Pages:
108
Publisher:
Harper Impulse
Release
Date: 27th
June 2013
Edition:
e-proof, for
review
Synopsis
Verbier.
Exclusive Swiss ski resort and the winter playground of the rich and famous =
every chalet girl’s dream!
Good
for:
Maximum
time on the ski slopes – and in the bars at night!
Looking
for flings – or looking for rings!
Super
hot snowboarders such as Luxury Chalet Experiences owner Scott Hamilton...
But
not for Holly Buchanan. This accidental chalet girl won’t drink, can’t ski –
and isn’t there to hook up with any man who’s only interested in making her
another notch on his ski pole. Or so she thinks.
Scott’s
living life to the full, both on and off the piste, and Holly can’t help but
find his attitude just a little bit infectious... And the hook up? Well, she’s
going to have to confess that one night with her boss just won’t be enough!
So
pack your salopettes and pour another shot of Jagermeister, it’s time to hit
the slopes!
Mini-review:
I requested this novella purely
on the basis of loving the film Chalet
Girl, starring Ed Westwick. Though I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did that
film, Confessions of a Chalet Girl was
an entertaining way to spend a train journey.
I didn't think that the
stunning landscape of the Alps and the general atmosphere of the ski resort. It
was focused on Holly’s burgeoning relationship with Scott, and yet I didn't
really get a sense of either of their personalities, just a little bit of
background on their emotional traumas. At only 108 pages, I expected their
relationship to move fast and it certainly did. The sex scenes were hot and
rather explicit (I was blushing on the train) and they jumped straight in to
declarations of love and massive life changes with very little thought. It was
just a little clichéd and unrealistic, especially when the other chalet girls
started sabotaging Holly for no apparent reason.
This was quick and fun, but I
doubt I’ll remember it or think to recommend it to anyone in the future.
Thanks
to NetGalley and Harper Impulse for the review copy.
The Bane
Chronicles: Saving Raphael Santiago – Cassandra Clare
and Sarah Rees Brennan
Pages: 45
Publisher: Walker
Release Date: 17th September 2013
Series: The Bane Chronicles #6
Edition: e-novella, purchased
Synopsis
One of the more interesting jobs Magnus has ever
been involved in... A distraught mother in 1950s New York hires Magnus to find
her son, Raphael, but when Magnus finds him young Raphael is already beyond
saving. Or is he?
Mini-review
With each
instalment of this series I fall more and more in love with Magnus Bane. Saving Raphael Santiago added to Magnus’
reputation of being unable to ignore the call of a beautiful, damaged boy in
need of assistance. I love that Raphael gave Magnus a run for his money with
banter and strength and their friendship was touching and understated.
As always,
it was really interesting to see the origins of a pretty big player from The Mortal Instruments and see how they
became the character I met in the original series.
Free Four – Veronica
Roth
Pages:
43
Publisher:
Harper Collins
Children’s Books
Release
Date: 26th
September 2013
Series:
Divergent #1.5
Edition:
e-novella,
purchased
Synopsis
This thirteen-page scene
reveals unknown facts and fascinating details about Four’s character, his past,
his own initiation, and his thoughts about new Dauntless initiate Tris Prior.
Mini-review
Free
Four is an
incredibly short scene set during Divergent
from Four’s point of view. Four’s true feelings behind the moment early in
the first book when Four and Eric coach the Dauntless initiates in knife
throwing and the cause of the tension between Four and Tris revealed. It was a
fleeting glimpse of the turmoil Four was experiencing and it made me desperate
for Allegiant. I’m so glad there’s
not long to go!
Sophie
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