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Book Review- The Hunger
Title: The Hunger Author: Alma Katsu Published: 5th April 2018 Pages: 376 Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. Depleted rations, bitter quarrels, and the mysterious death of a little boy have driven the pioneers to the brink of madness. They cannot escape the feeling that someone–or something–is stalking them. Whether it was a curse from the beautiful Tamsen, the choice to follow a disastrous experimental route West, or just plain bad luck–the 90 men, women, and…
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Book Review- Estoril
Title: Estoril Author: Dejan Tiago-Stankovic Published: 8th March 2018 Pages: 352 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 3/5 stars Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of the Second World War, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel’s guests include spies, fallen kings, refugees from the Balkans, Nazis, American diplomats and stateless Jews. The Portuguese secret police broodingly observe the visitors, terrified that their country’s neutrality will be compromised. The novel seamlessly fuses the stories of its invented characters with appearances by historical figures like the ex-King Carol of Romania, the great Polish pianist Jan Paderewski, the British…
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Book Review- The Lost Causes
Title: The Lost Causes Author: Alyssa Embree Schwartz & Jessica Koosed Etting Published: 5th September 2017 Pages: 344 Genre: YA, Mystery, Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5 Misfits. Outcasts. And the only ones who can find a killer. They’re the last people you’d ask to help with anything, much less a murder investigation. The rich girl, the obsessive, the hypochondriac, the addict and the hot-tempered athlete—people think they’re beyond help. Lost causes. But where the world sees losers, the FBI sees its only hope. With the help of a dangerous serum, the FBI erases the teens’ past problems and unlocks a psychic ability within each of them. In return, all they have to…
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It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?
This meme is hosted by Kathryn at the Book Date. ~~~ I’m trying to up my reading this month, it’s the last full month before Uni starts again, so my TBR and weekly reading goals are high! Hopefully I can reach these goals!! What I Read Last Week: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme- Lars Mytting This is a beautifully written novel, I really enjoyed it, and there’s a review to follow! The Readymade Thief- Augustus Rose I’m not sure how I feel about this novel, it was a complex and well developed plot idea but it was delivered rather limply. A review of this novel is coming soon too! What I’m…
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Book Review- Kid Normal
Title: Kid Normal Author: Greg James and Chris Smith Published: 13th July 2017 Pages: 400 Genre: Children’s fiction Rating: 4.5/5 The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for 8+ readers from popular radio personalities Greg James and Chris Smith. When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several weeks into the beginning of term, he can’t help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it’s not because he’s worried about where to sit, and making friends, and fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It’s because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake. And unlike his fellow students,…