Pub. Date - August 4, 2015
3 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book because while it is cute, funny and filled with great dialogue it also includes disappointingly flat characters and a surprisingly convoluted plot. Zoe moves to a new town with her newly divorced mom and has to start over at a clique-y high school. She meets Zigby right away and is immediately pulled into his trouble-making ways. He is trying to find a missing teenager hoping that it provides leads to the case of him missing sister. This could have all been so interesting but instead it tries too hard for quirky and loses some its potential in the process. So, although I did find it entertaining and easy to read, I was left wishing there was a bit more depth to the story. I received this book from Penguin's First to Read program in exchange for an honest review.
Danger Wears White by Lynne Connolly
3.5 Stars
This is the second book in Lynne Connolly's The Emperors of London series that I have read and this one is definitely the better. Imogen is running her family's estate by herself while trying to reign in her mother's spending and matchmaking. While out for a ride she finds an injured man wearing the white ribbon of a Jacobite. Due to her family's past, she is forced to hide him while he heals. I like the unique historical details that are in Lynne Connolly's books and this one is especially interesting. Imogen is a strong and intelligent heroine and I found Tony's story interesting. I did not like how they immediately fell for each other, especially hard to believe since Tony was unconscious for a lot of their first meetings. Once I got past this, though, I did enjoy the story and found their chemistry believable. I received an E-Galley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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