Once Upon a Moonlight Review...

The Kiss  by Lucy Courtenay Published by Hachete Children's Group on 2nd July 2015 Pages:  336 Source:  *Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* 'Aphrodite kissed a mortal once by the light of this moon, many thousands of years ago. It drove him crazy. The next person that he kissed - boum. The craziness travelled like this from person to person. It travelled through time. Everywhere - boum! Tu comprends?' 'Where did it end up?' I whisper. His lips are on my cheek now. 'It ended with me. And now I am going to pass it to you. You will like that, mermaid?' Imagine the perfect kiss. A legendary kiss that makes people crazy with love. Imagine a summer's night, on a moonlit beach in the South of France, as French boy Laurent kisses 16-year-old Delilah after the best chat-up line she's ever heard. BOOM! Delilah is pretty sure the Kiss is fiction, despite her head-spinning holiday fling. But with all the sudden crushes, break

Witch Hunter  by Virginia Boecker Series:  The Witch Hunter #1 Published by  Orchard Books on 4th June 2015 Pages:  409 Source:  *Received from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review* Witches, watch out... Half Bad meets  Kill Bill  in this incredible new supernatural series. Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Grey doesn't look dangerous. A tiny, blonde, wisp of a girl shouldn't know how to poison a wizard and make it look like an accident. Or take out ten necromancers with a single sword and a bag of salt. Or kill a man using only her thumb. But things are not always as they appear. Elizabeth is one of the best witch hunters in Anglia and a member of the king's elite guard, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and bringing those who practice it to justice. And in Anglia, the price of justice is high: death by burning. When Elizabeth is accused of being a witch herself, she's arrested and thrown in prison. The king declares her a traitor and her life is

Black Cairn Point by Claire McFall Published by  Hot Key Books on 6th August 2015 Pages:  252 Source:  *Received from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review* Two survivors, one terrible truth. Heather agrees to a group camping holiday with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to get closer to him. But when the two of them disturb a pagan burial site above the beach, she becomes certain that they have woken a malevolent spirit. Something is alive out there in the pitch-black dark, and it is planning to wreak deadly revenge.  One year later Heather knows that she was very lucky to escape Black Cairn Point but she is still waiting for Dougie to wake from his coma. If he doesn't, how will she prove her sanity, and her innocence?  A chilling and atmospheric thriller from unflinching and award-winning writer Claire McFall. I was shocked by how good this novel was, especially because of how small it was I was worried that you would not get

Darkmere  by Helen Maslin Published by  Chicken House on 6th August 2015 Pages:  368 Source:  *Received from Publisher in exchange for an honest review* A castle. A curse. A dangerous summer. Leo has invited Kate and a few friends to spend the summer at his inheritance, Darkmere Castle: as wild and remote as it is beautiful. Kate thinks it will be the perfect place for her and Leo to get together - but instead, she's drawn into the dark story of a young nineteenth-century bride who haunts the tunnels and towers of the house. And whose curse now hangs over them all.   Darkmere  started off as a really promising read, however as I read on I felt it lost its originality and was just dragging on to be concluded with an expected ending. I am not a fan of the cover, I do like the dark and mysterious background however the heart makes it look a little cheesy. Kate and Elinor are in the same place, doing the same things, and yet in entirely different eras. Having falle

The Duff  by Kody Keplinger Published by Hodder Children's Books on 25th February 2015 Pages:  300 Source:  *Received in exchange for an honest review* Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “Duffy,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone. I had previously seen this novel ar

Angelfall  by Susan Ee Series:  Penryn & the End of Days #1 Published by  Hodder & Stoughton on 23rd May 2013 Pages:  326 Source:  *Received from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review* It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel. Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl. Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her

After Hours by Claire Kennedy Published by  Simon Pulse on 16th June 2015 Pages:  256 Source:  *Received from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review* Isa, Xavi, Peter, and Finn know that a job at the high-end Waterside Cafe isn't just about waiting tables. It's about the gossip, the hook-ups, the after-hours parties and, most of all, it's about Tips. Tips--the high-stakes game based on dares. Whoever completes the most dar es wins the collected money. A sum that could change a wasted summer into a Summer to Remember. Isa is the new girl with an embarrassing secret, and as long as she stays on top of her game, she sees no reason why anyone could ever find out. Xavi will do anything for the money...absolutely anything. Peter, Xavi's stepbrother, has been in love with her for years, and he thinks the game is the perfect time to confess his feelings. Finn is in the game just for the thrill. He has enough tips coming in to keep him happy...even i

This month, I completely shocked myself by how many books I read. Over the last year I have only been reading around 5 books a month... this month I read 16. 16! I do not know how I did it, but I am so very pleased. The Beloved by Alison Rattle  |  DNF (1 STAR) Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator by Jill Baguchinsky  |  5 STARS The Good Girls by Sara Shepard  |  4 STARS Lying Out Loud by Kody Kiplinger  |  DNF (1 STAR) For Holly by Tanya Byrne  |  2 STARS Angelfall by Susan Ee  |  5 STARS World After by Susan Ee  |  5 STARS Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout  |  4 STARS Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout  |  4 STARS Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry  |  DNF (1 STAR) I will give this one another go some when! Sky On Fire by Emmy Laybourne  |  5 STARS Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead  |  3 STARS Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker  |  5 STARS TimeBomb by Scott K. Andrews  |  3.5 STARS Darkmere by Helen Maslin  |  3 STARS V is for Villa