Book Review
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Review: Warcross by Marie Lu
I had never read anything by Marie Lu before Warcross came out, but I was always interested. When the opportunity to read this book arose, I knew I had to give her a shot. I wasn’t sure what to expect and I hadn’t read many gaming books. Continue reading
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ARC Review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin
I hadn’t read anything by Ryan Graudin before I started reading Invictus, but I had heard great things about her books. Invictus was easily one of the most highly anticipated proofs at YALC – everyone was so eager to get their hands on it. I didn’t get a proof, but I was able to get… Continue reading
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Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Publisher: Gollancz Publication date: 01 February 2007 Pages: 530 Format: Paperback Series: The Gentleman Bastards Sequence #1 Rating: Five out of five hatchets This is a spoiler-free review. This book has been on my radar for years, but I never managed to make a… Continue reading
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ARC Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House
There’s Someone Inside Your House was one of my top priorities for YALC. I hadn’t read anything by Perkins before, but it looked like the absolute perfect nostalgia trip. Growing up in the 90’s, teen slasher flicks were everywhere. While I was too terrified to actually watch most of them until I was older, they… Continue reading
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ARC Review: Sea of Rust
Sea of Rust first drew my eye because it has one of the most stunning covers I’ve seen this year, and we’ve established here before that I am incredibly shallow when it comes to my books. I was delighted by the description — it sounded so incredibly Asimovian and old-school sci-fi that I had to… Continue reading
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Review: A Gathering of Shadows
After a mediocre, but promising start to the series with A Darker Shade of Magic), I was nervous about being disappointed by the second book in this wildly popular series. For me, A Darker Shade of Magic was problematic in a number of areas, but particularly the characters. Their lack of development and personality, coupled… Continue reading
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ARC Review: Gather the Daughters
I was immediately intrigued by Gather the Daughters, and not just because of its gorgeous cover. The synopsis sounds like a creepy, horror-filled, literary dystopia. It gave me the same vibes as The Handmaid’s Tale, which I recently read and loved, so I eagerly dove straight in. Continue reading
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Instagram Sundays
Happy Sunday! It has been a good week for reading — YALC is just around the corner and I’m trying to get through as many books as possible before the 28th! Here’s this week’s Bookstagram posts. I was lucky enough to get a hardcover ARC of Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed. I absolutely devoured… Continue reading
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ARC Review: The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad has been on my radar since its publication in 2016. It received pretty much all of the good press a book could get – it was one of the titles in Oprah’s book club, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Award, and was named as one of the books… Continue reading
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Review: Everything, Everything
This review will contain spoilers. If you haven’t read Everything, Everything, you should stay away. Seriously. I went into this book knowing pretty much nothing about it. I knew that it had a nice cover and upcoming film. I also had a basic idea of the plot. Continue reading
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