#TsundokuSquad Book of the Month - March - The Islanders by S.V Leonard

Book Title: The Islanders

Author: S.V Leonard

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Canelo Crime

Publication Date: 11/03/21

Genre(s): Thriller, Murder Mystery

Pages: 246

Format Read: E-book

Goodreads: Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare…

Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she’s desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can’t pass up the chance to win the £50,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow contestants, win the infamous LoveWrecked challenges, and she will have enough cash for a fresh start.

But the island isn’t the paradise she was promised and within hours, one of the contestants is dead. Then the announcement comes: one of the islanders is a murderer and Kimberley must find out who, live on television. For every hour it takes her, one more person will die.

The game is rigged, everyone is hiding secrets, and time is running out…

White as Frost by Anthea Sharp Cover Reveal!

 Hello! Today I am taking part in a cover reveal for White as Frost by Anthea Sharp hosted by the wonderful team at Storytellers On Tour! This is the first book in a trilogy and is expected to be released on 4th May 2021.

White as Frost by Anthea Sharp

Series: The Darkwood Trilogy

Expected publication: 04/05/21

Genre: Fantasy

Age Group: Young Adult

#TsundokuSquad Book of the Month - February - Paris By Starlight (SPOILERS)

Book Title: Paris By Starlight

Author: Robert Dinsdale

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Del Rey

Publication Date: 05/11/20

Genre(s): Fantasy, Magical Realism, Romance

Pages: 480

Format Read: Hardback

Goodreads: Every city has its own magic...

Every night on their long journey to Paris from their troubled homeland, Levon’s grandmother has read to them from a very special book. Called The Nocturne, it is a book full of fairy stories and the heroic adventures of their people who generations before chose to live by starlight.

And with every story that Levon’s grandmother tells them in their new home, the desire to live as their ancestors did grows. And that is when the magic begins…

Nobody can explain why nocturnal water dogs start appearing at the heels of every citizen of Paris-by-Starlight like the loyal retainers they once were. There are suddenly night finches in the skies and the city is transforming: the Eiffel Tower lit up by strange ethereal flowers that drink in the light of the moon.

But not everyone in Paris is won over by the spectacle of Paris-by-Starlight. There are always those that fear the other, the unexplained, the strangers in our midst. How long can the magic of night rub up against the ordinariness of day? How long can two worlds occupy the same streets and squares before there is an outright war?

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Book Review & Film Comparison (SPOILERS)

 Book Title: Moxie

Author: Jennifer Mathieu

My Rating: 5*

Publisher: Hodder

Publication Date: 21/09/17

Genre(s): YA, Feminism, Contemporary

Pages: 340

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules.

Viv's mum was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates Moxie, a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She's just blowing off steam, but other girls respond and spread the Moxie message. As Viv forges friendships with other young women across the divides of cliques and popularity rankings, she realises that what she has started is nothing short of a girl revolution.