Lissa

Style: not just something you’re born with

I try not to give much writing advice on this blog because I only have a lifetime of reading, a four year English degree and two moderate bestsellers to my name. However, there are a few things I want to get off my chest that I’ve come across time and time again not only inContinue reading “Style: not just something you’re born with”

Review: Fever (Chemical Gardens #2) by Lauren DeStefano

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Pages: 341 pages (hardcover) Release Date: February 21 2012 Source: Purchased. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Amazon.co.uk) For 17-year-old Rhine Ellery, a daring escape from a suffocating polygamous marriage is only the beginning… Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap,Continue reading “Review: Fever (Chemical Gardens #2) by Lauren DeStefano”

Sirengate: My Two Cents

I’ve not wanted to say anything about Sirengate (which, despite happening in January, has only come to light recently) because, although it saddens me, it doesn’t affect me directly. I don’t follow the Story Siren (because I don’t enjoy her reviews) and I’ve kept to a small section of the book blogging world (Goodreads) untilContinue reading “Sirengate: My Two Cents”

Review: Wither (Chemical Gardens #1) by Lauren DeStefano

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Pages: 358 pages (hardcover) Release Date: March 22nd 2011 Source: Via the author in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Amazon.co.uk) What if you knew exactly when you would die? Thanks to modern science, every human being has become aContinue reading “Review: Wither (Chemical Gardens #1) by Lauren DeStefano”

Things I Am Irrationally Afraid Of

I was talking the other day to a close friend and telling her that I like to face my fears. I moved to the other side of the world to be with the Viking even though it scared me. I’ve enquired about donating blood because I’m afraid of needles (but I can’t give because myContinue reading “Things I Am Irrationally Afraid Of”