‘Straight from the off, what you see is what you get’ – Switched by Amanda Hocking
‘Amanda Hocking is now known as the self-publishing queen, the girl who took her chance with the ebook market and won. Her new publishers and Amazon page state how she’s sold over a million books already, so I’m a little late joining the Hocking hype and phenomenon. Switched takes a spin on the saturated YA fantasy genre by introducing the reader to the next generation of creatures, trolls, spelt Trylle by Hocking. But these aren’t the ugly, hair-standing-up-on-end, rub-their-belly-for-good-luck trolls; these trolls are gorgeous, seductive beings with powers to control the elements as well as humans’ – Claire Snook reviews Switched by Amanda Hocking
‘There is a hole in the English language’ – Bereft by Chris Womersley
‘This is the story of a broken man finding the strength to face his demons and it is a good story. It is also a murder mystery where surprisingly, the mystery is not who did it, but whether Quinn can find the strength to seek retribution for his sister. In a world where death is the norm and the landscape is littered with bodies, the fact that Womersley has made one death matter is testament to his skill’ – Julie Fisher reviews Bereft by Chris Womersley
