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You know you want to win this! A limited signed paperback copy of THE BODY ELECTRIC by Beth Revis. Good luck! Ella Shepherd has dedicated her life to using her unique gift—the ability to enter people’s dreams and memories using technology developed by her mother—to help others relive their happy memories. But not all is at it seems. Ella starts seeing impossible things—images of her dead father, warnings of who she cannot trust. Her government recruits her to spy on a rebel group, using her ability to experience—and influence—the memories of traitors. But the leader of the rebels claims they used to be in love—even though Ella’s never met him before in her life. Which can only mean one thing… Someone’s altered her memory. Ella’s gift is enough to overthrow a corrupt government or crush a growing rebel group. She is the key to stopping a war she didn’t even know was happening. But if someone else has been inside Ella’s head, she cannot trust her own memories, thoughts, or f...

Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance by Danielle Younge-Ullman Release date: 05/05/2015 Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend Sydney calls to rave about the fun she’s having at a luxurious Malibu rehab (it’s basically a spa!) and reveals that the love of Lola’s life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, Lola knows what she has to do. Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab. Lola fakes her way into Sunrise Rehab, only to discover she’s actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive intake advisor, Adam, who’s determined to thwart her at every turn. Worst of all is the strictly enforced NO ROMANCE rule. Oh, and Sydney? Is gone. Turns out Sunrise is more jail-like than spa-like, and it’s going to take more than Lola bargained for just to get through the program. ABOUT AUTHOR Danielle Younge-Ullman is a novelist, playwright and f...

Title: The Body Electric Author: Beth Revis Publisher: Scripturient Books Publishing Date: October 6th 2014 Length: 482 pages Keywords: YA, science fiction, dystopia, romance, friendship, artificial intelligence Source: Author The future world is at peace. Ella Shepherd has dedicated her life to using her unique gift—the ability to enter people’s dreams and memories using technology developed by her mother—to help others relive their happy memories. But not all is at it seems. Ella starts seeing impossible things—images of her dead father, warnings of who she cannot trust. Her government recruits her to spy on a rebel group, using her ability to experience—and influence—the memories of traitors. But the leader of the rebels claims they used to be in love—even though Ella’s never met him before in her life. Which can only mean one thing… Someone’s altered her memory. Ella’s gift is enough to overthrow a corrupt government or crush a growing rebel group. She is the key to...

Title: This Book Just Ate My Dog! Author: Richard Byrne Publisher: Oxford University Press Pulishing Date: September 2014 Length: 32 pages Keywords: Picture Book Source: Publisher - Thank you OUP! When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right. Today is a premiere as this is my first picture book review. When I spotted THIS BOOK JUST ATE MY DOG! on the new releases list this autumn I found its cover cute and the title really catchy. It is funny and makes kids question how this is even possible. A dog-eating book. This is definitely something they haven't heard of before and that's what gets them interested in the story in the first place.  I have to pass up on giving this book a rating because I can't compare it to any other book I have reviewed on this blog so far. But I can tell you that this book is definitely worth a read. T...

Title: The Manifesto on How to be Interesting Author: Holly Bourne Publisher: Usborne Publishing Publishing Date: August 1st 2014 Length: 464 pages Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, friendship, transformation Source: Publisher Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome. Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. Most of the time she hates her life, her school, her never-there parents. So she writes. But when she’s told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with someone forbidden and make the biggest mistake of her life. Summary by Goodreads First impression: Unique story approach and a protagonist worth getting to know better. Holly...

Title: It Had to Be You Author: Ellie Adams Publisher: Corgi Publishing Date: August 28th 2014 Length: 448 pages Keywords: Adult, chick lit, romance, friendship, break-up, PR, London Source: Publisher The worst break-up ever . . . Lizzy Spellman has been dumped. On her birthday. In front of all her friends. By the man she thought was the one. Someone even filmed it, so now she's a YouTube hit too. . . . Could be the best thing that has ever happened to her When she thinks things can't get any worse, she meets the rudest and most cynical man in the world, and finds a new reason for living. To prove him wrong. Love does exist, and she's going to find it . . . Summary by Goodreads Lizzy Spellman is one of the funniest chick lit girls I've had the pleasure to accompany on her disastrous journey to happiness. We clicked on the first page when Lizzy is in this aweful costume and is called on stage to sing karaoke in front of a horde of wedding guests and get ...