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Book Review: Secret Garden Artist's Edition: A Pull-Out and Frame Colouring Book by Joanna Basford

* I have received this book for review from the publisher but this in no way affects my review * Title:  Secret Garden Artist's Edition: A Pull-Out and Frame Colouring Book Author:  Joanna Basford Source:  Received from Publisher Publisher: Laurence King Publishing but received from Midas PR Rating:  4/5 stars Summary of the Secret Garden from Goodreads : This beautiful and interactive coloring book features delicate and highly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations—all waiting to be brought to life with color. As added entertainment, tiny garden creatures are hidden on the pages, waiting to be found, and a key and index are included in the back. The book's cover and jacket are also colorable. Book Review Summary: Adult colouring books have been the craze for the last year and I was yet to jump on to the craze, so when I was offered this book I had to say yes and I was so happy, I did. The illustrations inside were beautiful and ...

Book Review: The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong

* I have received this book for review from the publisher but this in no way affects my review * Title: The Masked Truth Author: Kelley Armstrong Source:  Received from Publisher Publisher: Atom Rating:  4/5 stars Summary of The Masked Truth from  Goodreads : In this heart-stopping suspense thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong proves herself to be a master of terror and suspense.  Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.  Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn’t dare reveal. The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with “issues.” But that’s exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage.  The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree.  ...

Book Review: Longbow Girl by Linda Davies

* I have received this book for review from the publisher but this in no way affects my review * Title:  Longbow Girl Author: Linda Davies Source:  Received from Publisher Publisher:  Chicken  House Rating:  4/5 stars Summary of Longbow Girl from Goodreads : A stunningly exciting and dramatic story set in the wilds of the Welsh mountains, where the brave and beautiful Merry Owen, the Longbow girl, travels back in time to the autocratic kingdom of King Henry VIII to save her ancestors.  Steeped in history, ancient lore and crackling with tension between the central characters Merry and James, Longbow girl explores the themes of who we are and who we can become when fighting for those we love and for our very lives. Are we prisoners of our history or can we break free? Can we become all that we need to be to meet the ultimate challenge of life and death in the King’s Tournament and in the dungeons of the Black Castle? Book R...

Book Review: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

Title : Extraordinary Means Author : Robyn Schneider Publication Date : 2015 Source : Purchased Rating : 4.5/5  Summary of Extraordinary Means from Goodreads : A bitter-sweet, coming-of-age novel that's perfect for fans of John Green and Stephen Chbosky. When he's sent to Latham House, a boarding school for sick teens, Lane thinks his life may as well be over. But when he meets Sadie and her friends - a group of eccentric troublemakers - he realises that maybe getting sick is just the beginning. That illness doesn't have to define you, and that falling in love is its own cure. Extraordinary Means is a darkly funny story about true friendships, ill-fated love and the rare miracle of second chances Book Review Summary:  After reading The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider in 2013, I fell in love with Robyn Schneider’s writing and her characters, therefore, having high hopes for any future releases. Extraordinary Means doesn’t disappoi...