Author Archive: Tina Gamble

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Book Review: Haven of Obedience, Marina Anderson

Book Review: Haven of Obedience, Marina Anderson

| 29 April , 2013 | Reply

Natalie Bowen is a successful and gorgeous career woman, and from a distance it looks like she has everything… but then why is she unable to keep a partner from leaving? Natalie thinks she will never find real happiness. Then she hears about a place called, The Haven, an exclusive retreat for those looking to [...]

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Book Review: Puppy Love, Frauke Scheunemann

Book Review: Puppy Love, Frauke Scheunemann

| 15 March , 2013 | Reply

Hercules (aka Carl-Leopold Von Eschersbach) is a dachshund, given away for having a pedigree that is less than pure. Luckily, he is rescued from an animal shelter and taken home with the adorable violinmaker, Caroline. Pretty soon, one thing becomes clear to Hercules: Caroline has horrible taste in men. And her current boyfriend, Thomas, is [...]

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Book Review: Heart-Shaped Bruise, Tanya Byrne

Book Review: Heart-Shaped Bruise, Tanya Byrne

| 8 February , 2013 | Reply

‘There are words you can’t say in here; you don’t ask why, you don’t ask how, you don’t ask about tomorrow and you never ask about home.’ Heart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne is a story about a broken girl awaiting trial at Archway Young Offenders Institution. Unlike most stories where a victim is depicted, this [...]

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Book Review: Wentworth Hall, Abby Grahame

Book Review: Wentworth Hall, Abby Grahame

| 15 January , 2013 | Reply

The year is 1912 and Maggie Darlington has just returned for a trip abroad to her family home of Wentworth Hall, only now it appears she is an entirely different person. No longer the spirited and confiding girl she once was, her family would be remiss to notice the change in her demeanour—especially Maggie’s younger [...]

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Book Review: Tiger’s Destiny, Colleen Houck

Book Review: Tiger’s Destiny, Colleen Houck

| 11 December , 2012 | Reply

Deliberating between her two suitors and trying to steer clear of the lecherous attentions of Lokesh, Kelsey strives to fulfil her destiny by helping the goddess Durga and breaking the tiger’s curse. With three quests completed, only one remains until the Indian princes are given the opportunity to be mortal once more. Meanwhile, as Ren [...]

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Book Review: White Ninja, Tiffiny Hall

Book Review: White Ninja, Tiffiny Hall

| 19 November , 2012 | Reply

Roxy Ran is a Gate Two outcast. Bullied and tormented, she is forbidden to enter school via the ‘cool’ gate, Gate One. That is until Jackson Axe arrives at school and enlists her help to find The White Warrior and the Tiger Scrolls. Jackson introduces Roxy to the world of Taekwondo and shows her how [...]

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Book Review: My Brother Simple, Marie-Aude Murail

Book Review: My Brother Simple, Marie-Aude Murail

| 31 October , 2012 | Reply

Kleber and Simple need a place to stay. However their prospects are running thin as Simple has a learning difficulty that places him at a mental age of three-years-old. Their father’s solution is to send Simple to an institution—something Kleber won’t accept. He won’t betray his brother by sending him to a place he fears, [...]

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Book Review: Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas

| 18 October , 2012 | Reply

Taken from the salt mines of Endovier, trained assassin Celaena Sardothien is offered one last chance at freedom—to act as a champion for the prince—but at what cost? Celaena is to compete in a tournament where her opponents are fellow assassins, thieves and soldiers, each sponsored by a member of the king’s council. If she wins [...]

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Book Review: Carnival of Souls, Melissa Marr

Book Review: Carnival of Souls, Melissa Marr

| 2 October , 2012 | Reply

Every generation, The City gives its inhabitants a chance to join the ruling elite. Daimons from every class are eligible to enter the competition hosted by the Carnival of Souls. To each daimon the competition holds a different promise; however, to Aya and Kaleb, it means a way out of their current life. Kaleb is [...]

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Book Review: The Spindlers, Lauren Oliver

Book Review: The Spindlers, Lauren Oliver

| 17 September , 2012 | Reply

Liza’s brother has changed; she’s certain of it. The spindlers have come and taken his soul while her and her brother slept and now she must venture down into the world Below to rescue him. It is there that she encounters a world full of impossible things. Talking rats, greedy troglods, giant tree snakes and [...]

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Book Review: Second Chance Summer, Morgan Matson

Book Review: Second Chance Summer, Morgan Matson

| 8 August , 2012 | Reply

When the going gets tough, Taylor Edwards gets going. But then her dad gets some bad news and her whole family decides to head back to their old lake house. It’s a place she hasn’t been in five years. Taylor isn’t happy about returning, especially when it means confronting her past and all the people [...]

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