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Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha (ARC Review)

December 29, 2018

Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world. Diving once more into the world of witches, this electrifying two-part young adult novel, released on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1993 film, marks a new era of Hocus Pocus. Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story with the next generation of Salem teens.… Read More Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev A.C. Rosen (ARC Review)

December 18, 2018

Pretty Little Liars meets Dan Savage in this modern, fresh, YA debut about an unapologetically queer teen working to uncover a blackmailer threatening him back into the closet.… Read More Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by Lev A.C. Rosen (ARC Review)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (November 2018)

December 5, 2018

How is it December already?! It definitely snuck up on me, if you couldn’t tell with how late this post is, haha. I’m usually on the ball with this stuff, but I had a deadline to work toward over the weekend, and I’m also painting my new apartment and am also in the middle of… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (November 2018)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (October 2018)

October 31, 2018

October is over, and it has been a mixed bag of sorts for me. October is one of my favourite months, but I also had to deal with some bad stuff that happened, so there were definitely some high highs, and some low lows! How has your October 2018 been? Also, continue reading if you’d… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (October 2018)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (September 2018)

September 29, 2018

September and October are 2 of my favourite months! October has something special about it though, because the trees are finally starting to change colour, temperatures are dropping, and of course there is Halloween! It’s one of my favourite holidays, if not my absolute favourite, and that GIF is literally footage of me getting ready… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (September 2018)

— ARC review, book review, nonfiction, young adult —

Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator by Catherine Reef (ARC Review)

September 5, 2018

On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein,comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history…… Read More Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator by Catherine Reef (ARC Review)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (August 2018)

September 1, 2018

Sooo, I’ve been saying this about every month this summer … but, where did August go?! And it’s weird, because I’m not enjoying the summer season as much as I usually do, so I should be happy about it ending, right? Maybe I have some leftover stress from when I used to go to school,… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (August 2018)

— anthology, ARC review, book review, young adult —

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood (ARC Review)

August 27, 2018

A young adult fiction anthology of 15 stories featuring contemporary, historical, and futuristic stories featuring witchy heroines who are diverse in race, class, sexuality, religion, geography, and era… Read More Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood (ARC Review)

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Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi (eARC Review)

August 17, 2018

I absolutely loved Roshani Chokshi’s full novels The Star-Touched Queen (my review) and A Crown of Wishes (my review), so when the first short story in this collection, “Death and Night” came out as a novella last May, I was all over it. I won’t go into that story in this review, because I wrote a full review… Read More Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi (eARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (ARC Review)

August 16, 2018

Adeluna is a soldier. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Argrid, a country ruled by religion. But adjusting to postwar life has not been easy. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray’s new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice—but Lu suspects something more dangerous is at work… Read More These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (ARC Review)