Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

Today I’m sharing my review for this new book being published by Hot Key Books today. I received my copy via Readers First after reading the opening chapters and requesting a copy. Synopsis: From Jennifer Donnelly, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Stepsister, comes a fairytale retelling that’ll forever change the way you think about strength,… Continue reading Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly

How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi

Thank you to Readers First and Hot Key books for a copy of this new Young Adult book by a new author to me. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. The book is published in the UK today. Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi always knew that coming out to his Muslim… Continue reading How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi

The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery #bookreview

1945, Hiroshima: Ichiro is a teenage boy relaxing at home with his friend Hiro. Moments later there is a blinding fl ash as the horrific nuclear bomb is dropped. With great bravery the two boys find Hiro’s five year-old sister Keiko in the devastated and blasted landscape. With Hiro succumbing to his wounds, Ichiro is… Continue reading The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery #bookreview

#BookReview Wink by Rob Harrell

Publisher comments: A wrenching and hilarious story about embracing life’s weirdness and surviving an unthinkable diagnosis, based on the author’s own experience with a rare eye cancer. Twelve-year-old Ross Maloy just wants to be normal. Not to have a rare eye cancer, not to lose his hair, not to have to wear a weird hat… Continue reading #BookReview Wink by Rob Harrell