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REVIEW: Savages (Chronicles of Warshard #2) by Katherine Bogle

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Savages  by Katherine Bogle Series:  Chronicles of Warshard #2 Published by  Patchwork Press on 11th April 2017 Pages:  300 Source:  *Received from Publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* Daughter of Chief Ruin, Breen is one of the most fearsome warriors in the Southern Delica Tribe, but nothing can stop the Emperor from reaping the Savage Lands for soldiers.  When her village is attacked, Breen is taken from her home and her family to the Seaburn Academy, where southern savages are broken and chained into a life of service to the Empire. Through the beatings and torture, Drakkone, one of the few Seaburn-born soldiers, brings solace to her days and gives her hope for the future. Once freed of the Academy dungeons, Breen is sentenced to daily training between her plots for escape. But one night of unexpected passion turns into a problem bigger than either of them could have imagined.  Breen and Drakkone must risk capture and flee the city or de

REVIEW: The Devil You Know by Trish Doller

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The Devil You Know  by Trish Doller Published by  Bloomsbury USA Childrens on 2nd June 2015 Pages:  246 Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants  adventure . Living in a tiny Florida town with her dad and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to school, and taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire party, she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road trip, and it's just the risk she's been craving-the opportunity to escape. But what starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers that one of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly intentions.  A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Thriller and mystery novels are two of my most favourite genres, I like to be made to think and be given a challenge by the author and so admittedly, havi