A Winter Flame by Milly Johnson Simon & Schuster (Oct 2012) | Paperback, 404 pages Contemporary Romance | Chick Lit When I picked up A Winter Flame, I was hoping for a really warm, romantic Christmas read, especially after all the rave reviews I’d read when deciding whether to buy or not. Unfortunately A Winter Flame wasn’t my cup of tea at all. Both leading characters were very irritating; Eve because she acted like a 12 year old towards Jacques instead of a grown women, and Jacques because he acted like a pompous…
Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles #1) by Kresley Cole | Simon & Schuster (Oct 2012) Hardback, 369 pages | Paranormal YA If you have read my Top 10, you will know that Kresley Cole is one of my favourite authors, and Poison Princess, the first in The Arcana Chronicles, (and her first foray into Young Adult fiction) is a reminder as to why. I could go on for hours, about Kresleys (I say this like we are on a first name basis..isn’t that what nutty people do?? Am I the only person…
WHITE HORSE (White Horse #1) by Alex Adams PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Atria (US) RELEASE DATE: April 2012 FORMAT: ARC, 292 pages GENRE: Horror, Post-Apocalyptic SOURCE: Publisher Then: Her life may have taken a couple of wrong turns but thirty-year-old Zoe is trying to make the best of what she has. A part time cleaning job to pay for college, a weekly appointment with her therapist to straighten out the problems in her life. The same problems that any thirty-year-old girl would have. Nothing major. Nothing too life threatening….
EAT SLAY LOVE (Living with the Dead #3) by Jesse Petersen PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Orbit (US) RELEASE DATE: Aug 2011 | June 2011 FORMAT: Paperback, 277 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Zombies Sarah and David have survived the zombie apocalypse. They stood side by side and fought the undead, mad scientists, and even bionic monsters until the unthinkable happened. A zombie bite. But not even that could stop them. Now, with a possible cure in hand, they’re headed east, looking for a safe zone behind the rumored “Wall.”…
FLIP THIS ZOMBIE (Living with the Dead #2) by Jesse Petersen PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Orbit (US) RELEASE DATE: July 2011 (UK) | Jan 2011 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 247 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Zombies The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they’re starting a business. ZombieBusters – for all your zombie extermination needs. There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers… Except one of them doesn’t want the zombies…
The Book of Spells (A Private Prequel) by Kate Brian Simon & Schuster (Feb 2011) | Paperback, 303 pages Paranormal YA I was unsure about this book because I’ve looked at the other Private novels and then put them back on the shelves because they seemed too girlie, and one thing I detest is a book set around catty teenage girls. I was pleasantly surprised with The Book of Spells. Yes, it’s about a group of teenage girls all attending school, they talk about fashion, boys and sneaking out, but…
Title: Rot & Ruin (Benny Imura #1) Author: Jonathan Maberry Publisher: Simon & Schuster (UK & US) Publication Date: March 2011 (UK) | Oct 2010 (US) Paperback: 458 pages Genre: Horror, Zombies Young Adult Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 8/10 GOODREADS SUMMARY: In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has…
Title: Raising Demons (UK) | Demonglass (US) (Hex Hall #2) Author: Rachel Hawkins Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books (UK) | Hyperion Books CH (US) Publication Date: April 2011 (UK) | March 2011 (US) Paperback: 359 Pages Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Laura RATING: 8/10 – Brilliant, couldn’t put it down GOODREADS: Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before…
MARRIED WITH ZOMBIES (Living with the Dead #1) by Jesse Petersen PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Orbit (US) RELEASE DATE: Feb 2011 (UK) | Sept 2010 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 241 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Zombies Meet Sarah and David: Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now they’re on the verge of divorce and going to couples’ counseling. On a routine trip to their counselor, they notice a few odd things – the lack of cars on the highway, the missing security guard, and the fact…
PLAGUE OF THE DEAD (The Morningstar Strain #1) by Z. A. Recht PUBLISHER: S & S (UK) | Permuted Press (US) RELEASE DATE: May 2010 (UK) | Dec 2006 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 303 pages GENRE: Horror, Zombies THE END BEGINS WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED VIRAL OUTBREAK: Morningstar. The infected are subject to delirium, fever, violent behavior…and a one hundred percent mortality rate. BUT THE END IS ONLY THE BEGINNING: The victims return from death to walk the earth. When a massive military operation fails to contain the plague of the living dead, it…
Title: Uglies Author: Scott Westerfeld Publisher: Simon & Schuster PublicationDate: 4 March 2010 Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 7/10 Summary: Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an ‘Ugly’ into a ‘Pretty’. She is on the eve of this important event, and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time. But then she meets…
THE SPELLMAN FILES (The Spellmans #1) by Lisa Lutz PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster UK RELEASE DATE: 2008 FORMAT: Paperback, 355 pages GENRE: Mystery Izzy Spellman is 28, single and works for Spellman Investigations, a family-run private detective agency. She might have a chequered past littered with romantic mistakes – but at least she’s good at her job. Invading people’s privacy comes naturally. To the whole family. To be a Spellman is to snoop on a Spellman; tail a Spellman; dig up dirt on, blackmail and wiretap a Spellman. But when Izzy’s…
Title: Hush Hush Author: Becca Fitzpatrick ReadingLevel: Young Adult Genre: Supernatural, Angels Publisher: Simon & Schuster PublicationDate: 29 Oct 2009 Hardback: 391 pages Rating: 9/10 Summary (book cover): For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She’s never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgement. But after a…
