Bone Gap – Laura Ruby

Tell me this isn't one of the most beautiful covers you've ever seen?!   Goodreads Synopsis: Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t …

The Keys to the Kingdom Series – Garth Nix

After I finished my MA I needed something easy and familiar to read. My 20,000-word dissertation just about sent me over the edge, so I wanted to read something that I know I love - and the Keys to the Kingdom series is exactly that. This series was one (of the many) that made me …

The Roanoke Girls – Amy Engel

Synopsis: After her mother's suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, on their vast estate in rural Kansas. Lane knew little of her mother's mysterious family, but she quickly embraced life as one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But when she discovered the dark truth …

Blog Tour: True Love at the Lonely Hearts Bookshop – Annie Darling

Welcome to my stop on the True Love at the Lonely Hearts Bookshop Blog Tour! You guys are super lucky as the lovely folks at Harper Collins have very kindly sent us an extract of the book! You can find the extract at the bottom of this page.  Now.. let's get on to the good stuff! Synopsis: It's a …

One of Us Is Lying – Karen McManus

  Goodreads Synopsis: One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the …

Blog Tour: His Frozen Fingertips – Charlotte Bowyer

Welcome to my stop on the His Frozen Fingertips blog tour! Be sure to check out the other bloggers and reviewers involved!   Goodreads Synopsis: When he is diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition at the age of seventeen, Asa is certain that his adventures have come to an end. He is alone, having been …

Dream Author/Character Panel

Recently Eventbrite contacted me regarding an amazing project they are working on, encouraging bloggers to imagine their dream bookish panel. This could include authors and characters (dead or alive). Sounds great, right!? The part of my brain reserved for bookish thoughts obviously went into overdrive. Who do I choose? HOW do I choose? Authors? Characters? Do …

The Lauras – Sara Taylor

  Goodreads Synopsis: I didn't realise my mother was a person until I was thirteen years old and she pulled me out of bed, put me in the back of her car, and we left home and my dad with no explanations. I thought that Ma was all that she was and all that she had …

The Honeymoon – Tina Seskis

Goodreads Synopsis: There's trouble in paradise. . . For as long as she can remember, Jemma has been planning the perfect honeymoon. A fortnight's retreat to a five-star resort in the Maldives, complete with luxury villas, personal butlers and absolute privacy. It should be paradise, but it's turned into a nightmare. Because the man Jemma married …

Front Cover Friday – Illustrated Covers

FRONT COVER FRIDAY IS BACK! After a really really long absence (sorry) due to uni work and my dissertation taking over my life I'm back to tell you all about my favourite covers! This week FCF is all about illustrated covers. By illustrated I basically mean anything that isn't a photo/real life cover (not a …