Category: book review

Sometimes Heroes Are Sick, Too || Chronic Illness in Literature

Sometimes Heroes Are Sick, Too || Chronic Illness in Literature

When I finished reading Super Sick by Allison Alexander, my first thought was, well, heck, how am I going to review this book?! Because, you know, as a blogger, that happens. Sometimes reviews are easy. Sometimes they’re hard. But this book was such a personal thing, and reading it is a personal journey, which makes […]

The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt || Sibling Bonds and Bargain Magic

The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt || Sibling Bonds and Bargain Magic

Middle Grade     Fantasy     Mystery     Sibling Bonds     Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for Young Readers for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Not gonna lie, that cover totally got me. […]

(Blog Tour) They Went Left by Monica Hesse || Hope in the Aftermath of Atrocities

(Blog Tour) They Went Left by Monica Hesse || Hope in the Aftermath of Atrocities

Young Adult     Historical Fiction     World War II     PTSD     Death     Many thanks to the Fantastic Flying Book Club and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review and for including me on this blog tour. Quotes are taken from […]

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo || Mystical and Haunting Novella

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo || Mystical and Haunting Novella

Fantasy     Novella     Asian     LGBT     Many thanks to NetGalley and Tor.com for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. I can’t even tell you what my initial thoughts about this were or why […]

(Blog Tour) Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales by  Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane || It’ll Put A Spell On You

(Blog Tour) Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane || It’ll Put A Spell On You

Fantasy     Horror     Anthology     Short Stories     Fairy Tales     Retellings     Many thanks to Titan Books for an copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. When I first heard of this anthology, I knew it was clearly written for me. Dark fairy tales? Curses? Subverted […]