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Just dreaming

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 1 February 20209 February 2020 in Fantasy, Reviews

In the third book Liv and Henry are still together, but some differences in their interest cause some problems in their relationship. The friends are trying to unmask Secrecy, which turns out to be easier than expected. What does Secrecy have to hide?

Zwijg

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 18 January 202018 January 2020 in Reviews, Thriller

The book begins with Sarah, the main character. You follow her in this story with her friends Fee, Jamie and Alyssa. The girls often meet on Friday evenings to have a girls night with a sleepover. But this Friday evening is very strange: there is a strange man outside their door, a window in the house is broken and all the doors were ajar. A moment later one of the girls is killed.

Dream on

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 28 December 201928 December 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

In the second book, Liv becomes confused with all the events around her. A dark figure makes noise at night in the endless corridors of her dreams, Liv is chased almost every night and her nightmares do not really help her with a good night’s sleep. Fortunately, things are going way better at school than in her dreams; she has very nice and kind friends and Henry is literally the boy of her dreams. Or does he have something to hide?

Whichwood

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 21 December 201922 December 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

Laylee, a thirteen-year-old girl, lives in Whichwood, a very cold area. After her mother has passed and her father has gone crazy, Laylee remains as the last mordeshoor. This means that she has to wash dead bodies and send these to the hereafter. Laylee is losing her colour and realises she is slowly dying. One day, two strangers stand in front of her doorstep: Alice & Oliver.

Ignite me

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 14 December 201914 December 2019 in Dystopian, Reviews

Ignite me is the third book in the Touching Juliette-series. This book continues after Unravel me and Fracture me. After these books, it kind of seemed like the story ended. Omega Point has been bombed and Juliette has no idea if her friends are even alive. Juliette has fallen into the hands of the Reestablishment again, this is why Adam and her friends don’t know if Juliette is still alive. The war is definitely not over yet and help is coming from an unexpected corner: Warner decides that he wants to help Juliette and her friends.

Fracture me

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 7 December 20196 December 2019 in Dystopian, Reviews

Fracture me is part 2.5 of the Touching Juliette series. It continues the story from the second part Unravel me. This book is written from Adams perspective. Adam is worried about his little brother James and Juliette seems to more and more distant. Adam has no time to think about this because there is a huge attack planned on The Reestablishment. The Reestablishment is not afraid to take anyone down when it comes down to it.

The Hazelwood

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 30 November 201930 November 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

Seventeen-year-old Alice has spent her whole life travelling with her mother. When her grandmother, the author of a book full of dark fairy tales, dies on her Hazelwood estate and her mother is taken hostage by the Hinterland, Alice has to find her mother.

Caraval

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 23 November 201923 November 2019 in Fantasy, Reviews

The sisters Scarlett and Donatella live on an island together with their violent father who sets Scarlett up with an arranged marriage. The girls have dreamt their whole lives to spend a day at Caraval; a magical game with a leader named Legendary. After many years of writing letters to Legendary, the girls receive an invite to join the game for a day.

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