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Monday, 16 October 2017

Blog Tour + Giveaway - Fearless (Nameless #3) by Jennifer Jenkins

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Fearless (Nameless #3) by Jennifer Jenkins

Publication Date: October 17, 2017

Publisher: Month9Books

In exactly twenty-three days, Gryphon will offer his life to Chief Barnabas in exchange for the lives of his best friend and mess brothers. Until then, he must keep his plans from Zo while avoiding the Wolves of the Allied Camp. But Gryphon is not the only one harboring secrets. To spare her own life, Zo has made a blood oath promising to help the Kodiak Clan free their families living as Nameless slaves. When Gryphon learns the truth — that the peaceful life he’d planned for Zo is not secure — he divulges a secret that will give the Allies the upper hand against the Ram.

Now, The Great Move is underway and a final battle between the Wolf, Ram, Kodiak and Raven cannot be stopped. Strength will be tested. Loyalties will be questioned. Alliances will form. In a world of uncertainty and danger, Zo and Gryphon may finally have what they’ve each always wanted.

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About the Author

With her degree in History and Secondary Education, Jennifer had every intention of teaching teens to love George Washington and appreciate the finer points of ancient battle stratagem. (Seriously, she’s obsessed with ancient warfare.) However, life had different plans in store when the writing began. As a proud member of Writers Cubed, and a co-founder of the Teen Author Boot Camp, she feels blessed to be able to fulfill both her ambition to work with teens as well as write Young Adult fiction.

Jennifer has three children who are experts at naming her characters, one loving, supportive husband, a dog with little-man syndrome, and three chickens (of whom she is secretly afraid).

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Friday, 13 October 2017

Review - The Border by Steve Schafer

Title: The Border

Author: Steve Schafer

Pages: 364

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Release Date: 5th September 2017

Blurb from Goodreads:

One moment changed their lives forever.

A band plays, glasses clink, and four teens sneak into the Mexican desert, the hum of celebration receding behind them.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

Not fireworks―gunshots. The music stops. And Pato, Arbo, Marcos, and Gladys are powerless as the lives they once knew are taken from them.

Then they are seen by the gunmen. They run. Except they have nowhere to go. The narcos responsible for their families' murders have put out a reward for the teens' capture. Staying in Mexico is certain death, but attempting to cross the border through an unforgiving desert may be as deadly as the secrets they are trying to escape…

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My Review:

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley*

Pato, Arbo, Marcos and Gladys are at a celebration. When they leave the garden for a few minutes their lives are turned upside down. Their families are killed by narcos. Pato, Arbo, Marcos and Gladys are seen by one of the gunmen and flee. With a bounty on their heads they decide they have no choice but to cross the border to the United States. The journey is long and full of danger.

Will they be able to evade the narcos that hunt them?

Will they make it to the US?

The Border was a thought provoking read.

I liked Pato, Arbo and Gladys. Marcos was annoying at times and made questionable decisions. It was nice how close Pato and Arbo were.

The plot was good and held my attention. I had never thought about what it must be like to cross the border from Mexico to the United States. I certainly hadn't realised how dangerous it was - not just because of gangs and border patrol, but also the baking sun.

The writing style was easy to follow but I wasn't gripped.

Overall this was an enjoyable read.

Thursday, 12 October 2017

Blog Tour + Giveaway - The Uncrossing by Melissa Eastlake

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The Uncrossing by Melissa Eastlake

Publication Date: October 2, 2017

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Luke can uncross almost any curse—they unravel themselves for him like no one else. So working for the Kovrovs, one of the families controlling all the magic in New York, is exciting and dangerous, especially when he encounters the first curse he can't break. And it involves Jeremy, the beloved, sheltered prince of the Kovrov family—the one boy he absolutely shouldn't be falling for.

Jeremy's been in love with cocky, talented Luke since they were kids. But from their first kiss, something's missing. Jeremy's family keeps generations of deadly secrets, forcing him to choose between love and loyalty. As Luke fights to break the curse, a magical, citywide war starts crackling, and it's tied to Jeremy.

This might be the one curse Luke can't uncross. If true love's kiss fails, what's left for him and Jeremy?