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You Don't Know Me Sophia Bennett May 6th 2013 Chicken House Books Sasha, Jodie, Nell and Rose never expected to be famous. They didn’t want to be. In fact, they wanted to keep their band a secret because it’s what they do when they’re being stupid together – dressing up and singing cheesy songs. But someone has stolen a video they made. It’s online, and it’s been entered into a talent competition. And what’s more … it’s got 24 votes. In only a few hours it’s got 24 votes. The girls are about to be faced with a big decision that could make them seriously famous. Just not necessarily the way they hoped … Sophia Bennett's books have a way of gripping me that I can't explain, especially because they're usually about things that on the surface I wouldn't usually be interested in (modelling, fashion, reality competitions ect), but I just cannot put them down. As I'm pretty sure you already know, I am a huge fan of books about friendship. It's not something I like ...

Hey! It's half term so I've got a week off exams so I'm hoping to post a couple of times this week, but we'll see how that goes! I thought I'd do a Letterbox Love as I've not done one for ages, and it'll give me a little bit of time to write a review for you guys, because I owe you one (at least!) ;) so, here's what I've received recently! Gloss by Marilyn Kaye (Macmillan Children's Books, 6th June 2013) I'm really excited to read this one, it sounds great! I love historical New York-y fashion-y kind of things, if that makes sense (like, Flappers are awesome and I love Gossip Girl (which I know's not historical but whatever :P )) so I'm really looking forward to this one. Thanks Macmillan! Spy for the Queen of Scots by Theresa Breslin (Corgi, paperback release: 6th June 2013) I'd not heard of this before I received it, however I do like a good historical like this now and then so if I have time and it takes my fancy, I'll gi...

Letterbox Love is the UK's version of IMM, hosted by the lovely Lynsey at  Narratively Speaking  :) For review: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen (*faints* As you well know, I'm a huge Sarah Dessen fan and I can't wait to get into this! Thank you Puffin!) Gloss by Marilyn Kaye (don't know much about this, but it sounds like a fun, sweet book. Thank you Macmillan!) Spy For the Queen of Scots by Theresa Breslin (I've been curious about this since I first heard about it, so thank you Random House for the copy!) Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan (I'm not a huge fan of Andrea Cremer, but I do love David Levithan and the idea of invisibility so I think I'll like this book. Thank you Puffin!) That's it for me this week! What did you get in your letterbox? :)

Angelfall Susan Ee May 23rd 2013 Hodder & Stoughton The official print edition of the internet phenomenon. Already over 8,000 five star reader reviews. (And counting.) It's been six weeks since the angels of the apocalypse destroyed the world as we know it. Only pockets of humanity remain.  Savage street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night.  When angels fly away with a helpless girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back... *Not actually spoilery, but could be considered as such, so beware  if you don't want any minor spoilerage.* I'd heard about some of the hype for Angelfall when it was first published and it felt like everyone was reading it, but I hadn't really been that interested in it or knew what it was actually about until I was very kindly sent a copy. While I did enjoy it a lot, and I couldn't put it down, I don't think that it lived up to the crazy amount of hype that it had/that people ar...

Skin Deep Laura Jarratt March 5th 2012 Electric Monkey Ugly people don't have feelings. They're not like everyone else. They don't notice if you stare at them and turn away. And if they did notice, it wouldn't hurt them. They're not like real people. Or that's what I used to think. Before I learned... After the car crash that leaves her best friend dead, Jenna is permanently scarred. She struggles to rebuild her life, but every stare in the street, every time she looks in the mirror, makes her want to retreat further from the world. Until she meets Ryan. Ryan's a traveller. When he and his mother moor their narrow boat on the outskirts of a village, she tells him this time it will be different. He doesn't believe her; he can't imagine why this place shouldn't be as unwelcoming as the rest. Until he meets Jenna. But as Jenna and Ryan grow closer, repercussions from the crash continue to reverberate through the community. And then a body is found.....

Letterbox Love is the UK's version of IMM, hosted by the lovely Lynsey at  Narratively Speaking  :) Bought: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (I finally caved and bought this despite hearing mixed things - I hope I'll like it!) Skin Deep by Laura Jarratt (I am about 100 pages from the end of this and I am really enjoying it.) Review: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani Doll Bones by Holly Black + Doll Bones postcards (A very Middle-Grade review week for me!  Excited about both of these. Thank you Random House and HarperCollins!) What did you get this week?

If You Find Me Emily Murdoch May 3rd 2013 Indigo THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND ...  A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen-year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with the one bright spot being Carey's younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and the girls are found by their father, a stranger, and taken to re-enter the "normal" life of school, clothes and boys.  Now, Carey must come to terms with the truth of why their mother spirited them away ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won't let her go ... a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn't spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, ...

Hey there, it's nice to see you again, if you're still here... I know I haven't posted for almost a month, and I'm sorry! You probably guessed from the title of this (very rambly) post, it's Exam Season, which means I will probably not post that much. I haven't been reading (very much - less than half a book in three weeks :( ), and no reading means no books to review, so I don't really have anything to post, hence my silence. So, I was thinking that I don't just want to be really quiet until the end of June, and I'm not going to be revising 24/7 (and now that I'm on study leave I don't have school) so I should have some time to at least post something occasionally... Anyhoo. I thought I'd start with a showcase of a few of the books I've received in the last couple of months that I'm looking forward to reading after revision and exams are over, as I won't be able to review them anytime soon and I feel I should at least talk ab...

Letterbox Love is the UK's version of IMM, hosted by the lovely Lynsey at  Narratively Speaking  :) Review: Lockwood & Co by Jonathon Stroud (This was a lovely surprise! Very much looking forward to getting my teeth into it.) Bought: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (I have finally gotten around to getting myself a copy of this book! Really excited to read it, even though I'm 99% certain it will break my heart and ruin my life.) What did you get this week in your letterbox?

Hello! And so, another month ends. I'm still sort of figuring stuff out with the round-up posts and this is only going to be a quick one, seeing as I'm meant to be on a bit of a break and whatnot. Books read in April:  The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke Nobody's Girl by Sarra Manning Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting Angelfall by Susan Ee Touch of Power by Maria V Snyder Kite Spirit by Sita Brahmachari Total: 8 A pretty good month for me reading wise! I started off really well because of the holidays, but since I went back to college I haven't had half as much time to read and the weather's been really nice lately, and do you ever get that thing where it's sunny and you just don't want to do anything? Yeah... I'm just trying to come up with lame excuses for my laziness... Book of the Month (without a doubt): Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson  Reviews Posted: Getting Ove...