Book Review
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Book Review: Thunderhead by Neil Schusterman
I make no secret of the fact that I was hugely let down by Scythe, one of the major YA releases of 2018. I loved the world and society, the concept of the Scythedom, and the secondary characters Faraday and Currie. However, I absolutely could not stand our protagonists Citra and Rowan. They are so… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
There were few books more highly anticipated in the YA fantasy genre than The Queen of Nothing. The concluding book in Holly Black’s highly successful Folk of the Air trilogy, every fan of the series has been desperate to get their hands on Queen of Nothing to find out how Jude’s story ends. I thought… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake by Sif Sigmarsdottir
I went on a big crime novel binge in October and The Sharp Edge of a Snowflake was one of the books I picked up. I adore the author as a person, having met her a couple of times at events like YALC, and this was the perfect time to pick up her latest book.… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
I don’t read a lot of nonfiction, but when I do pick it up I tend to lean toward history books. My friend Amber listened to the audiobook for The Five over the summer and it sounded so intriguing! I ended up picking it up and absolutely loving it too, not just for the social… Continue reading
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Book Review: One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
I hadn’t read much YA crime, however Truly Devious got me interested in the genre and I devoured a ton of it in October. One of the books I read during this binge was One of Us is Lying, one of the most popular books in this genre. Having heard so many mixed opinions on… Continue reading
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Book Review: Blood of Assassins by RJ Barker
I read Age of Assassins this summer and absolutely loved it — that book also led me to Barker’s latest book in a new series, The Bone Ships. I picked up Blood of Assassins the other month and while I didn’t love it as much as the previous book, I thought it was a fantastic… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao
Julie C. Dao is one of my auto-buy authors — I totally fell in love with Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and adored The Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix. I thought that with the completion of the Rise of the Empress duology, we would leave the world of Feng Lu forever. So imagine my surprise… Continue reading
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Book Review: Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
Empire of Sand is one of those books that has left a lasting impact on me as a reader — it is a beautiful book with gorgeous magic, a lush world, and one of the best slow burn romances I’ve ever read. So naturally I was absolutely thrilled to hear that the next book, Realm… Continue reading
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Blog Tour: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Sky Weaver! The concluding book in the Iskari trilogy is the best one so far, and I’m super excited to share a review below! If you’re interested in seeing my thoughts on the other books in the series, you can check out my review of… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
I read and enjoyed my first Ruth Ware book a couple of months ago and was desperate to immediately get my hands on more of her work. Fortunately, my sister had a copy of Ware’s latest novel, The Turn of the Key, handy and I grabbed it from her as soon as I could. I… Continue reading
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