Tuesday 26 November 2013

Book Review and Blog Tour: WitchHunt By Emma Mills



Name: WitchHunt
Author: Emma Mills

Summary: I know it's selfish, but I don't want you to go, Daniel said a couple of minutes later. I looked at him and smiled. I'll be fine, I will.
You’d better be. I don’t know what I’d do without you. Those months I stupidly spent apart from you… they were torment for me,’ he said.
‘They were torment for me too.’

As the Christmas season is ripped apart by the news that Jess’ old friend Alex has been turned into a vicious killer, festivities are dropped, Jess returns to England and the hunt begins. But Alex isn’t the only one being hunted, for Mary has found a way to extinguish the entire bloodline of Malden witches, and it is Jess’s book of shadows that’s the key. As things hot up, Jess finds she must leave Daniel and the safety of Manchester in a final hunt for her nemesis, Mary. In a fight-off that only one of them can survive, loved ones will fall… daemons will rise… but who will survive?

Review: Well firstly I want to thank Twitter for making me stumble upon Emma and the WitchBlood series. I'm sad to say that WitchHunt is the final story. I really enjoyed this series. Jess changed from such a scared girl to such a confident vampire/witch. Sometimes with books that are based in a series the longer they go on the worse they get. Not these wow was WitchHunt intense it sure did make my journeys to work seem like they went by in minutes.  Yet again Emma had me hooked begging for more and enjoying every single second of WitchHunt. As I mention in previous reviews on this series Jess was such an easy to love character that you always felt for her. Thankfully, I still have the novella to read so that will keep me quiet but if you haven't looked up the lovely Emma Mills make sure you do if vamps and witches are your thing.
WitchHunt has action, suspense, romance, friendship, love and death. For those of you who haven't read this or any of the series I won't be spoiling any of that fab suspense. What I really liked was that Emma tied up all the loose ends of the story but she has cleverly left it open and I hope one day she returns to Jess, Daniel, Eva, Brittany and co. What I also loved about this series it was based in Manchester yay! So many vamp stories are Americanised which is fine but sometimes it's nice to read something a little closer to home. The scenes with Alex were heartbreaking although it totally had to happen. Mary Mary Mary!!!! she was one scary ass vampire that is all I will say.

Thank you Emma for letting me get to know and love these awesome characters I truly cannot wait to see what you do next. Please keep us posted. Don't forget to check out I Heart Books tomorrow as the WitchHunt tour stops there tomorrow. For more news on Emma Mills check out www.witchbloodthenovel.com


                                                 
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Monday 18 November 2013

BOOK REVIEW: Trouble By Non Pratt

Book Name: Trouble
Author: Non Pratt
UK Publisher: Walker Books
Release date: March 2014
Summary: A boy. A girl. A bump. Trouble.

Hannah’s smart and funny ... she’s also fifteen and pregnant. Aaron is new at school and doesn’t want to attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannah’s unborn baby?

Growing up can be trouble but that’s how you find out what really matters.


Review: Now I have to admit. I'm not really into contemporary books set in the UK. Why? Because When I read I want to be taken away somewhere no where near close to home.

So when I was given "Trouble" I was hesitant...But I read the summary and was curious! And I'm so glad I read it. From the first line of this book it had me hooked!

This book is funny, realistic, shocking, touching and defiantly a book British teens should read, for many reasons; a miss understood girl, a mysterious guy who isn't the "typical" one you would read in a YA. She's pregnant at 15... He's going through a hard time... They both come together in the most unlikely of relationships which becomes one of the great YAs of 2014. 

Aaron's different. He's interesting. I can see why the Hannah character has a curiosity about him. Hannah is a funny brave character and I really enjoyed her. I feel the relationship between these two is so refreshing! And so enjoyable to read. I loved that it switched between two characters. It's always great hearing what each main character is thinking!

I loved the plot I think it's obviously controversial but I feel like this book needed to come out! What with all the "Teen Mom" tv shows showing it isn't glamorous being a teen mom I feel the readers out there can read this book and make light of a sticky situation. You think "oh no not another teen pregnancy book" but this one is interesting. It's very original!

I think the language used in this book isn't at all like the language I've seen in UK YA in the past. It isn't fake in terms of what older people think teenagers talk like. Non Pratt got the teenage language down to a T.

If you enjoy a lovely UK contemporary book about love, compassion and sweet moments...then this is the one for you!


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Friday 8 November 2013

GIVEAWAY WINNER

WINNER OF SHADOWS & HAZE BY PAULA WESTON IS
 
EMMA B WITH HER FAV QUOTE
 
"Possibly my favorite ever quote ;) - "Have a biscuit, Harry"
 
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