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Review | Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Read more: Review | Furyborn by Claire LegrandTitle: Furyborn (2018) Author: Claire Legrand Publisher: Sourcebooks Read: 1st – 5th June 2019 Genre: fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is…
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Review | Beastly Bones by William Ritter
Read more: Review | Beastly Bones by William RitterTitle: Beastly Bones (2014) Author: William Ritter Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Read: 21st – 25th May 2019 Genre: YA fantasy; historical; mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “Some girls work in shops or sell flowers. Some girls find husbands and play house. I assist a mad detective in investigating unexplained phenomena. My name is Abigail Rook, and…
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Review | Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Read more: Review | Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidTitle: Daisy Jones & The Six (2019) Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher/Imprint: Cornerstone/Hutchinson Read: 3rd – 7th April 2019 Genre: historical fiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “They were the new icons of rock and roll, fated to burn bright and not fade away. But on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. There was Daisy,…
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Review | The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
Read more: Review | The Flatshare by Beth O’LearyTitle: The Flatshare (2019) Author: Beth O’Leary Publisher: Quercus Books Read: 30th April – 21st May 2019 Genre: contemporary; romance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “Tiffy and Leon share a flat. Tiffy and Leon share a bed. Tiffy and Leon have never met… Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs…
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Review | Jackaby by William Ritter
Read more: Review | Jackaby by William RitterTitle: Jackaby (2014) Author: William Ritter Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Read: 4th – 10th May 2019 Genre: YA fantasy; historical; mystery Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the…
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Review | These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch
Read more: Review | These Rebel Waves by Sara RaaschTitle: These Rebel Waves (2018) Author: Sara Raasch Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Read: 7th – 14th April 2019 Genre: YA fantasy; historical; LGBTQ Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Adeluna is a soldier. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Argrid, a country ruled by religion. But adjusting to postwar life…
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Review | Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Read more: Review | Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonTitle: Red, White & Royal Blue (2019) Author: Casey McQuiston Publisher: St Martin’s Griffin Release Date: 14th May 2019 Read: 19th – 20th April Genre: LGBTQIA; romance; contemporary Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure…
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Review | The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Read more: Review | The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonTitle: The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019) Author: Samantha Shannon Publisher: Bloomsbury Read: 3rd – 28th March 2019 Genre: fantasy Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars “A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive…
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Review | Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
Read more: Review | Throne of Jade by Naomi NovikTitle: Throne of Jade (2006) Author: Naomi Novik Publisher: Harper Voyager Read: 5th – 16th March 2019 Genre: fantasy; historical fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “Captain William Laurence of the British Air Corps and his dragon, Temeraire, begin their slow voyage to China, fearful that upon landing they will be forced to part by Imperial decree.…
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Review | The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Read more: Review | The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani ChokshiTitle: The Star-Touched Queen (2016) Author: Roshani Chokshi Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Read: 26th – 27th February 2019 Genre: fantasy; young-adult; mythology Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars “Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. Content to follow more…
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