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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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Weekly Wrap-Up: 06 December 2019
It’s one of the last weekly wrap-ups of 2019! My, how time flies! Between Christmas celebrations, seeing friends, and trying to wrap up at work before the holidays, I’ve been pretty busy and distracted. Therefore I haven’t finished any new books this week, but I’m in the middle of a bunch of them! 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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Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: November 2019
November has come to a close and now no one has any excuse to make fun of me for my aggressive Christmas cheer — hooray! I fell off the blogging wagon a little toward the end of the month, but my reading has been strong and I’m slowly but surely catching up on reviews. Check… 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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Weekly Wrap-Up: 27 November 2019
November is coming to a close (?!) and it’s time to pull out the hot water bottles, cuddly blankets, and hot chocolate mix. With the change in weather it really feels like winter time, and winter time means more reading! This post is quite late, but what the heck, it was mostly written anyway. Check… 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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Weekly Wrap-Up: 15 November 2019
Happy Friday! I’ve had a spectacular week, due in part to the fact that I have a week off from work. I’ve used this time to really catch up on my reading and it has paid off in a big way! Check out my bookish update for this past week below. Continue reading
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