The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker by Kerry Wilkinson

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I loved the concept for this book, the whole waking up dead thing was fascinating! I really enjoyed that this was a teen thriller, it was like nothing I've read before.

The characters were all great and I loved all of their interactions. I really enjoyed how different suspects were hinted at and found myself second-guessing everything. The diner sounded epic! I loved the sound of the music wall and they were great about picky customers.

The only letdown was that while the reveal was great and I wouldn't have guessed who is was, the whole thing went down a little too quick. The ending on the whole was a little abrupt.

Stef Out x

Believe Me by JP Delaney

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So twisty! It kept me guessing until the very last page and even then I was still like "What?".

Claire was a fascinating character, so intriguing and I enjoyed reading about her history. Patrick was interesting. I liked how you never knew what was true and what wasn't. I didn't really like the constant talk of the poems and what they might mean. I don't care what they mean just get on with the story.

Stef Out x

P.S. This review was written weeks if not a couple of months after reading the book. Evidently a very bad decision as it has ended up rather brief...

Blank by Sabrina RG Raven

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This started out as a 5, then I thought a 4 and by the end it had dropped to a 3. The ending was disappointingly open and apparently with no plans for a sequel.

The characters were a mixed bag, I liked Darnell and loved Zale but Almara was flat and under-developed, she had very little growth compared to the others. The world-building was rich and interesting and perfectly set-up for scope to expand into a series. I loved the authors take on the soulmate idea and I highly appreciated the inclusion of gay characters.

Edited to add: The author has since commented on my Goodreads review saying that there is now a sequel in the works!

Stef Out x

Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles

I am so sorry I haven't updated in a while. Work has been rather busy to say the least and all reviewing/blogging motivation went out of the window. Needless to say I now have a bit of a backlog to post... 11 including this one. Whoops! Oh well on to the review!

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Paige is awesome! I loved her go-getter attitude and her unwillingness to let things slide. Her friendship with Holly was fab, I loved the way they supported each other and even the one blip they had was minor.

I loved the characters in the life-drawing class, especially Sue, she was a hoot and a great support to the girls! It was obvious fairly quickly that Blaine was not a good guy but it was great seeing him get his comeuppance. My main criticism was that the book seemed very short.

Stef Out x