Books

Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Heavenly Fire

The final book in The Mortal Instruments Series, City of Heavenly Fire, meets expectations. It wraps up the story nicely, with a fast plot and a good continuing focus on characters. At 600 pages, City of Heavenly Fire is the longest book in the series. I think this was needed as the majority of this…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Moroda

As we traipse the countries and cities of Linaria following a band of unlikely comrades, we’re introduced to magic, dragons, and a foe leading a trail of destruction in his wake. Moroda and her allies must find a way to save Linaria before the war destroys them and everything around them. One of my favourite…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Mathematical State of Grace

A Mathematical State of Grace is a book which is basically what 16 year old’s dream of about their crushes. We start with Grace, a genius who spends her brain power on being infatuated with Vincente. A boy who pays no attention to her unless he needs help with his homework. This review will contain…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Royal Bastards

Action, magic, betrayal, romance… What more could you ask for from a YA fantasy? Royal Bastards not only delivers, but manages to pull it off as unpredictable. Starting this book I didn’t really get into it straight away. I didn’t really like Tilla, our main protagonist. Consequently, it’s in her POV, so I wasn’t quite…
Uptown Oracle Reads… One of Us is Lying

One of Us is Lying is a mix between the Breakfast Club and Pretty Little Liars. Five strangers walk into detention but only 4 walk out alive. The four have to work together to find the culprit, but the blame could easily be on one of them. The book follows all 4 of the students…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Little of Chantelle Rose

A Little of Chantelle Rose starts out as a girl gets a lucky break and moves to Hollywood style book. It then get’s a lot more intriguing with multiple mysteries. A book being unpredictable is a breath of fresh air recently. I received the synopsis from Jenny at Neverland Blog Tours so long ago that…
June 2017 TBR Pile

Moroda* by L L McNeil I was sent this stunning debut novel by the author, Lauren McNeil. I’m so excited to read a good fantasy book as recently I’ve been reading so much contemporary. Outlander* by Dianna Gabaldon I started reading Outlander so long ago now. The problem was life got in the way and it…
June 2017 TBR Pile | E-book Edition

After having such successful months for reading, I decided to give myself a challenge and publicise what I want to read this month. This is because I want to push myself to continue reading, and as you guys can see what I’m reviewing you’ll be able to tell if I’m reading what I said I…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Lost Souls

City of Lost Souls is the penultimate book in The Mortal Instruments Series. It was also the first book in the series where I just couldn’t put it down. I finished this book in one day because I was just constantly wanting to know more. City of Lost Souls* lacks many action scenes which were…