The Silent Patient – Review

I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review - all views are my own.  ALICIA Alicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Until, late one …

The Lie Tree – Review

Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who …

Blog Tour: No Sad Songs

  I was given an e-book copy of this book to review as a part of the blog tour. However, all views are my own and not influenced by this. I was weary about this book to start with as despite the family tragedy happening very quickly, the book begins slowly and I was unsure …

Close Your Eyes- Review

I was sent this whilst working with Nicci Cloke for our YAshot post which you can find here. All views are my own. Southfield High School is oh so normal, with its good teachers, its bad, and its cliques. But despite the cliques, there's a particular group of friends who have known each other forever …

The Hazel Wood – Review

Drumroll please.... and the award for almost making me late to my 9.15 lectures all week (and the 10.15 ones too-oops) goes to.....The Hazel Wood! This book was so gripping that I had to force myself to put it down each morning and rush out. So congratulations to Melissa Albert. This book is beautifully written. …

Review- A Shiver of Snow and Sky

  A Shiver of Snow and Sky is a wonderful story that captured me and transported me to a new world full of monsters, danger and love. Lisa Lueddecke has created such a beautifully planned world and setting. I could feel myself being taken there, though I was glad I didn’t actually have to feel …

Review- Blackbird by ND GOMES

It was New Years Eve the night that dead blackbirds descended, hours before fourteen year old Alex McCarthy’s sister Olivia went missing from a party. Committed to finding out what happened to her sister, within the previously safe walls of their subarctic Orkney village, Alex knows that dishevelled, sometimes intoxicated Detective Inspector Birkens is her …

18 things repost – Girl Detached

Note: This is a repost of my original post from my old site 18 things before. Girl Detached by Manuela Salvi Aleksandra has issues with her voice. Stress makes her stutter, and her life is one of stress. She can only speak clearly on stage, freed by the words of the character she plays. Then, …

Contagion Review

URGENT! An epidemic is sweeping the country. You are among the infected. There is no cure; and you cannot be permitted to infect others. You are now under quarantine. The very few of the infected who survive are dangerous and will be taken into the custody of the army. Young runaway Callie survived the disease, …

Much Ado About Nothing – Review

One of Shakespeare's most witty and enjoyable comedies, Much Ado About Nothing is a play that explores courtship, romance and marriage through a number of relationships. Most famously that of the irrepressible Beatrice and Benedick as they trade their wits against one another, criticising the notion of marriage, yet slowly falling in love with one …