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Review: The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston

Title: The Silver Witch Author: Paula Brackston Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 320 pages Published April 21st 2015 by Thomas Dunne Books Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository A magical tale which weaves through the lives of two women, one in the past and one in the present. It […]

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Review: Paperweight by Meg Haston

Title: Paperweight Author: Meg Haston Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 304 pages Published July 7th by HarperTeen Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I initially requested Paperweight because of two reasons. One, I’m always intrigued by books concerning any kind of mental illness or disorder. Two, Paperweight is one […]

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Review: Made You Up by Francesca Zappia

Title: Made You Up Author: Francesca Zappia Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 448 pages Published May 19th 2015 by Greenwillow Books Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Although I rarely read contemporary young adult books, I tend to make exceptions for books concerning mental illness. There is something so […]

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YA Mini-Reviews #1

Title: Find Me (Find Me #1) Author: Romily Bernard Published September 24th 2013 by HarperTeen Find Me is a young-adult thriller about a girl from a messed up family that tries to find out who killed one of her childhood friends. Although I quite liked this idea of a more gritty kind of thriller featuring […]

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Review: The Snow Globe by Sheila Roberts

Title: The Snow Globe Author: Sheila Roberts Series: None Rating: 3 Stars 166 pages Published December 2nd 2014 by Piatkus Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Snow Globe is a short novel filled with Christmas spirit. An antique snow globe is being passed from person to person, working […]

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Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Title: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart Series: None Rating: 3 Stars 227 pages Published May 13th 2014 by Delacorte Press Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository We Were Liars is one of those hyped books that I’ve somehow managed to completely miss. I’ve seen it around, of course, but I never read a […]

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Review: The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Title: The Vanishing Season Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson Series: None Rating: 3.5 Stars 256 pages Published July 1st 2014 by HarperTeen ARC received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository From the blurb The Vanishing Season sounds like a kind of mystery, written from the perspective of a ghost. Although this isn’t entirely […]

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Review: The Merman by Carl-Johan Vallgren

Title: The Merman Author: Carl-Johan Vallgren Series: None Rating: 4 Stars 288 pages Published October 25th 2013 by Hesperus Press Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository A dark and bleak story of abuse, love between siblings, and the dark side of human nature. The Merman is the story of […]

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