Book: Anna and the French Kiss
Rating: ★★★★★
Publication date: 2nd December 2010
Pages: 372
Synopsis: Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend. 

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?

My Review: I adored this book... I devoured this book in one night and I want another ten books like it. 

BUBBLEGUM SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Book: Bubblegum by Sari Taurez
Rating: ★★★★
Publication date: 9th October 2017
Synopsis:Tiana is your typical pampered young blonde with a love for expensive shoes, hot guys, and murder. After Tiana is cut off from her family’s riches, she takes advantage of her talents and becomes a killer for hire.
It’s a lucrative business in her country, where a call to the police can amount to a lifetime of debt.

 But when she discovers Bobby Nails has a full army of mercenaries at his disposal, Tiana wonders if she may be in over her head.Her first client: Julia, a lower-class IT genius, lesbian, and devout Catholic. When the orphanage Julia volunteers at is targeted by the infamous brothel-owner Bobby Nails, Tiana is excited to take the job. 


Tiana and Julia face an unexpected adventure as they seek vengeance against the elusive Nails. Along the way they are joined by Ruby, a pyromaniac ex-prostitute who catches Julia’s eye, and William, a mysterious acrobatic fugitive searching for his daughter. In the end, will they be enough to stop Nails and the chaos he has created?

EDITING EMMA SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Book: Editing Emma by Chloe Seager

Rating: ★★★★

Publisher: Harper Collins 

Publication date: 1st October 2017

Pages: 230 

Synopsis: When sixteen year old Emma is ghosted by love of her life Leon Naylor she does what any normal girl would do.Emma spends the summer lurking in her bedroom, avoiding all human contact (and the shower), surrounded by the collection of chewit wrappers she saved from packs Leon gave her, back when he actually acknowledged her existence…

But seeing Leon suddenly ‘In a relationship’ on Facebook with the perfect Anna, spurs Emma into action and she embarks on a mission to make positive changes to her life (or ‘edits,’ if you will) and vows to use the internet for more than obsessively stalking Leon’s activities! Instead, she will use it for good and noble causes like finding someone who will actually be nice to her, and recording her findings for the rest of the world to see (i.e. BFF Steph and her mum) on her new Editing Emma blog.

But Emma soon discovers her ‘habit’ is harder to break than she first thought – turns out she’s not the only one ‘editing’ herself online (thank you Tinder for finding her mum’s profile, age 35, really?) and that life through an Instagram filter isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. But it could be worse, she could have outed her best friend, accidentally chatted up a 12 year old boy and revealed to the world why Leon Naylor is worth no girl’s time or virginity… oh no wait, that’s exactly what happened...

A DANGEROUS YEAR SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Book:A Dangerous Year by Kes Trester

Rating: ★★★★★

Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press

Publication date: 26th September 2017

Pages: 230 

Synopsis:Seventeen-year-old Riley Collins has grown up in some of the world’s most dangerous cities, learning political strategies from her ambassador dad and defensive skills from his security chief. The only thing they didn’t prepare her for: life as an American teenager.

After an incident forces her to leave her Pakistani home, Riley is recruited by the State Department to attend Harrington Academy, one of the most elite boarding schools in Connecticut. The catch: she must use her tactical skills to covertly keep an eye on Hayden Frasier, the daughter of a tech billionaire whose new code-breaking spyware has the international intelligence community in an uproar.

Disturbing signs begin to appear that Riley’s assignment wasn’t the walk in the park she’d been promised. Now, Riley must fight for her life and Hayden’s, as those around her reveal themselves to be true friends or the ultimate betrayers.

ON THE SPECTRUM SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Book: On The Spectrum
Rating: ★★★ (3.75)
Publisher: Second Story Press
Publication date: 12th September 2017
Pages: 365
Synopsis:The unexpected responsibility of caring for her autistic brother during her
summer in Paris turns out to be just the adventure that Clara needed.

Growing up in the shadow of a famous mother, Clara has never felt good about her body. Now, at sixteen, she has an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. After a social media disaster, she decides to escape for the summer to Paris to stay with her estranged dad and her six-year-old brother, Alastair, who is on the autism spectrum.

Charged with his care, Clara and Alastair set out to explore the city. Paris, and a handsome young French baker, teaches Clara about first love, and a new love of food. And Alastair teachers Clara about patience, trust, and the beauty of loving without judgment.

THE RAVEN BOYS SPOILER FREE REVIEW

Book: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 409 (Hardback)
Synopsis: Blue has spent the majority of her 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 favor. Never before has Blue felt such magic around her. But is Gansey her true love? She can't imagine she would feel like that, and she is adamant not to be the reason for his death. Where will fate lead them?

24 HOUR READATHON MINI REVIEW

As some of you may know, a few weeks ago I completed my first ever 24 hour readathon! I was so excited to take part in this readathon with some of my best bookstagram friends (I will leave their page links down below) as sometimes I feel I don't prioritize reading as much as I would like.

I managed to read 2 books in 24 hours, 611 pages, with only 5 hours sleep. I had such a good time completing the readathon and I want to try and do this once a month if I can. I will be posting a vlog of my adventure to my booktube soon.

QUEENS OF GEEK REVIEW

Book: Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Pages: 288
Synopsis:When BFFs Charlie, Taylor and Jamie go to SupaCon, they know it's going to be a blast. What they don't expect is for it to change their lives forever.

Charlie likes to stand out. SupaCon is her chance to show fans she's over her public breakup with co-star, Reese Ryan. When Alyssa Hunting arrives as a surprise guest, its seems Charlie's long-time crush on her isn't as one-side as she thought.

While Charlie dodges questions about her personal life, Taylor starts asking questions about her own. 

Taylor likes to blend in. Her brain is wired differently, making her fear change. And there's one thing in her life she knows will never change: her friendship with Jaime- no matter how much she may secretly want it to. But when she hears about the Queen Firestone SupaFan Contest, she starts to rethink her rules on playing it safe.