Review: Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott

28226839Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Romance
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pages: 300
Format: ARC e-book
Rating: ★★

I really love Victoria Scott’s ‘Fire & Flood’ series, so when I saw her most recent release pop up on Netgalley, I absolutely had to request it! There were also a ton of 5 and 4 star reviews on Goodreads, so I thought there was a high probability that I would love it, however, I’m definitely in the minority when I say I really didn’t enjoy this book. There are multiple reasons, but I think the most important one is this book lost focus.The new season RuPaul’s Drag Race has started and that always means getting out your editing eye and seeing how the Queens could cut back, and I think this really transferred to my reading of Violet Grenade. 

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Review: Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott

24669590Salt and Stone by Victoria Scott
Published by: Chicken House
Genre: Dystopian, Romance
Pages: 407
Format: Paperback
Rating: ★★★
Series: Fire & Flood
Where to Find: Goodreads | Amazon

Now, I was a massive fan of Fire & Flood, it was really high up on my Top 14 of 2014 list, so I was super excited to read the sequel, but it turns out that I was a little disappointed. It had a lot of the same elements as Fire & Flood and I think it was just as successful, however this time round I found Tella’s narration to be a lot more annoying than her previous adventure. And here’s why…

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