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Infernal
Infernal
Bianca Scardoni | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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OH MY GOD THIS SERIES IS JUST AMAZING - HURRY UP NEXT BOOK I CAN'T TAKE THE WAIT AGAIN

I am lost for words with this book and how to review it. I don't have anything negative to say other than I want more!
I first read this series a few years ago, it was a recommended book on my kindle and it kept me company for 3 weeks whilst I travelled to London to do a course. I read all three books in that space of time and had to wait over a year for this one! This series is absolutely amazing and I never want it to end.

This book is Buffy meets Vampire Diaries (but better... ha) Jemma Blackburn is a Slayer. Only she doesn't know this until one day she meets a vampire and that's where her story begins. Jemma's mother isn't around and when she witnesses her father killed by a vampire and everyone says she didn't see one and she thinks shes going crazy. She then moves to her uncles and meets people at her school, who are different. Whilst there she finds out more about who she is, what she can do and why she is as powerful as she is. It all comes down to who shes descended from... but that's a spoiler that I can't tell you. Sorry!

I love the main character Jemma and I feel everyone should be able to relate to her in one way or another. Maybe it's the character she is or Bianca's writing, I'm going with both. But Jemma is definitely bad-ass.

Infernal is the fourth book and I thought was the last until the find pages and I eeked like a child when I realised there could be more! Without you reading the first book I don't want to reveal more about the series in this review because that's a huge spoiler.

But let me tell you one thing, it only gets better!

????? – LOVED IT

P.S your going to fall in love more than once.

Love,

Christina xx
  
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
Jenny Han | 2009 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.7 (7 Ratings)
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Sweet Summer Love Story
I was a little bit unsure of this book, because of the name. I was afraid it was going to be one of those stereotypical books where the girl gets skinny/ discovers make up/ something happens that suddenly makes her pretty, and all the boys notice her. I was pleasantly suprised that it was a lot more than that. Yes it is stated that Belly was prettier than in the past, but all the boys in the story had reasons to like her that went beyond looks. At 16 Belly is starting to act more like an adult, and that plays a large role in drawing the boys attention.
This book also did a great job showing that the characters had more going on than just a teen romance. I read this in a day, and would highly suggest it to anyone looking for a fun new read.
  
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Merissa (13786 KP) created a post

Jan 23, 2026  
I wrote something a little more reflective about my reading year and finally put it into words over on the blog.

In 2025, I read 552 books, more than one a day, and writing about it felt less about the number and more about what reading has meant to me during a year that has held both uncertainty and steadiness side by side. I touch on being a lifelong speed reader, reading with aphantasia, beginning and ending the year with five-star books, and how stories have been a place of comfort while I have been looking and applying for work without much luck.

It is not a celebration post so much as a quiet acknowledgement of how books carried me through the year and why they continue to matter to me as deeply as they do.

If you would like to read it, the blog post is here https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/merissa-s-year-in-books

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