Lottie Reads

 Evening BookWyrms, I first saw Starve Acre on Readersfirst.com, which, by the way, is a website all book lovers should check out, where I read the first 40 pages or so and did a ' first look ' review. What drew me to the book in the first place was the cover art. The creepy hangman's noose really peaked my interest; I needed to know what Starve Acre was, what the tree symbolised and why on earth was there a noose in the branches! Once I'd read those initial pages I headed straight to NetGalley to see if I could request it, which I could and did. The email granting me an E-ARC came through fairly quickly which I was really grateful for because, after those first few pages, I desperate for more. Before I give you my spoiler free thoughts here is the official blurb: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by t

BookWyrms, Whoever said that the Vampire genre was over - was wrong. A Violet Fire by Kelsey Quick is everything I love about a good vampire book and has a refreshingly realistic take on vampires as a species. Moving away from the gentle, peace loving, just trying to 'fit in' vamps of recent books A Violet Fire takes us to a world were Vamps have taken over and rule with iron fists (or fangs). They mongered war until they almost hunted humans out of existence, leading to a blood shortage and then the need for human breeding and blood laws. They maintain their power through manipulation and brainwashing and I am a huge fan of authors that use that as a method for keeping the masses down in their books because it's so true to life! Plus I'd take a blood thirsty, intelligent, manipulative, slightly unhinged vampire overlord over a sparkly, shy, gentle vampire any day of the week. A Violet Fire reads a little like a fan fiction (and this is in no way an insult) i

BookWyrms, I am so excited to bring you this follow up post because it's my interview with the author! Kelly kindly agreed to let me interview her after we got chatting about the giveaway we are running for ARC's of The Last To Die! Head over to my instagram for all the details on how to enter: @lottie.pacey Kelly is currently travelling but set time aside (while at the airport no less) to sit and answer some questions I had about The Last To Die and about Kelly herself. I'd like to take a moment to thank Kelly for the interview and for the giveaway, it really was a pleasure to chat with you! You can follow Kelly at the following places: Instagram: @writerkellygarrett Twitter: @garrett_kelly So wihtout further adue here we go: Questions about The Last To Die: 1. What was your inspiration for your debut novel The Last To Die? The Last To Die was the third YA manuscript I'd finished. In feedback from my first two books, I kept hearing the main character

Watcha BookWyrms, The Last To Die by Kelly Garrett is why I force myself to read outside my wheelhouse of fantasy and sci-fi. I nabbed this ARC at YALC this year and decided to take a break from the fantasy genre and a little over a week ago I opened the first page. I didn't stop until I finished. From the first line I was hooked. What Kelly does in The Last To Die is tell a story that is believable. And believability is key, for me, when I read anything outside of the magical, mystical or otherworldly. If I’m reading about the 'real' world then I want the story, the plot, the characters, the pace of the book to be real. I want to be able to imagine that this could be happening to me, or someone I know. I want it to slide into the world around me without raising too many questions. And Kelly has done this. So let’s get to the review, shall we? Firstly the cover art is perfection! A single house surrounded by water! A metaphoric image for the content of the st