I originally wanted to write this review as a book/movie joint review, but the plans to see this with other fellow blogging gals fell through on the weekend, so I’ll just share my review on the book first in this case! The Woman in Black is about a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is tasked with [...]
Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison
Being the new girl in school is tough enough as it is, but when the only reason why you’re there is because the previous new girl disappeared, it makes the situation all that more awkward. The missing girl, Becca Normandy, seemed to be quite the popoular, in-demand girl. Her disappearance affected everyone at the school, [...]
Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 12, Hazel miraculously lives to see 16 as the tumors in her lungs shrink – thanks to the help of some trial medication. One day, at a children-with-cancer support group, she meets Augustus who takes an interesting in her. Introduced to the support group via Hazel’s friend [...]
REVIEW: The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney
The narrative of The Invisible Ones switches back and forth between Ray, a private detective and JJ, a young boy who lives with his Gypsy family – the Jankos. Ray, being part Romany himself, is hired by the father of Rose, a missing woman who hasn’t been seen since she married into said Gypsy’s family years [...]
Review: The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
Set in the late 1800s in Russia, The Gathering Storm follows Katerina Alexandrovna, a young duchess surrounded by royalty and luxurious balls while trying to hide a secret she has – that she can raise the dead. When she’s forced to use her power to save another royal, it catches the attention of many. Katerina finds [...]
REVIEW: Fracture by Megan Miranda
“If you had one day left to live, what would you do?” Everything changed for Delaney in a matter of seconds. One moment she was having fun with her friends on the frozen lake, the next moment she finds herself trapped underneath it for eleven minutes. She should have died, but she didn’t. She miraculously [...]
REVIEW: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
A re-imagining of the famous fairy tale, Cinder takes place in New Beijing – where it’s been over a century since World War 4 and humans & androids coexist precariously in a land where a plague runs rampant. Cinder, the best cyborg mechanic there is, is blamed by her stepmother for her stepsister’s illness. Shunned by [...]
Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Under the pretense that she is leaving New York to meet up with her brother in London, Tessa Gray finds herself kidnapped by ones who call themselves the Dark Sisters, and with no sign of her brother. She soon learns of abilities that she didn’t know she had and eventually manages to escape, only to [...]
