August Wrap Up

 In the month of August I read 24 things, since it was my first month back at work since the pandemic I am really pleased I managed to continue reading a decent amount. 

Review: We Are Bound By Stars by Kesia Lupo

  

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Title: We Are Bound By Stars

Author: Kesia Lupo

Publisher: Bloomsbury YA

ISBN 13: 978-1408898079

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On a mysterious island where the very earth holds magic, masked assassins plague the city and strange creatures rise from the desert. Livio has riled against his destiny his whole life. Beatrice longs to escape her life of servitude. But when a twist of fate unites them, it is up to them to stop a deadly revolution.

Are they just puppets in someone else's game? Will they have to accept the hands they have been dealt or can either change their fortunes?

Another thrilling, plot-driven adventure, with an even bigger twist, We Are Bound by Stars is a tale of masks, politics, desire and deception that will have you gripped once again in Kesia Lupo's rich fantasy world.

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Review: Contender: The Challenger by Taran Matharu

  

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Title: Contender: The Challenger

Author: Taran Matharu

Publisher: Hodder Childrens Books

ISBN 13: 978-1444938999

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CADE CARTER HAS BEEN CHOSEN

In a realm of monsters and warriors, Cade is an unwilling contender in a deadly tournament controlled by the brutal alien overlord Abaddon.

Cade may have won the first round but the fight isn't over yet. For his next battle he must duel a seven-foot-tall, clawed monster - the reigning champion of an alien race.

LOSING WILL LEAD TO EARTH'S DESTRUCTION

Desperate for anything that may give him an advantage, Cade sets off on an expedition into the jungle to scavenge weaponry to help him win. But there he is captured by gladiators, and before he knows it he finds himself participating in a deadly new game where the prize is his freedom.

ROUND TWO IS ABOUT TO BEGIN ...

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Review: Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

 

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Title: Nick and Charlie

Author: Alice Oseman

Publisher: Harper Collins

ISBN 13: 978-0008389666

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Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question – they’re ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake!

But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever…

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July 2020 Wrap Up

In the month of July I read 31 things and it was a fairly strong month with some new faves in there too.  

Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Title: The Thursday Murder Club

Author: Richard Osman

Publisher: Viking (Release date 3rd September 2020)

ISBN 13: 978-0241425442

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In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.

But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?

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Reading Rush 2020

I have belatedly decided I am going to take part in the Reading Rush  please follow the link for more details. 

This readathon last from Monday 20th July until Sunday 26th July.

Without further ado onto my TBR...