My favourite classics, in no particular order, are: 1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 This was the first adult novel I ever read. I can’t even remember how old I was, but it seemed like an enormous book to me. I was perhaps six or seven. It was given to me by some relative because IContinue reading “My Favourite Classics”
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Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison
Publisher: HarlequinTeen Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Pages: 320 (paperback) Release Date: 31 January 2012 Source: Netgalley. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Goodreads.com) A contemporary young-adult retelling inspired by the classic 1938 romantic suspense bestseller Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They call me ‘New Girl‘… Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl.Continue reading “Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison”
Review: Good Girls by Laura Ruby
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Pages: 304 (paperback) Release Date: 1 September 2006 Source: Library. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Goodreads.com) Audrey Porter is a “good girl”: a good student, a great daughter, an amazing friend. She’s also the last person anyone expects to be hanging out with Luke DeSalvio, the hottest guy at Audrey’s school. ButContinue reading “Review: Good Girls by Laura Ruby”
Review: Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
Publisher: Pocket Books/MTV Books Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary Pages: 245 (paperback) Release Date: 17 March 2009 Source: Library. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Goodreads.com) HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep herContinue reading “Review: Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols”
Review: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Fiewel & Friends Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Young Adult Pages: 387 (hardcover) Release Date: January 3 2012 Source: Purchased. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Amazon.co.uk) A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth’s fate hinges on one girl… CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She’s reviled by her stepmotherContinue reading “Review: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer”
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