #1) by Jennifer Ellis Published December 9th 2013 by Moonbird Press 300 pages Kindle edition Purchased from Amazon Fourteen-year-old Abbey Sinclair likes to...

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Book Review | Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3) | Robert Galbraith

CAREER OF EVIL  (CORMORAN STRIKE #3) by Robert Gabraith (J.K. Rowling) Published October 20th 2015 by Sphere 494 pages Kindle edition Purchased from Amazon When a mysterious package is delivered to...

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February Rap | News | Mini-Reviews | Plans | Offers

Welcome to my first monthly rap of news, mini reviews, plans and offers. As this is the first post of my new schedule, it includes information from January and February. QUEST SERIES Since completing...

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March Rap | News | Mini-Reviews | Plans | Offers

Welcome to my March rap of news, mini reviews, plans and offers. QUEST SERIES Very quiet on the QUEST front. I haven’t done anything at all with this series, but getting back into reviewing and...

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Mini Review | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children | Ransom Riggs

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs Young Adult | Fantasy Released 7th June 2011 This amazing book centres around a collection of old photos, which prove to be a tangible link...

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Mini Review | Glimpse | Steven Whibley

GLIMPSE by Steven Whibley Young Adult | Fantasy | Mystery Released 1st April 2013 This book popped up on Bookbub a while ago, so I thought I’d give it a go. The great cover was a definite hook. In the...

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Series Trouble | I’ve Started, Should I Finish? | Heroes of Olympus

I’m a writer, but I’m also a reader, and it has recently dawned on me that I have a series problem. I love reading books that are part of a series, so whenever a new one catches my eye, l’m up for it....

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Mini Review | The Timer | Arden Banks

THE TIMER by Arden Banks Young Adult | Time Travel | Science Fiction Released 9th February 2016 From the start this reminded me of another book, The Maze Runner. It was a similar concept, but tamer and...

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Series Trouble | I’ve Started, Should I Finish? | Janitors

The next series in my Series Trouble series is… Regular visitors will know that I’ve decided to do a series (yes it’s completely ironic) of posts to share my impressions (from when I read the books) of...

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Mini Review | Awakening (Benjamin Dragon #1) | C.G. Cooper

AWAKENING (Benjamin Dragon 1) by C.G. Cooper Middle Grade | Fantasy | Mystery Released  8th July 2014 This is my first freebie from Bookbub. The name suggests Dragons, doesn’t it? I will reveal that it...

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Series Trouble | I’ve Started, Should I Finish? | Royal Institute of Magic

The next series in my Series Trouble series is… Regular visitors will know that I’ve decided to do a series (yes it’s completely ironic) of posts to share my impressions (from when I read the books) of...

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Series Trouble | I’ve Started, Should I Finish? | TimeRiders

The next series in my Series Trouble series is… Regular visitors will know that I’ve decided to do a series (yes it’s completely ironic) of posts to share my impressions (from when I read the books) of...

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Mini Review | Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery | Scott Peters

 Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery (Zet Mystery Case #2) by Scott Peters Middle Grade | Mystery 156 pages Released 2nd November 2012   Do You Love Mysteries? “Zet and the Egyptian Amulet Mystery”...

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Mini Review | Shirley Link and the Safe Case | Ben Zackheim

Shirley Link & The Safe Case (Shirley Link, #1) by Ben Zackheim Middle Grade | Mystery 102 pages Released 4th July 2012 “I put on my kindest face for the poor man. I even smile a little. Marie...

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Mini Review | Fireflies | Bree Wolf

FIREFLIES by Bree Wolf Upper Middle Grade/YA | Growing Up 161 pages Published September 2013 Kindle edition In the buzzing city of New York, 12-year-old Gabriel Scott retreats from his parents’...

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Mini Review | The Infinite Sea | 5th Wave #2 | Rick Yancey

THE INFINITE SEA (5th Wave #2) by Rick Yancey Young Adult | Dystopian | Science Fiction 388 pages Published September 9th 2014 The Infinite Sea is the hugely anticipated follow-up to the phenomenal –...

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Mini Review | The Paladins of Naretia | T.P. Keane

THE PALADINS OF NARETIA (Naretia book 1) by T.P. Keane Young Adult | Fantasy 330 pages Published February 28th 2016 Kindle edition Olórin’s adopted son, Aramus, is a creature unlike any in the kingdom...

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Mini Review | Justice (Jet 6)| Russell Blake

Justice (Jet 6) by Russell Blake Action | Thriller Released  23rd December 2013 Kindle edition Ever since reading the first Jet book I’ve been a fan. Justice is book 6 and just like the others it’s...

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Mini Review | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | HP8 | J.K. Rowling |...

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (HP #8) by J.K. Rowling Middle Grade | Young Adult | Fantasy 320 pages | Kindle Edition Published July 31st 2016 Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack...

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