Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Blog Tour - Review + Giveaway: The Agent's Daughter by Ron Corriveau

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Title: The Agent's Daughter

Author: Ron Corriveau

Genre: YA, mystery thriller

Publication date: May 18th 2013

Published by: Geek Parade Books

Source: From author for review for Blog Tour

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Buy it: Amazon | B&N

Synopsis:

Melina has been preparing for a future career as a spy.

She just doesn’t know it.

Legendary spy Evan Roberts always knew that his fifteen-year-old daughter Melina also possessed the absolute lack of fear required of an agent. Without telling her his real profession or his intention, he began to guide her toward an eventual career as a spy. However, Melina’s world is shattered after her mom is involved in an accident that leaves her mysteriously unhurt but unresponsive. Her father’s plans on hold, Melina settles into life at a suburban high school, immersing herself in a world of schoolwork, her friends and a budding romance with Alex, the cute new guy in her class.

When Melina and her father uncover shocking new information about her mother’s accident, Melina is pulled deep into her father’s shadowy world. With Alex desperately trying to find her and only hours to go before it will be too late to save her mother, Melina and her father work together using their combined skills to find a way to reach her.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

I found the concept of The Agent's Daughter very intriguing... I've always liked this adventurous spy stuff, so I couldn't wait to read it!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Review: Sleepless by Thomas Fahy

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Title: Sleepless

Author: Thomas Fahy

Genre: YA, horror, mystery

Publication date: August 2009

Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Source: Own paperback

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Buy it: Amazon

Synopsis:

SOMEONE ELSE WILL DIE SOON she tells herself.

SOMEONE ELSE WILL DIE AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.

A few days after the first time you walk in your sleep, you kill someone. That's how the end begins.

Emma Montgomery has been having gruesome nightmares. Even worse, when she wakes up, she isn't where she was when she fell asleep. And she's not the only one. One by one the students of Saint Opportuna High start having nightmares, and sleepwalking. And the next morning one of their classmates turns up dead.

Something is making them kill in their sleep. Emma and her friends need to band together, to keep themselves awake until they can figure out what's behind the murders--before anyone else dies.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

I love horror novels, and I thought this one was a pretty okay one. In my opinion, however, it was not as frightening as I thought it would be.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Showcase Sunday (#43)


Welcome to Showcase Sunday, hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea. The aim of this event is to showcase our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed form the libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders this week. For more information about how this feature works and to join in, click here.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Launch Day Teaser + Giveaway: Avalon by Mindee Arnett


Hi everyone, and welcome to the Launch day of Avalon by Mindee Arnett! Whooo!! *throws confetti* *passes out cupcakes*