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Blog Tour and Giveaway- Keeper of the Bees @megkassel @entangledteen

Keeper of the Bees by Meg Kassel Genre: YA Paranormal Release Date: September 4th 2018 Entangled Teen Summary: “ Beauty and the beast like you’ve never imagined! ” — New York Times bestselling author Pintip Dunn KEEPER OF THE BEES is a tale of two teens who are both beautiful and beastly, and whose pasts are entangled in surprising and heartbreaking ways. Dresden is cursed. His chest houses a hive of bees that he can’t stop from stinging people with psychosis-inducing venom. His face is a shifting montage of all the people who have died because of those stings. And he has been this way for centuries—since he was eighteen and magic flowed through his homeland, corrupting its people. He follows harbingers of death, so at least his curse only affects those about to die anyway. But when he arrives in a Midwest town marked for death, he encounters Essie, a seventeen-year-old girl who suffers from debilitating delusions and hallucinations. His bees want to sting her on sight. But Essie does...

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Book Review-Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Title: Adaptation  Author: Malinda Lo Series:    Adaptation #1 Published:  April 3 2014 by Hodder Length: 432 pages Source: publisher Other info: Malinda Lo has also written Huntress, Ash (review here ), and Inheritance. Summary: Flocks of birds are hurling themselves at aeroplanes across America. Thousands of people die. Millions are stranded. Everyone knows the world will never be the same. On Reese's long drive home, along a stretch of empty highway at night, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened. For Reese, though, this is just the start. She can't remember anything from the time between her accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: she's different now. Torn between longtime crush David and new girl Amber, the real question is: who can she trust? Review : It all starts when  Reese Holloway is waiting for a plane back fr...

Book Review- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Title: We Were Liars  Author: E. Lockhart Series: N/A   Published:    13 May 2014 by Hot Key Books Length: 240 pages Source: library Summary : A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Review : Cady is one of the Liars, the younger end of a family that meets every summer to spend the holiday at the summer home. At some point, she loses her memories.  Two years later, she wants to find out what happened. I was really looking forwards to this and everyone really enjoyed it and watching somep ople's reactions during the liveread made me think it was going to be amazing. Sadly for me it wasn't. I think I missed something at the start but I really don't get why everyone loves this. It's slow. The writing, while stripped back in places, seems boring too. ...

Book Review-This Book is Gay by James Dawson

Title: This Book Is Gay  Author:   James Dawson Series:   N/A Published:   4 September 2014 by Hot Key Books Length: 271 pages Source: publisher Other info: James Dawson has written many things.  Summary : Former PSHCE teacher and acclaimed YA author James Dawson gives an uncensored look at what it's like to grow up as LGBT. Including testimonials from people 'across the spectrum', this inclusive book explores everything anyone who ever dared to wonder wants to know - from sex to politics, how to pull, stereotypes, how to come-out and more. Spike Gerrell's hilarious illustrations combined with funny and factual text make this a must-have read. Review : I don't normally review nonfiction, but this is a hugely anticipated book by a brilliant author and a topic I have an interest in. There’s so many things that make this book wonderful. First, there’s the fact that this book exists, with a bright rainbow cover and direct information and not hiding.  I can o...

Blog Tour Book Review- A Dark Inheritance by Chris D'Lacey

Title: A Dark Inheritance  Author:   Chris D’Lacey Series:    UNICORNE Files #1 Published:   7 August 2014 by Chicken House Length: 270 pages Source: blog tour Other info: Chris D’Lacey has also written the Last Dragon Chronicles. Summary : When Michael Malone discovers his supernatural ability to alter reality, he is recruited by an organization dedicated to investigating strange and paranormal phenomena. He joins in hopes of finding his father, who mysteriously vanished three years earlier. Michael's first task is to solve the mystery of a dog he rescued from a precarious clifftop -- a mystery that leads him to a strange and sickly classmate and a young girl who was killed in a devastating accident. Stakes are high as Michael learns to harness his newfound ability and uncover the deadly truth about his father's disappearance. A bold and thrilling tale of alternate realities, paranormal mystery, and extraordinary adventure. Review :  Michael’s going to ...

Does YA Challenge or Reinforce Gender Stereotypes?

You may have remembered a few months ago, I begged for responses to a long thing about gender and stereotypes and then a few weeks later I begged for responses to a shorter one. HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING ME RECS OF WHAT TO READ AND THINK ABOUT AND/OR DATA TO QUOTE HERE!  This was for a level two project, also known as a higher project qualification or HPQ. We got to choose anything to research and come up with a 2000 word essay on it. It was finished in February 2014, and came back with an A* :)  Anyway, I chose to write about YA and how heavily gender stereotypes feature in it. A googledoc of this essay can be found here ; the essay is uncut here, but there you can find the whole bibliography, and results of the shorter surveys. What do you think? Does YA challenge or reinforce gendered stereotypes, or is it changing? Share your thoughts in the comments. Does Young Adult Fiction challenge or reinforce gender stereotypes? Introduction Gender stereotypes invade every...

Theatre Reviews: I Need a Doctor and Shakespeare's Avengers Assembleth

Title: I Need a Doctor: The Whosical Director : Benjamin Occhipinti Major cast: James Wilson-Taylor and Jessica Spray Seen at: Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jamie and Jess are two Whovians who want to perform a Doctor Who themed musical. Who have recieved a Cease and Desist notice from Stephen Moffat. Oh well-changes can be made so copyright infringement can be avoided, right? With this in mind, Jamie and Jess take on the roles of a companion, A Doctor, and multiple villians, and journey through time and space in the TARD- Phone Box. I wasn't sure if I was going to see this, but then I got told they make fun of Moffat and I was sold. Its a very clever parody. Yes, they do  make fun of Moffat, using fairy godmother Amy Wand, who continually advises Jess to obey the Doctor and stay where she is. Like companions of a better time, Jess ignores her and goes and has adventurers. Both performers, and the pianist, are very good at what they do. The multiroling that Jamie does is bril...

Theatre review- Travesti

Title: Travesti Director: Rebecca Hill Performed by: Unbound Productions Major cast: John Askew, Dominic Attenborough, Aled Bidder, Hugo Bolton, Stanley Elridge, James Lawrence Seen at: Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe Review: Six men tell women's stories about things such as makeup, pressure, sex, and assault. The set of six revolving mirrors is very effectively used throughout, as ironing boards, kitchens, display boards, and hanging spaces for the suits the actors wear at the start. For a cast that all works very well together, I found it a shame that they put some actors out of action at various points in, the play, and they don't return until the end. At times, they used songs to transition to the next topic. Props to Francesca Fenech, musical director, for putting in some really nice harmonies. Also, the actors have very good voices. In parts, there's two or more stories being told at once. I have mixed reactions to this; it works at times when two contrasting opinions on...

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