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)
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)
For anyone who’d rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this book is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books… Read More I’d Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers by Guinevere de la Mare (Review)
I finished the sixth book in the October Daye series just the other day, and since I’ve only had time to review the first book so far, I thought that I would make an October Day appreciation / bullet point reviews post since I love this series so very much! Since I haven’t made a… Read More October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire: Books 2-6 (Multiple Bullet Point Reviews)
Calendar Girls is back! It has gone through some changes though. The hostesses have changed entirely from Melanie and myself, to our friends (and former Calendar Girls participants) Katie @ Never Not Reading and Adrienne @ Darque Dreamer Reads! I’m so happy that these ladies were able to adopt this monthly blog event and give… Read More Calendar Girls (August 2018): Dog Days of Summer (Best Novel Set in Summer)
Title: Sea Witch Author: Sarah Henning Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Retelling, Mythology, Mermaids Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins) Published: July 31, 2018 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Everyone knows what happens in the end. A mermaid, a prince, a true… Read More Sea Witch by Sarah Henning (ARC Review)
This summer has been flying by for me! Whyyyyy? I really like summer, but I also love autumn, so this time of year is always a struggle for me. Do I want the summer to last longer? Or do I want it to end so that autumn can come sooner? I’m glad that I was… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (July 2018)
Hello, everybody! I am bringing you another cover reveal today, and I’m very excited to be participating in this one. The cover is dark and just…gah…I love it! And the story of this book definitely sounds quite intriguing as well (especially to those who enjoy paranormal YA romances)! Continue reading to see the cover revealed!
Title: Layover Authors: Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House) Date published: February 6, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Flynn: At first we were almost strangers. But ever since I… Read More Layover by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer (Review)
Title: When Life Gives You Demons Authors: Jennifer Honeybourn Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Demons Publisher: Swoon Reads Date published: July 17, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Sixteen-year-old Shelby Black has spent the past year training to be an exorcist. Her… Read More When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn (ARC Review)