Nevernight wasn’t at all what I was expecting. The narrator’s viewpoint was a little disorienting for me at first, but by the end I barely noticed it. The comparison between two different scenario’s Jay Kristoff used in the first chapter intrigued and sucked me into Mia’s story. I was invested in her as a main character and wanted her to succeed. I loved that while she was a killer, she had a heart.
Title: Morning Star Author: Pierce Brown Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Publication Date: 22nd September 2016 Genre: Mixed – Science Fiction / YA Darrow is the Reaper of Mars. Born to toil, carved to fight, destined to lead. But he is a broken man. Exposed as a Red in a world ruled by Golds, he has …
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: 23rd November 2016 Genre: Mixed – YA / Mystery Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is …
I am on a trilogy binge at the moment. Abhorsen by Garth Nix, is the last book in the Abhorsen trilogy (although I’ve discovered other books in the Abhorsen series since). But on to the review: Lirael and Sam continue their journey through to stop the necromancer Hedge from raising an evil …
Lirael by Australian Author Garth Nix is Book #2 in the Abhorsen Trilogy. I read Book #1 Sabriel last year and I loved it (although I forgot to write a review). Lirael is a fourteen year old Daughter of the Clayr. Her pale skin and dark hair mark her as different to the …
On Australia Day there was a blog hop organised by Shellyrae from Book’d Out. It was such fun and I happened to win Saving Francesca from the lovely Amy at Lost in a Good Book. She even sent me a bookmark. Thanks Amy 🙂 Most Aussie teenagers in the 90s …
