May was a big month for anticipated releases, so I went into it expecting to acquire a few books, and sure enough I popped in to Waterstones very early in the month, and left with five books. I have no self control when it comes to books, especially just lately. The only plus side to … More May Book Haul
Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Series: Arc of a Scythe book 1 Publisher: Walker Books Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Publication Date: 1st February 2018 Rating: 5 Stars – Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository – Wordery – Summary A dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war … More Review: Scythe – by Neal Shusterman
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish list prompt originally hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The theme for this week is: May 29: Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In I’ve decided to split this weeks list so I can cover both sides of the prompt. It was … More Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In
Title: A Secret Beat Author: Rebecca Denton Publisher: Atom Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: 2 Stars Summary You’ve got one shot… Alexia Falls is eighteen, living in her parents’ New York penthouse and working with superstar boyband The Keep. But with her heart set on independence and a career behind the camera, she trades … More Review: A Secret Beat
Title: Goodbye, Perfect Author: Sara Barnard Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 8th February 2018 (UK) Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository Summary When I was wild, you were steady . . . Now you are wild – what am I? Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much … More Review: Goodbye, Perfect – by Sara Barnard
Title: Defy the Worlds Author: Claudia Gray Series: Book 2 Publisher: Hot Key Books Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 3rd April 2018 Rating: 5 Stars Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository My Review: Defy the Stars (Book 1) Summary Noemi Vidal has returned to her planet, Genesis, as an outsider – ostracised for refusing to … More Review: Defy The Worlds
Title: The Poet X Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Publisher: Electric Monkey Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: 4.5 Stars – Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository – Wordery – Summary A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut … More Review: The Poet X
Title: Starfish Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman Publisher: Ink Road Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 5th April 2018 Rating: 4 Stars Amazon UK – Waterstones – Book Depository Summary Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep … More Review: Starfish – by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Title: Leah on the Offbeat Author: Becky Albertalli Publisher: Penguin Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 3rd May 2018 Rating: 4.5 Stars – Waterstones – Amazon UK – Book Depository – Wordery – Summary Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this … More Review: Leah on the Offbeat – by Becky Albertalli
Title: Renegades Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Format: E-ARC via Netgalley Publication Date: 5th April 2018 Rating: 5 Stars Summary Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and … More Review: Renegades – by Marissa Meyer
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