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Book Review: Zom-B City by Darren Shan

Title:  Zom-B City Author:  Darren Shan Series:   Zom-B, #3 Pages:   224 Publisher:  Simon and Schuster Children's Date of Publication:  14th March 2013 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: How many survived the zombie apocalypse?Where do the living hide in a city of the dead? Who controls the streets of London? B Smith is setting out to explore... My Thoughts: Just as the second improved on the first, this book, Zom-B City (book three) improved yet again. It was my favourite of the three so far and I'm very much looking forward to carrying on with B's story. This book takes place after B has broken out into open air after being kept underground with the other zom heads in book two,  Zom-b Underground . As she wanders around London, it was really great to read about so many familiar places, places I've visited so many times. It just made the story even more vivid for me, to be able to really follow B ...

March 2013 Wrap-Up

Hey, so another month has gone, and here's what I read this month!       1. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson 2. The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson 3. Requiem by Lauren Oliver 4. Hidden by Marianne Curley 5. Zom-B City by Darren Shan 6. This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith 7. In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters (half way through) Yay, I read more than four books this month! I'm slowly getting back into reading, I think, so hopefully it'll last but it's exams soon so we'll see. The Name of the Star  was a reread, so that I'd be completely ready for The Madness Underneath , and seriously, this series is amazing. I hope to have my review of The Madness Underneath  up this month, seeing as it's already pretty late... I finished the Delirium  trilogy, with the final book Requiem , and my review is here . I wasn't happy with the open end, but I went to Lauren Oliver's signing and she explained wh...

Book Review: Hidden by Marianne Curley

Title:  Hidden Author:  Marianne Curley Series:   Avena, #1 Pages:  325 Publisher:  Bloomsbury Children's Books Date of Publication:  14th March 2013 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: For as long as Ebony can remember, she’s been sheltered. Confined to her home in a secluded valley, home-schooled by her protective parents, and limited to a small circle of close friends. It’s as if she’s being hidden. But something is changing in Ebony. Something that can’t be concealed. She’s growing more beautiful by the day, she’s freakishly strong, and then there’s the fact that she’s glowing. On one fateful night, Ebony meets Jordan and she’s intensely drawn to him. It’s as if something explodes inside of her—something that can be seen from the heavens. Ebony still doesn’t know that she’s a stolen angel, but now that the heavens have found her, they want her back. My Thoughts: I haven't read an angel book for a long time now, b...

Book Review: Requiem by Lauren Oliver

Title:  Requiem Author:  Lauren Oliver Series:   Delirium, #3 Pages:   391 Publisher:  Hodder & Stoughton Date of Publication:  21st March 2013 Source:  Publisher for review* Synopsis from Goodreads:  Battling against a society in which love has been declared a disease, Lena now finds herself at the centre of a fierce revolution. But the Wilds are no longer the haven they once were as the government seeks to stamp out the rebels. And Lena's emotions are in turmoil following the dramatic return of someone she thought was lost forever... My Thoughts: Hmm. Um. Ahh... I kind of don't know what to say about this one. I'm conflicted! I loved this series so much when I read the first two books - they were my favourites for quite a long while. And I really enjoyed this one too , but there were things wrong, and I hate to say it about this series because I have so much love for Lauren Oliver, but I'll be honest - it definitel...

February 2013 Wrap Up

Hello and welcome to my wrap up for February! I've done really badly this month. I guess it's the shortest month of the year so that's my excuse. A crappy one, I know... Anyway. Here's what I read in February!       1. The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead 2. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer 3. The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton 4. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (reread) (link to old review) I really enjoyed The Indigo Spell and just like the previous book in the Bloodlines series, The Golden Lily, it ended on a huge cliffhanger that's left me needing book four now! Scarlet was really good, although not quite as good as Cinder I really enjoyed it. It took me two weeks though, not sure what happened there. The Hanged Man Rises was really good, and I have a guest post from the author here, as well as my review which is linked above. Lastly, I'm rereading The Name of the Star because I've forgotten everything that happens at the end and I...