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I decided to read The Hazel Wood because it intrigued me with its different take on fairy tales. At the moment I am enjoying the re-imaginations of fairytale and like the idea of reading one with a dark take. Alice is a seventeen year old girl who has spent her life on the road, always leaving when her bad luck finally catches up with her. When her Ella mother receives a letter saying her Grandmother… Continue reading The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood #1) by Melissa Albert
I was drawn to Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore due to its name to be honest, as Bibliophile I can not say no to a book that revolves around a bookstore. Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore follows Lydia Smith, a clerk at the Bright Idea Bookstore, she lives a quiet life hoping not to be noticed. This changes when one of the regular customer of Bright Idea Joey kills himself in the store and… Continue reading Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore Matthew .J. Sullivan
I was interested in Shadow Man because I read a lot of crime fiction and like that this book was based in the 80's, in a small California town. Detective Ben Wade has moved back to his home town of Rancho Santa Elena, for a quieter life with his daughter and now ex-wife. The perfect town, with it perfect streets and excellent school, but the town perfect exterior starts to fade when a serial killer starts… Continue reading Shadow Man by Alan Drew
I received an advanced reader coy of The City of Brass, in my November Illumicrate box. TBH I had not heard about the book before, but once I had read the synopsis I was very intrigued. Nahri has grown up on the streets of 18th Century Cario only believing in herself a not magic. She is a con woman with unbelievable skills, which allow her to con money out of Ottoman nobles. When in the… Continue reading The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty
The Cruel Prince is the highly anticipated Young Adult Fantasy, I had read the synopsis of the book and was honestly looking forward to reading this book. When you are looking forward to reading a book there is always that slight worry that it won't live up to expectations, but this book lived up to and smashed by expectations. When I was reading this book I stop myself saying out loud 'Amaze Balls'. It's not… Continue reading The Cruel Prince (The Folk of Air #1) by Holly Black