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Secrets in Phoenix Author: Gabriella Lepore Source: Purchased in the Amazon Kindle store Publisher: OfTomes Publishing Format: kindle ebook Pages: 240 Genre:  YA Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars Release: October 13th 2015 Author's Website Amazon (Kindle) | Amazon (Paperback) When Sophie Ballester and her twin brothers Sam and Todd are uprooted from their home and sent to a remote boarding school run by their Great Aunt Ness, they stumble upon a hidden room that holds a secret—a secret that will change everything. The people of Phoenix Holt are not what they seem. In fact, nothing is. My review  of  Secrets  in  Phoenix ... Secrets In Phoenix , perfect for those seeking a story full of mystery, magic and romance! I have fallen absolutely in love with this story! With the feel of Harry Potter and the epic romance of Twilight, I never wanted this story to end!  I was excited to learn that this book takes place in the UK, in a sl...

Source: Purchased in the Amazon Kindle store Publisher: 3 Little Birds Books Format: kindle ebook Pages: 230 Genre: YA fantasy (retelling) Rating: 4 Stars Release: October 31st 2015 Author's Website Seven emotionless princesses. Three ghostly sirens. A beautiful, malicious witch haunted by memories. A handsome, self-mutilating prince. Belonging to a race that is mostly animal with little humanity, a world obsessed with beauty where morality holds no sway, a little mermaid escapes to the ocean’s surface. Discovering music, a magnificent palace of glass and limestone, and a troubled human prince, she is driven by love to consult the elusive sea-witch who secretly dominates the entire species of merfolk. Upon paying an enormous price for her humanity, the little mermaid begins a new life, uncovering secrets of sexuality and the Immortal Soul. As a deadly virus threatens to contaminate the bloodstreams of the whole merfolk race, the little mermaid must choose be...

Top   Ten  Tuesday Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by  The Broke and the Bookish . Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn't Hello everyone! 2015 was a great year for me. I started blogging and absolutely fell in love with the book community! Unfortunately I did not finish my Goodreads reading goal. Here are the books I meant to get to in 2015.  Feel free to click on the covers for the Goodreads page! 

Release: November 10th 2015 Series: n/a Publisher: Loveswept Source: From Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Regency Romance (Historical) Rating: 1 Star Website:  http://sharoncullen.net/books/the-reluctant-duchess/ Lady Sara Emerson was jolted out of her dull provincial life by her cousin’s murder. Now that the killer seems to be targeting her, Sara seeks help from the man who was once her cousin’s fiancé, Gabriel Ferguson, Duke of Rossmoyne. With his towering frame and fiery personality, Ross cuts an intimidating figure. Living under his protection, however, has its own hazards—like the sudden urge Sara feels to take their relationship in new, exquisitely inappropriate directions. Dazzled by the social graces of his betrothed, Ross never noticed her shy, blushing cousin. Looking at Sara now, though, he’s drawn to her lovely eyes and calm disposition. Funny how a year away from the hustle and bustle of the ton changes a man. But Ross has no intent...