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Passenger by Alexandra Bracken: Book review

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Publisher/Year: March 1st 2016 Quercus Children's Books Genre: YA Fantasy Series: Passenger #1 Pages: 496 Source/Format: e-arc | NetGalley (Thanks NetGalley/Quercus!) Rating: 3/5 I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinion. Synopsis New York City, present day In one night, Etta Spencer is wrenched from everything she knows and loves. Thrown into an unfamiliar world, she can be certain of only one thing: she has travelled not just miles, but years from home. The Atlantic, 1776 Captain Nicholas Carter is tasked with delivering Etta to the dangerous Ironwood family. They are searching for something - a stolen object they believe only she can reclaim. But Nicholas is drawn to his mysterious passenger, and the closer he gets to her, the further he is from freedom. The Edges of the World Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues

Mini reviews #17

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Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky Publisher/Year: May 19th 2016 Macmillan Source/Format: e-arc | NetGalley (Thanks NetGalley/Macmillan!) Rating: 2/5 I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinion. I was so disappointed with this book! Although I wasn't expecting to be mind-blown by the writing or plot, this sounded like a fun take on the classic boy band trope. Instead, I got a book that seemed to mock a whole generation of girls and twist their obsession into something that I just didn't find funny. I've never really been a fangirl, but if I was I think I'd be hurt by this portrayal. Maybe this just wasn't my type of humour but I'm sad that I didn't enjoy this book. Unrivalled by Alyson Noel Publisher/Year: May 10th 2016 MIRA Ink Source/Format: e-arc | NetGalley (Thanks NetGalley/MIRA Ink!) Rating: 3.5/5 I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an h