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Title : Bunheads Author : Sophie Flack Series : Standalone Genre : Contemporary, Adult, Young Adult Romance, Dance, Self discovery Publisher : Poppy, Atom Published : 10th of October 2011 Synopsis As a dancer with the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, nineteen-year-old Hannah Ward juggles intense rehearsals, dazzling performances and complicated backstage relationships. Up until now, Hannah has happily devoted her entire life to ballet. But when she meets a handsome musician named Jacob, Hannah's universe begins to change, and she must decide if she wants to compete against the other "bunheads" in the company for a star soloist spot or strike out on her own in the real world. Does she dare give up the gilded confines of the ballet for the freedoms of everyday life? Review I picked up  Bunheads because on the front cover I read the question "How do you choose between your first love and your first solo?" And to ...

Title : Darkmere Author : Helen Maslin Series : Standalone Genre : Young Adult, ghost, thriller, mystery Publisher : Chicken House Published : 6th of August 2015 Synopsis A castle. A curse. A dangerous summer. Leo has invited Kate and a few friends to spend the summer at his inheritance, Darkmere Castle: as wild and remote as it is beautiful. Kate thinks it will be the perfect place for her and Leo to get together - but instead, she's drawn into the dark story of a young nineteenth-century bride who haunts the tunnels and towers of the house. And whose curse now hangs over them all. Review In a sudden bout of desire for a ghost YA story I searched high and low for something of this calibre until it was recommended to me by a good friend. I like to think that I'm a (fairly) mature adult who isn't too easily scared, and given that my job does expose me to some "interesting" situations that some might find gross and would stomac...

Title : Unconventional Author : Maggie Harcourt Series : Standalone Genre : Young Adult, romance, contemporary, books, conventions Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd Published : 1st of February 2017 Synopsis :  Lexi Angelo has grown up helping her dad with his events business. She likes to stay behind the scenes, planning and organizing...until author Aidan Green - messy haired and annoyingly arrogant - arrives unannounced at the first event of the year. Then Lexi's life is thrown into disarray. In a flurry of late-night conversations, mixed messages and butterflies, Lexi discovers that some things can't be planned. Things like falling in love... Review I thought long and hard about which book to review first and decided that nothing could be more fitting than a review about a book that is quintessentially what this blog is all about: a deep love for books, how they bring people together in a variety of ways and let us be who we want to be...

I'm currently reading Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt and this section made me laugh out loud so much I just had to share it! Because, embarrassingly as this is going to sound, this is pretty much what goes through my head at conventions when I see someone who I absolutely love!  And you can all be honest because i know you think it too :p

Welcome one, welcome all! This is a blog dedicated to reviewing, discussing, and just plain enjoying one of mankind's greatest inventions (in our humble opinion!), the written word. Purely for the love of one of our favourite pastimes we're hoping to invite and encourage fellow book lovers and bibliophiles to share in our  peaceful, and hopefully welcoming, little world within the vastness of the universe that is the internet. Sharing the passion we do, inevitably, vary in taste regarding the specific genre of books that you'll find here. Although happy to read and review almost anything our main go-to escapes sit within the YA, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy genres, of which will be the primary theme throughout our pages.  This blog continues on from one The Library Mouse and looks to regularly post and be an informal discussion and review board. Suggestions, topics, and all things book related are welcomed and encouraged here and we look forward to sharing this beautif...