Guest Review: Carrie by Stephen King

Reviewed by: Millie
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Published: 13th Nov 2011*
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Source: Bought
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
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*Re-published

Description:

Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her . . .

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Guest Review: The Book of Dead Days (Book of Dead Days #1) by Marcus Sedgwick

Reviewed by: Millie
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Published: 3rd May 2004
Publisher: Orion Childrens
Source: Bought
Genre: YA Fantasy
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Description:
The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead days - days when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. There is a man, Valerian, whose time is running out, who must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny. Set in dark threatening cities and the frozen countryside in a distant time and place of the author's making, 'The Book of Dead Days' conjures a spell-binding story of sorcery and desperate magic as Valerian, Boy and Willow battle to stop time and cling to life. Beautifully evoked, dramatic and emotionally powerful, this is a real page turner.

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Guest Review: The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

Reviewed by: Millie
Format: Paperback
Pages: 454
Published: 19th Sept 2012
Publisher: Scholastic Children’s Books
Genre: YA, Paranormal
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Description:
Blue has spent the majority ofher sixteen years being told that if she kisses her true love, he will die. When Blue meets Gansey's spirit on the corpse road she knows there is only one reason why - either he is her true love or she has killed him. Determined to find out the truth, Blue becomes involved with the Raven Boys, four boys from the local private school (lead by Gansey) who are on a quest to discover Glendower - a lost ancient Welsh King who is buried somewhere along the Virginia ley line. Whoever finds him will be granted a supernatural favour. Never before has Blue felt such magic around her. But is Gansey her true love? She can't imagine a time she would feel like that, and she is adamant not to be the reason for his death. Where will fate lead them?

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Guest Review: Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet #1) by C.J. Roberts

Reviewed by: Donna @ Book Passion for Life
Format: Kindle Ebook
Pages: 262
Published: 12th Aug 2011
Publisher: Self-Published
Source: Bought
Genre: Erotica Fiction, Dark Romance
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Description:

Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.

Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him.

WARNING: This book contains very disturbing situations, dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence

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Guest Review: Time Untime (Dark Hunter #17) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Reviewed by: Alice (Best Books)
Format: Hardback
Pages: 432
Published: 31st July 2012
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Source: Publisher for Review
Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance
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Description:
The Mayans aren't the only ones with a 2012 prophecy ...Long before recorded history, there was a warrior so feared that everyone trembled before his wrath. Only a brutal betrayal by the one closest to him could defeat him. But not even death was the end of a man so strong. Then Time Untime approaches ...Kateri Avani has been plagued her entire life by dreams she doesn't understand, images of places she's never been and of a man she's never seen. Her quest for answers has driven her to Las Vegas where she hopes to finally silence the demons in her mind. What she never anticipates is coming face to face with the warrior who has haunted her her entire life. Ren Waya has come back from the dead to keep the prophecy ...

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