Ailsbet loves nothing more than music; tall and red-haired, she’s impatient with the artifice and ceremony of her father’s court. Marissa adores the world of her island home and feels she has much to offer when she finally inherits the…
Since Perfect Chemistry is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, I thought I would enjoy Katie McGarry’s work. Unfortunately this book was so cloying and melodramatic I just wanted to scrub it from my mind once I finished.…
Nantucket Blue is a solid choice for a relaxing summer read. There’s lots I liked about this book: Jules and Cricket’s friendship, the subtle romance, the way sex was handled in a realistic and positive way, the subplot involving Cricket’s…
I was given A Witch in Love for review a long time ago, so I have to apologise to both the author and Hachette for taking so long to get around to reading this. Anna still finds it hard to believe…
It’s been a while since I participated in a Broke and the Bookish Top Ten posts, but I couldn’t resist this one. I love a good romance, especially if it’s a slow burner — which is probably why quite a few…
I’ve yet to read all of Ms Snyder’s work, but I’m starting to wonder if she’ll ever be able to surpass her first novel, Poison Study. Like many of her readers, I can’t help but compare her later fantasy books…
I love period drama. I love the setting, the romance, the society, the scandals, the gossip, the class system, the history, the dresses… Wentworth Hall promised to be the perfect escape for fans of Downton Abbey. What I got was…
At first glance, Princess Academy by Shannon Hale sounds like an overwhelmingly girly book, but both the title, and the UK covers (not shown here), are a bit misleading. I’m neither a twelve-year-old girl, nor a fond reader of princesses…
The Summer I Turned Pretty is the first book in a YA series that by all accounts, seems to be well-loved and incredibly popular. It’s your typical teenage love-triangle set against a pretty backdrop of sea, sun and sand, and…
What’s in a name, Shakespeare? I’ll tell you: Everything. Rosaline knows that she and Rob are destined to be together. Rose has been waiting for years for Rob to kiss her—and when he finally does, it’s perfect. But then Juliet…
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