Title: The Princess Diaries   Author: Meg Cabot   Genre: Young Adult   Publisher: Harper Teen   Format: Paperback Pages: 228 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   What? A princess??   Me??? Yeah, right.   Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking … Continue reading Book Review: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Title: Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult   Publisher: Harper Teen   Format: Paperback Pages: 383 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.   The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, … Continue reading Book Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Title: Heir of Fire Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult  Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Celaena Sardothien, heroine of the New York Times bestselling series, rises from the ashes to burn even brighter than before.   Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at … Continue reading Book Review: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Strange Medicine Author: Mike Russell Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Format: ebook Pages: 146 Rating: 3.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   We recommend the following prescription: Strange Medicine - weird and wonderful stories for all that ails you. Strange Medicine is a fantastic collection of extraordinary tales of transformation by UK weird-fiction … Continue reading Book Review: Strange Medicine by Mike Russell

Title: Crown of Midnight Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 418 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   An assassin's loyalties are always in doubt but her heart never wavers   Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from … Continue reading Book Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Title: 1776 Author: David McCullough Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Format: Paperback Pages: 386 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence - when the whole American cause was … Continue reading Book Review: 1776 by David McCullough

Title: The Winner’s Kiss Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Format: Hardcover Pages: 484 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Some kisses come at a price.   War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he … Continue reading Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Winner’s Crime Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Format: Hardcover Pages: 402 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): Following your heart can be a crime A royal wedding means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage … Continue reading Book Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

Title: A Court of Wings and Ruin    Author: Sarah J Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Hardcover Pages: 705 Rating: 5/5 stars *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis (Goodreads):   A nightmare, I’d told Tamlin. I was the nightmare.   Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to … Continue reading Book Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Murder in the Dark   Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Short Stories, Poetry, Fiction Publisher: Virago Press (UK) Format: Paperback Pages: 110 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): * 'Direct, unpretentious, humorous' SUNDAY TIMES Review: “Prayer is wanting. Jesus, Jesus he says, but he's not praying to Jesus, he's praying to you, not to your body … Continue reading Book Review: Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood