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Review: No Time to Spare by Ursula K Le Guin

No Time to Spare by Ursula K Le Guin Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Released on: 5th December 2017 Synopsis : Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she’s in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the…

Review: Hortense and the Shadow by Natalia O'Hara and Lauren O'Hara

Hortense and the Shadow  by Natalia O'Hara and Lauren O'Hara Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Children’s Released on:  Synopsis : A haunting, original fairy tale from two dazzling debut picture book talents, in the spirit of Neil Gaiman and Carson Ellis.  Hortense is …

This book is not your type

I spend a lot of time in the library. I am really lucky that I pass by it on the way to and from work so I get to go around and grab myself some books on the way home and drop them off before going to work.  Because libraries in my area share catalogues I now can order and collect bo…

Opinião: Fangirl, de Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl de Rainbow Rowell Edição/reimpressão: 2013 Páginas: 433 Editor: St. Martin's Press  Resumo: A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love. Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . . But for Cath, being a fa…

How I grew my library

As a bookaholic moving countries was one of the most difficult things I ever did. Mainly because it meant leaving my whole library behind. I moved to England around four years ago leaving my country and my books behind. I moved not only because England was a country that fascinated…

Review: Here We Are, by Kelly Jensen

Here We Are by Kelly Jensen Edition: 201 7 Pages: 240 Publisher: Perseus Books Group, Running Press Summary: Let’s get the feminist party started! Here We Are is a scrapbook-style teen guide to understanding what it really means to be a feminist. It’s packed with es…

Opinião. Rebel Belle, de Rachel Hawkins

Rebel Belle de Rachel Hawkins Edição/reimpressão: 2014 Páginas: 352 Editor: Putnam Juvenile Resumo: Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, …

Review: Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud

Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud Edição/reimpressão: 2015 Páginas: 272 Editor: Viking Books for Young Readers Resumo: We Were Liars meets Heist Society in a riveting debut! Seventeen-year-old Violet’s entire life has revolved around one thing: becoming Erica Sil…

Review: Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue

Kissing the Witch  by Emma Donoghue Edição/reimpressão: 2013 Páginas:  288 Editor: Picador Resumo: Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in un…

Review: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Serafina and the Black Cloak de Robert Beatty Edição/reimpressão: 2015 Páginas: 293 Editor:  Disney•Hyperion Resumo: "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to …

Review: Stay Up With Me, by Tom Barbash

Stay Up With Me by  Tom Barbash   Edition: 2014 Pages: 229 Editor: Simon & Schuster UK Summary:   The stories in Tom Barbash's evocative and often darkly funny collection explore the myriad ways we try to connect to one another and to the somet…

Calling all authors!

As part of our go international program we have today been contacted by Inkitt.  Inkitt is an f ree platform to help authors reach their full potential and build a reader base; and they have just launched a new  Fantasy writing contest : " Hither and Thithe r". (Click on the…

Review: Husband Hunters, by Genevieve Gannon

Husband Hunters by Genevieve Gannon   Edition: 2014 Pages: 323 Editor: AUS Impulse Summary:   Three old friends team up to find life partners - this isn't love, this is business. Clementine, a psychologist specialising in couples counselling, is ree…

Review: The Restoration of Otto Laird, by Nigel Packer

The Restoration of Otto Laird by Nigel Packer   Edition: 2014 Pages: 352 Editor: Sphere  Summary:   Elderly architect Otto Laird lives a peaceful existence in Switzerland. Once renowned for his radical and controversial designs he now spends his days communing wit…

Review: When Mystical Creatures Attack!, by Kathleen Founds

When Mystical Creatures Attack! by Kathleen Founds Edition: 2014 Pages: 2 0 6 Publisher: University of Iowa Press   Summary: In When Mystical Creatures Attack! , Ms. Freedman’s high school English class writes essays in which mystical creatures resolve the g…

Opinião: Sete Minutos Depois da Meia Noite (A Monster Calls), de Patrick Ness

Sete Minutos Depois da Meia Noite (A Monster Calls) de Patrick Ness   Edição/reimpressão: 2015 (2012) Páginas: 283 (237) Editor: Editorial Presença (Walker Books Ltd)   Resumo: Passava pouco da meia-noite quando o monstro apareceu. Mas não era exatamente o monstro …