Category: book review

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood || Spurned Gods and Beautiful Worlds

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood || Spurned Gods and Beautiful Worlds

Title: The Unspoken NameAuthor: A.K. LarkwoodPublication Date: February 11, 2020Publisher: TorFormat: Physical ARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository ★★☆☆☆     ARC     Science Fiction     High Fantasy     LGBTQ     Cursing     Death     Necromancy     Many thanks to Tor for an ARC in exchange for an honest, […]

Twist by Sarah Cannon || Story Creatures Come to Life

Twist by Sarah Cannon || Story Creatures Come to Life

Title: TwistAuthor: Sarah CannonPublication Date: February 11, 2020Publisher: Feiwel & FriendsFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository ★★★★★     eARC     Middle Grade     Fantasy     Horror     Diversity     Death     Sibling Bonds     I don’t even know what I thought when I requested an ARC […]

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Today, I bring you not one but three fantastic mid-grade books, all for the low, low price of … your feels? Hey, nothing in life is free, okay? Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. A little bit of feels isn’t too much to ask. The theme of the day is found family and sibling love, […]

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

Title: Deathless DivideAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #2Previous Series Reviews: Dread NationPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I am so glad I read this and Dread Nation back to back, because I’m pretty sure the wait would have killed me otherwise. Straight up deceased. I loved Dread […]

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland || Black Girl (Zombie) Slaying

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland || Black Girl (Zombie) Slaying

Title: Dread NationAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #1Publication Date: April 3, 2018Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Kindle Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I bought this shortly after it came out, and for some reason, it took me until now to read it … and I have no excuses? There sort of seems to be a theme in […]

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

Title: Djinn Patrol on the Purple LineAuthor: Deepa AnapparaPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Random HouseFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m a really simple person. I see Djinn, I pick up a book. That’s it. Unfortunately, the Djinn weren’t really a thing in this, which was … disappointing? I have so many mixed feelings […]

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

Title: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: ImprintFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Pirates, hm? Say no more. These days, that’s really all it takes. Yes, I’m sad, but I love it. Fantasy adventure is always a winning combination, in my opinion, and throwing in pirates and forbidden magic […]

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Title: Diamond CityAuthor: Francesca FloresPublication Date: January 28, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This summary gave me all the Six of Crow vibes, so of course I was going to read this book. The tropes are sort of similar, but instead of a heist, this is a well-planned assassin attempt where […]

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

Title: The Will and the WildsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergPublication Date: January 21, 2020Publisher: 47NorthFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m not usually a big reader of romance, but seeing that this was written by Charlie N. Holmberg (author of The Paper Magician series) and considering that the blurb gave me mad Howl’s Moving Castle […]

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown || Black Girl Magic … Literally

Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) Goodreads Amazon Book Depository My first thought when I read this book was: black wizards? About dang time! Because like many other people, I grew up reading Harry Potter, […]