REVIEW: The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes

Name: The Arsonist Author: Stephanie Oakes Genres: Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Dial Books Format: Paperback ARC Source: YALC Rating: ★★★★★ GOODREADS | BUY Molly Mavity is not a normal teenage girl. For one thing, her father is a convicted murderer, and his execution date is fast approaching. For another, Molly refuses to believe that her mother is dead, and she …

HOLIDAY WRAP UP: A Week in Madiera

The perfect holiday read varies for everyone and in the past I have enjoyed intense thrillers, easy-reading romance, high fantasy series and young adult contemporary from the bliss of a sunbed by the sea. As you can see by the novels I ploughed through on my week-long trip to the island of Madeira, the style …

REVIEW: Micah Grey Series by Laura Lam

Name: Pantomime, Shadowplay & Masquerade Authors: Laura Lam Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBT+ Publisher: Pan Macmillan Rating: ★★★★★ GOODREADS | BUY In a land of lost wonders, the past is stirring once more . . . Gene's life resembles a debutante's dream. Yet she hides a secret that would see her shunned by the nobility. Gene is both male and female. Then …

REVIEW: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Name: Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) Author: Laini Taylor Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★★ GOODREADS The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of …