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Review: Down With the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn

Title: Down With the Shine Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 355 pages Expected publication April 26th 2016 by HarperTeen Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Kate Karyus Quinn not only has a fantastic imagination, but also the skills to translate that onto the page. Everyone […]

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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: The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland

Title: The Owl Killers Author: Karen Maitland Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 640 pages Published March 1st 2010 by Penguin Books Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I don’t often read historical fiction, but when I do, I read novels like The Owl Killers – books backed up with solid research, featuring issues that […]

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Review: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

Title: The Miniaturist Author: Jessie Burton Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 435 pages Published July 3rd 2014 by Picador Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository There are three reasons I bought The Miniaturist. It was cheap, has a lovely cover, and has a historical setting in Amsterdam – finally a book that features my […]

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Review: Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

Title: Another Little Piece Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 419 pages Published June 11th 2013 by HarperTeen Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Another Little Piece is Kate Karyus Quinn’s debut novel. I read (Don’t You) Forget About Me last year, and it was one of my favourites of 2014. […]

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Review: Don’t You Forget About Me by Kate Karyus Quinn

Title: Don’t You Forget About Me Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: None Rating: 5 Stars 336 pages Published June 10th by HarperTeen Review copy provided by publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository It’s a truth universally acknowledged that if the book is weird and crazy, Celine will love it. And Don’t You Forget About […]

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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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