BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: Hide and Seek by Amy Bird

Today I'm so excited to be a part of the blog tour for Hide and Seek by Amy Bird. This is her third novel and she's here today to share her top ten books that influenced Hide and Seek. Carina Press have offered up a fantastic giveaway so please do keep reading to the bottom!
 

 

The Top Ten Books that Influenced Hide and Seek

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I don’t think any contemporary writer of psychological thrillers can claim not to be influenced by this book. It has become genre defining. The plot twists, unreliable narrators, multiple voices, toxic relationships, and of course the sheer page-turning quality make it a touchstone for writers like me. In Hide and Seek, I use three first-person narrators, all of whom have secrets from each other, which lead to dangerous twists. It’s not about being derivative, it’s about learning from the masters and understanding the expectations of reader.

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
As with the above, this is now a modern classic of the genre. It kept me awake until 1am with its twists, turns and clever structure. Plus it deals so well with the hidden secrets of people’s pasts and the question of memory, themes I also explore in Hide and Seek.

Harry Potter #79

This is a meme hosted by me here at my blog :).The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/ films/ J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! I will be picking a topic within HP for us to focus on each week and then if anyone wants to take part feel free! All I ask is to link back here, to my blog :). There is now a full list of the topics to come in the Harry Potter section of my blog here.

REVIEW: Waiting for Doggo - Mark B. Mills

Title: Waiting for Doggo
Author: Mark B. Mills
Series: None
Publisher: Headline
Source: Review Copy
Publication Date: 20th November, 2014

No-one ever called Dan a pushover. But then no-one ever called him fast-track either. He likes driving slowly, playing Sudoku on his iPhone, swapping one scruffy jumper for another. He's been with Clara for four years and he's been perfectly happy; but now she's left him, leaving nothing but a long letter filled with incriminations and a small, white, almost hairless dog, named Doggo. So now Dan is single, a man without any kind of partner whether working or in love. He's just one reluctant dog owner. Find a new home for him, that's the plan. Come on...everyone knows the old adage about the best laid plans and besides, Doggo is one special kind of a four legged friend...and an inspiration.

REVIEW + GIVEAWAY: To All The Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

Title: To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Author: Jenny Han
Series: To All The Boys I've Loved Before #1
Publisher: Scholastic
Source: Review Copy
Publication Date: 7th August, 2014

Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she's ever loved. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control...

REVIEW: The Iron Trial - Holly Black & Cassandra Clare

Title: The Iron Trial
Author: Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
Series: The Magisterium #1
Publisher: Random House Kids
Source: Review Copy
Publication Date: 11th September, 2014

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a riveting new series that defies what you think you know about the world of magic.
From two bestselling superstars, a dazzling and magical middle-grade collaboration centering on the students of the Magisterium, an academy for those with a propensity toward magic. In this first book, a new student comes to the Magisterium against his will -- is it because he is destined to be a powerful magician, or is the truth more twisted than that? It's a journey that will thrill you, surprise you, and make you wonder about the clear-cut distinction usually made between good and evil.

REVIEW: Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas

Title: Heir of Fire
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: Throne of Glass #3
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Source: Review Copy
Publication Date: 11th September 2014

Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

Harry Potter #78

This is a meme hosted by me here at my blog :).The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/ films/ J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! I will be picking a topic within HP for us to focus on each week and then if anyone wants to take part feel free! All I ask is to link back here, to my blog :). There is now a full list of the topics to come in the Harry Potter section of my blog here.