Hey guys, guess who is finally back! It is David! Lois has been really busy at the minute and won't be able to post Top Ten Tuesday today (look out for it tomorrow). So, I have come to the rescue and written a book review for a book I read whilst on holiday this year.… Continue reading Book Review: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
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Book Review: Super Awkward by Beth Garrod
Title: Super Awkward(2016) Author: Beth Garrod Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Humour and Fiction Publisher: Scholastic UK Release Date: 1st September 2016 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: Lois SYNOPSIS: "I, Bella Fisher, am absolutely WINNING at FAILING at life. 1. I once got my tongue stuck to a box of Calippos in a supermarket. 2. I accidentally called my geography teacher Mum. Twice. He… Continue reading Book Review: Super Awkward by Beth Garrod
Book Review: Countless by Karen Gregory
Title: Countless (2017) Author: Karen Gregory Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Health, Mental Health and Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Release Date: 4th May 2017 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois SYNOPSIS: "When Hedda discovers she is pregnant, she doesn’t believe she could ever look after a baby. The numbers just don’t add up. She is young, and still in the grip of an eating… Continue reading Book Review: Countless by Karen Gregory
Book Review: Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Title: Fly on the Wall (2006) Author: E. Lockhart Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary and Fiction Publisher: Hot Key Books Release Date: 14th March 2006 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois SYNOPSIS: "At the Manhattan School for Art and Music, where everyone is “different” and everyone is “special,” Gretchen Yee feels ordinary. She’s the kind of girl who sits alone at… Continue reading Book Review: Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Our Memory Like Dust Blog Tour and Book Review!
Title: Our Memory Like Dust (2017) Author: Gavin Chait Genres: Science Fiction, Contemporary and Futuristic Publisher: Doubleday and Transworld Books Release Date: 27th July 2017 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois SYNOPSIS: "Shakiso Collard leads the evacuation from Benghazi as jihadis overwhelm the refugee camp where she works. On arrival in Paris, she is betrayed by her boss, Oktar Samboa, and watches in despair as those… Continue reading Our Memory Like Dust Blog Tour and Book Review!
Book Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Title: The Upside of Unrequited (2017) Author: Becky Albertalli Genres: Young adult, Contemporary, Mental Health, LGBTQ+ and Family Publisher: Penguin Radom House UK Children's Release Date: 11th April 2017 Rating: ★★★★★ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: "Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love-she's lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always… Continue reading Book Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Book Review: Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik
Title: Things I Should Have Known (2017) Author: Claire LaZebnik Genres: Young adult, Contemporary, Health and Mental Health Publisher: HMH Books for Young Reader Release Date: 28th March 2017 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: "Things Chloe knew: Her sister, Ivy, was lonely. Ethan was a perfect match. Ethan’s brother, David, was an arrogant jerk. Things… Continue reading Book Review: Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik
Book Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen
Title: Optimists Die First (2017) Author: Susin Nielsen Genres: Young adult, Contemporary and Mental Health Publisher: Andersen Press and Penguin Random House UK Children's Release Date: 2nd March 2017 Rating: ★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: "Petula has avoided friendship and happiness ever since tragedy struck her family and took her beloved younger sister Maxine. Worse, Petula… Continue reading Book Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen
Book Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
Title: The One of Memory of Flora Banks (2017) Author: Emily Barr Genres: Young adult, Contemporary and Fiction Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 12th January 2017 Rating:★★★★☆ Reviewed by: Lois Synopsis: "Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself several times a day, and has since the age of ten, when the tumour that was… Continue reading Book Review: The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I loved less/more than I thought I would
Hello all and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday! This weeks top ten topic is books I loved less/more than I thought I would! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted the The Broke and the Bookish. So without further ado, here is this weeks Top Ten Tuesday, books I loved less/more than I thought I… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I loved less/more than I thought I would
