REVIEW: War of the Cards (#3) - Colleen Oakes*

The War of the Cards (#3) - Colleen Oakes*
Series: Queen of Hearts Saga
Publisher: HarperTeen
Format: E-Book
Pages: 352 Pages
Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭

*Received fromNetGalley for an honest review*

Goodreads Blurb

Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely.

Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both. But the war rages on, and Dinah could inherit a bloodstained throne. Can a leader filled with love and rage ever be the ruler her kingdom needs? Or will her all-consuming wrath bring Wonderland to its knees?

This is not a story of happily ever after.

This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

REVIEW: Blood of Wonderland (#2) - Colleen Oakes

Blood of Wonderland (#2) - Colleen Oakes
Series: Queen of Hearts
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 322 Pages
Rating: ✮✮✮

Goodreads Blurb

Dinah has been exiled from Wonderland. The vicious father she always feared has framed her for the brutal murder of her brother and turned the kingdom against her.

Now hiding in the lush and mysterious Twisted Wood with only her war steed at her side, Dinah is faced with a choice. She could leave Wonderland forever or return and fight her father for her throne—a fight she knows would only result in bloodshed.

When a chance encounter with one of her father’s long-lost enemies brings Dinah more allies than she ever could have imagined, war starts to feel inevitable. But before Dinah can lead her people into combat, she must confront certain truths about her heart and her destiny—no matter how dark those truths may be.

Revolution is rising in Wonderland.

Dinah’s battle has begun.

REVIEW: Cell 7 (#1) - Kerry Drewery

Cell 7 (#1) - Kerry Drewery
Series: Cell 7
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Format: Kindle
Pages: 400 Pages
Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮

Goodreads Blurb

Should she live or die? You decide An adored celebrity has been killed. Sixteen-year-old Martha Honeydew was found holding a gun, standing over the body.

Now Justice must prevail.

The general public will decide whether Martha is innocent or guilty by viewing daily episodes of the hugely popular TV show Death is Justice, the only TV show that gives the power of life and death decisions - all for the price of a phone call.

Martha has admitted to the crime. But is she guilty? Or is reality sometimes more complicated than the images we are shown on TV?

REVIEW: Queen of Hearts (#1) - Colleen Oakes

Queen of Hearts (#1) - Colleen Oakes
Series: Queen of Hearts Saga
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 306 Pages
Rating: ★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Dinah is the princess who will one day reign over Wonderland. She has not yet seen the dark depths of her kingdom; she longs only for her father’s approval and a future with the boy she loves. But when a betrayal breaks her heart and threatens her throne, she is launched into Wonderland’s dangerous political game. Dinah must stay one step ahead of her cunning enemies or she’ll lose not just the crown but her head.

Evil is brewing in Wonderland and maybe, most frighteningly, in Dinah herself.

This is not a story of happily ever after.

This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

All Quiet on the Western Front

Hi Everyone,

If you haven't noticed there hasn't been much content this month, that is because on the 1st December 2017 I had my baby. A little boy named Fletcher, who weighed 7lbs 2oz, so as you can gather things have been hectic and the days have merged into one.

I am going to try and get back to book blogging in January as I have a load of NetGalley books that are due for review so need to get them read and up ASAP.

REVIEW: Ross Poldark (#1) - Winston Graham

Ross Poldark (#1) - Winston Graham
Series: The Poldark Saga
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Format: Kindle
Pages: 336 Pages
Rating: ★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

A weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his beloved Elizabeth. But instead he discovers his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth—believing Ross to be dead—is now engaged to his cousin. Ross has no choice but to start his life anew.

REVIEW: All The Wrong Chords - Christine Hurley Deriso*

All The Wrong Chords - Christine Hurley Deriso*
Publisher: Flux
Format: E-Book
Pages: 288 Pages
Rating: ★★

*Received from NetGalley for an honest review*

Goodreads Blurb

Scarlett Stiles is desperate for a change of scenery after her older brother, Liam, dies of a drug overdose. But spending the summer with her grandfather wasn't exactly what she had in mind. Luckily, Scarlett finds something to keep her busy--a local rock band looking for a guitarist. Even though playing guitar has been hard since Liam died, Scarlett can't pass on an opportunity like this, and she can't take her eyes off the band's hot lead singer either. Is real happiness just around the corner? Or will she always be haunted by her brother's death?

REVIEW: American Gods - Neil Gaiman

American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Series: American Gods
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Pages: 736 Pages
Rating: ★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Days before his release from prison, Shadow’s wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

REVIEW: A Court of Thorns and Roses (#1) - Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses (#1) - Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...

Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.

REVIEW: Stalking Jack the Ripper (#1) - Kerri Maniscalco

Stalking Jack the Ripper (#1) - Kerri Maniscalco
Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook
Time: 9Hrs 26Mins
Narrator: Nicola Barber
Rating: ★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.

Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.