I Know You by Annabel Kantaria - A Review

That picture you just posted on Instagram? I’ve seen it.
The location you tagged? I’ve been there.

You haven’t been careful enough, have you?
Because I know all about you.

But when I meet you, I won’t tell you that.
I’ll pretend. Just like you do.

You’ll like me though. You’ll trust me enough to let me into your life.

And then I’ll destroy it.

I was buying some books for a birthday gift from The Works and they had on 3 books for £5 and I after reading the back of this I had to have it for myself. 2 books are enough for a birthday gift right? 

This book jumped straight to the top of my TBR list and I devoured it. I brought it because it reminded me a little of 'I see you by Clare Mackintosh'  The world in which we have become accustom too. We all hear the dangers of sharing too much online and tagging where we are etc as we never know who is watching. 

The start of the book had me a little on the back foot, the style was very different to what I am use to and I was unsure if I would continue, to be honest I thought I had it all figured out so was unsure where the tension would come from. I was SO WRONG! 

This book had me gripped and I was reading it when ever I could. I loved the characters and how it was so easy to slip into their world. The twists and turns had me at ever turn, if you will. I was just over the half way point when things started to slip into place for me and then a little further on I clicked. I read like a woman possessed at this point, it was a frenzy to the finish line. 

Honestly I loved it. However I did have a problem with the overall theme. I don't want to spoil it for anyone but I will say I was not happy with how a certain thing was portrayed. I am sure it could happen of course but it did leave a bitter taste in my mouth. If I push that aside (which is hard) I can say it was really enjoyable. 

I would recommend this book, 100% and I can't wait to read more of her books. 

Fated by Benedict Jacka - A review

Fated

By Benedict Jacka

An Alex Verus story

Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex's own powers aren't as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future--allowing him to pull off operations that have a million-to-one-chance of success

I like Alex Verus’s world a lot. Benedict brings to a life characters that big, fun and different. I was unsure if I would read the book, being one of three magical books that I brought when the mood caught me. Fated was the first one and I wasn’t disappointed. The book its self is easy to read and smooth. I finished it rather quickly.

We are introduced to a world of magic, dark mages and battles. We meet creatures and some serious James Bond Type villains. I would say I was reading a spy novel at time, the character of Alex is smooth as you like and has the gift of the gab.

I am ware this is a series of books so I imagine we will be propelled forward more into his world the more we read the books. This was a great introduction. A little of everything to wet your appetite.

I got a lot of enjoyment reading the book, having to know what was going to kick off next and I wouldn’t rule out reading the other books but now I have sat down to write about it, other than what I have stated above I can not seem to muster much more than that. Shame.

I would recommend it but then I am newish to the genera so maybe I know nothing at all!! :D