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Mini Reviews: Heartless, Unconventional, and The Mystery of the Painted Dragon

Hello! Here are three mini reviews of some February releases! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HEARTLESS by Marissa Meyer Published 9th February, 2017 by Macmillan Children's Books Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. In this prequel to Alice in Wonderland , Cath longs to open a bakery, but her family and the king have other ideas. Set in the world of the Looking Glass, it promises to be weird and wonderful and deliver a heartwarming story of forbidden love... But it didn't really, to be honest. After fifty pages, I found myself wondering where the book was going and when it was going to get started. Then fifty pages later, I was still wondering that. I wasn't excited about reading the novel, and I decided to DNF after 150 pages when I realised I just didn't care for the characters or what happened to them.  There's a big fat stench of instalove as well - Cath doesn't know Jest at all bu...

Marissa Meyer UK Signing!

Hey guys! I've just got a quick post here to say...       MARISSA MEYER is doing a UK signing next week! Marissa Meyer is the author of Cinder and Scarlet , the first two books in The Lunar Chronicles , and they are super awesome! I  really want to go to this signing, and if I can make it I hope to see you guys there too! Details below :) Also, I'm hoping to have some kind of guest post from Marissa (hopefully a Q&A) so look out for that in the next couple of weeks. Lastly, definitely check out both Cinder and Scarlet if you've not read them yet, because they're fab, they really are! You can read my review of Scarlet here. 

Book Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Title:  Scarlet  Author:  Marissa Meyer Series:   The Lunar Chronicles, #2 Pages:  452 Publisher:  Puffin Date of Publication:  7th February 2013 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: This is not the fairytale you remember. But it’s one you won’t forget. Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. Meanwhile, in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive – when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. As Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner... My Thoughts: I wasn't sure if I would like Cinder , back when I read it last summer. To my surpri...