REVIEW: Charlotte Says - Alex Bell*

Charlotte Says (#8) - Alex Bell*
Series: Red Eye
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Format: EBook
Pages: 352 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★
UK Release Date: 7th September 2017

*I received this book for an honest review from NetGalley

Goodreads Blurb

Following the death of her mother in a terrible fire, Jemima flees to the remote Isle of Skye, to take up a job at a school for girls. There she finds herself tormented by the mystery of what really happened that night.
Then Jemima receives a box of Frozen Charlotte dolls from a mystery sender and she begins to remember – a séance with the dolls, a violent argument with her step-father and the inferno that destroyed their home. And when it seems that the dolls are triggering a series of accidents at the school, Jemima realizes she must stop the demonic spirits possessing the dolls – whatever it takes.

REVIEW: Alex and Eliza - Melissa de la Cruz*

Alex and Eliza - Melissa de la Cruz
Publisher: PanMacmillian (Macmillan Children's Books)
Format: EBook
Pages: 336 Pages
Rating: 3 (liked it) ★★★
UK Release Date: 7th September 2017

*I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review

Goodreads Blurb

Their romance shaped a nation. The rest was history.

1777. Albany, New York. 

As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society’s biggest events: the Schuylers’ grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country’s founding families, and even prouder still of their three daughters—Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit; Peggy, with her dazzling looks; and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival that of both her sisters, though she’d rather be aiding the colonists’ cause than dressing up for some silly ball. 

Still, she can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washington’s right-hand man. Though Alex has arrived as the bearer of bad news for the Schuylers, he can’t believe his luck—as an orphan, and a bastard one at that—to be in such esteemed company. And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history.

REVIEW: Tarnished City (#2) - Vic James*

Tarnished City (#2) - Vic James
Series: Dark Times
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: EBook
Pages: 464 Pages
Rating: 5/5 (it was amazing) ★★★★★
UK Release Date: 7th September 2017

*I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review

Goodreads Blurb

In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics—and you—an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country’s fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back.

Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest.

While amid his family’s intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of lost powers from an earlier age. As blood runs in the streets of London, they will all discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny.

REVIEW: Die For Me (#1) - Amy Plum

Die For Me (#1) - Amy Plum
Series: The Revenants
Publisher: Atom
Format: Paperback
Pages: 341 Pages
Rating: ★★★★ (Really Liked It)

Goodreads Blurb

In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity.

When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again

REVIEW: Broken Prince (#2) - Erin Watt

Broken Prince (#2) - Erin Watt
Series: The Royals
Publisher: Timeout LLC
Format: Kindle
Pages: 350 Pages
Rating: ★★★ (Liked It)

Goodreads Blurb

From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself. 

THESE ROYALS WILL RUIN YOU...

Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely—keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.

Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.

SHE MIGHT BE RIGHT. 

Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.

REVIEW: Gilded Cage (#1) - Vic James

Gilded Cage (#1) - Vic James
Series: Dark Gifts
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 405 Pages
Rating: 5/5 (it was amazing) ★★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Not all will be saved

One glorious summer, Luke's family is torn apart. He's expecting nothing more sinister than exams, while his sister Abi anticipates university. But they'll be separated to do their slavedays - a decade of labour demanded by law, enforced by a magically-skilled aristocracy.

Luke will dream of rebellion in a barbaric factory town. Abi will navigate the malice of a high-born estate, and find an unlikely love. But the siblings must choose sides as Britain moves from anger to defiance. They'll become entangled in acts of savagery and magic, as nobles vie for power. No one is safe and none will emerge unscathed. Is there a better way - or will a dangerous young aristocrat remake the world with his dark gifts?

REVIEW: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (#1) - Stephen King

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (#1) - Stephen King
Series: The Dark Tower
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Audiobook
Time: 7hrs 19mins
Narrator: George Guildhall
Rating: 2/5 (It Was OK) ★★

Goodreads Blurb

In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger.

He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland pursues The Man in Black, encounters an alluring woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the Kid from Earth called Jake. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, The Gunslinger leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter.