Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (5th June 2012) - originally published in 2011 Blurb: Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's… Continue reading Review – Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor
The Young Elites by Marie Lu Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (7th Oct 2014) Blurb: I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of… Continue reading Review – The Young Elites (The Young Elites #1) by Marie Lu
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (6th Oct 2015) Genre: YA, fantasy Blurb: Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his… Continue reading Review – Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Geek Girl: All Wrapped Up by Holly Smale Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books (5th Nov 2015) Genre: Contemporary YA Blurb: Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas. She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows that the first artificial… Continue reading Review – All Wrapped Up (Geek Girl #1.5) by Holly Smale
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Publisher: Square Fish (4th Feb 2014) Genre: Sci-fi, dystopian, YA Blurb: Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison―even though she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive if she does―in this second installment from Marissa Meyer. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there… Continue reading Review – Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
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