A Shade of Blood by Bella Forrest

Published: 8th April 2013 By: Self Published Source: Purchased My rating: 4 of 5 stars Back on the beach at Cancun, the same place they were both taken from months ago, Sofia and Ben aren't ready to go home yet. And having missed it for so long, they find themselves trying to soak up as much sun...

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The Pirate's Wish (The Assassin's Curse #2) by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Published: 4th June 2013 By: Strange Chemistry Source: Netgalley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this second instalment in the The Assassin's Curse duology. I'd really liked Ananna and Naji in the first book, and I was hoping things were going to turn out a certain way. Adding a manticore...

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Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Dare You To by Katie McGarry Published: 28th May 2013 By: Harlequin Teen/Mira Ink Source: Netgalley My rating: 3 of 5 stars Unfortunately, Dare you To, for me, was just like any other contemporary romance out there. Great for those who favour this genre, but it just didn't wow me. Pushing the Limits...

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Charm & Strange by Stephanie kuehn

Published: 11th June 2011 By: St. Martin's Griffin Source: Netgalley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don't quite know how to review this book. I went into it expecting something completely different than what I actually got, so I'd recommend going into this book blind. Don't read the blurb, and definitely...

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Netgalley/Edelweiss Month

So the books from Netgalley/Edelweiss that I managed to read this month are below. Unfortunately, I only managed to read a total of 7.        You can read my review of Ink here, reviews for the others will appear on the blog over the next couple of weeks. I can...

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Ink by Amanda Sun

Ink by Amanda Sun Published: 5th July 2013 By: Mira Ink Source: Netgalley My rating: 4 of 5 stars With a mixed bag of reviews for Ink, I did head into it with some hesitation, only to be pleasantly surprised. After Katie's mom dies, she has to move to Japan to live with her aunt Diane. She's out...

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Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins Published: 30th April 2013 By: Harper Teen Source: Purchased My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've come to the conclusion that Kaidan Rowe is a lot of the reason that I love this series. As he's trying to stay away from Anna to keep her safe from the Dukes, he's missing for most...

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Stacking the Shelves #30

Stacking The Shelves is all about the books we are adding to our shelves each week, (and filling our kindle) sharing with you our excitement for our newest titles and maybe have you discover a new book in the process! Hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews My last STS post was on...

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Fall of Night (Morganville Vampires #14) by Rachel Caine

Published: 2nd May 2013 By: Allison & Busby Source: Purchased My rating: 4 of 5 stars The last 166 pages brought this to a 4, before then, we were looking at a 3. The Morganville Vampire series has always been one of my favourites, but Bitterblood just wasn't up to scratch. So when I started...

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The Gathering Dark by Leigh Bardugo

Published: 7th June 2012 By: Indigo Source: Library copy My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Gathering Dark (Shadow and Bone) is a book that almost passed me by. The Shadow and Bone cover didn't attract my attention and the blurb didn't appeal to  me at all. But when great review after great review...

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