Category: book review

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund || Helloooo, Nostalgia, My Old Friend

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund || Helloooo, Nostalgia, My Old Friend

Title: In the Hall with the KnifeAuthor: Diane PeterfreundPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harry N. AbramsFormat: Physical ARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] A murderer could be around every corner in this thrilling YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE! When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the […]

Nothing Hidden Ever Stays by H.R. Mason || Dark and Eerie and Curses, Oh My!

Nothing Hidden Ever Stays by H.R. Mason || Dark and Eerie and Curses, Oh My!

Posted December 16, 2019 in book review, eARC, gothic, horror, NetGalley, two stars / 6 Comments

Title: Nothing Hidden Ever StaysAuthor: H.R. MasonPublication Date: October 29, 2019Publisher: Tangled Tree PublishingFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] A two-hundred-year-old curse. A tangled thread of mental illness. A growing list of Ross family women dying young. The house where it all began, Desolate Ridge, holds all the secrets. Abandoned at a hospital […]

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs || Atmospheric and Creepy

A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobs || Atmospheric and Creepy

Title: A Lush and Seething HellAuthor: John Hornor JacobsPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds […]

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

Title: The TollAuthor: Neal ShustermanSeries: Arc of a Scythe #3Previous Reviews: Scythe || ThunderheadPublication Date: November 5, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Hardcover [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this […]

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Title: VerifyAuthor: Joel CharbonneauPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: HarperTeenFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she turns on the news, she hears only the facts. When she swipes the pages of her online textbooks, she reads only the truth. When she looks at the peaceful […]

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Title: Steel Crow SagaAuthor: Paul KruegerPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: Del Rey BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Four destinies collide in a unique fantasy world of war and wonders, where empire is won with enchanted steel and magical animal companions fight alongside their masters in battle. A soldier with a curse Tala […]

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir || Lesbian Necromancers in Space

Title: Gideon the NinthAuthor: Tamsyn MuirPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Gideon the Ninth is the most fun you’ll ever have with a skeleton. The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. […]

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Posted September 30, 2019 in book review, diversity, fantasy, LGBT, three stars, young adult / 8 Comments

Title: PetAuthor: Akwaeke EmeziPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: Make Me a WorldFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve really been in a dystopian mood, which is what first drew me to this, because I love seeing “perfect” societies fall into ruin. Maybe I just enjoy watching perfection collapse and burn while I sip tea […]

The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills || Who You Gonna Call?!

The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills || Who You Gonna Call?!

Title: The Ghost CollectorAuthor: Allison MillsPublication Date: September 10, 2019Publisher: Annick PressFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I don’t read as many works inspired by American Indian or First Nations cultures as I’d like, so when I saw this, I jumped on it immediately. Mid-grade has been so hit or miss for me lately, […]