Reading Challenge: Backlist Reader (2018)

Review: Strange The Dreamer

Posted 31st December 2018
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Review: Strange The Dreamer

The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to […]

Review: Christmas Wishes an..

Posted 30th December 2018
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Review: Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses

An uplifting, beautiful story about never letting go of your dreams, the special magic of a family Christmas… and the rush of falling in love under the mistletoe. Single mother Abbey Fuller loves her family more than anything, and doesn’t regret for a moment having had to put her dreams […]

Review: A Court of Wings an..

Posted 28th December 2018
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Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin

Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the number-one New York Times best-selling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to […]

Review: A Court of Mist and..

Posted 28th December 2018
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Review: A Court of Mist and Fury

The stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas’ New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses. Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court – but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds […]

Review: Crooked Kingdom

Posted 27th December 2018
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Review: Crooked Kingdom

The highly anticipated sequel to the thrilling New York Times best-selling Six of Crows.Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and […]

Review: Six of Crows

Posted 27th December 2018
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Review: Six of Crows

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price – and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull […]

Review: Ruin and Rising

Posted 24th December 2018
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Review: Ruin and Rising

The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the […]

Review: Siege and Storm

Posted 24th December 2018
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Review: Siege and Storm

Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun […]

Review: Shadow and Bone

Posted 24th December 2018
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Review: Shadow and Bone

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at […]

Review: Gemina

Posted 20th December 2018
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Review: Gemina

Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront […]