Category: book review

Why I Write “Negative” Reviews (And Why You Don’t Have To)

Why I Write “Negative” Reviews (And Why You Don’t Have To)

Posted September 16, 2019 in book review, chat with me, discussions / 53 Comments

The question that has plagued book bloggers since the dawn of the Internet: to post or not to post negative reviews? At some point, every blogger needs to make this decision for themselves, and sometimes it’s a tough one. Everyone approaches it differently, and none of them are definitively “Right,” just right for that blogger. […]

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

Title: The Lady RogueAuthor: Jenn BennettPublication Date: September 3, 2019Publisher: Simon PulseFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book had me at Vlad the Impaler. Everything else after that was irrelevant. To be fair, the rest sounded pretty dang good, too. Great comp titles. Female treasure-seeker. Indiana Jones vibes. A magical artifact. Mystery wrapped […]

When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back by Naja Marie Aidt || A Mother’s War Against Grief

When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back by Naja Marie Aidt || A Mother’s War Against Grief

Posted September 8, 2019 in autobiography, book review, poetry, three stars / 14 Comments

Title: When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl’s BookAuthor: Naja Marie Aidt Publication Date: September 3, 2019Publisher: Coffee House PressFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I try to make an effort to read more poetry, and this year’s theme for me seems to be grief, as I struggle with my own. […]

Milton in Purgatory by Edward Vass || A Teenager Discovers The Afterlife

Milton in Purgatory by Edward Vass || A Teenager Discovers The Afterlife

Posted September 2, 2019 in book review, contemporary, four stars, humor / 7 Comments

Title: Milton in PurgatoryAuthor: Edward VassPublication Date: August 1, 2019Publisher: Fairlight BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I love Dante’s Divine Comedy (which isn’t really a comedy, regardless of what the title says) and actual comedy, so a modern re-imagining of it from the point of view of a British teen? Yes, please. After […]

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal || Cinderella With A Gothic Twist

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal || Cinderella With A Gothic Twist

Title: The Doll FactoryAuthor: Elizabeth MacnealPublication Date: August 13, 2019Publisher: Atria/Emily BestlerFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I will always show up for dark, scheming, less-than-sane characters who I would never want to meet in real life, thank you. Because they’re fun. You know, from a distance. Like a tiger. Sure, it’s cute and […]

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Posted August 18, 2019 in book review, fantasy, LGBT, teens, two stars, young adult / 14 Comments

Title: Shatter the SkyAuthor: Rebecca Kim WellsPublication Date: July 30, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Sapphic romance, a country in turmoil, dragons dragoning, kidnapped maidens, and a quest to save one’s “heartmate”. Do I have your attention yet? On paper, this book sounds perfect, right? It ticks all the boxes. […]

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo || Malaysian Myth and Murder

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo || Malaysian Myth and Murder

Title: The Night TigerAuthor: Yangsze ChooPublication Date: February 12, 2019Publisher: Flatiron BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Confession: ever since reading The Astonishing Color of After, I will forever read books that involve the belief that the soul has 49 days to settle its affairs and move on before it gets trapped on Earth. […]

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

Title: The Unlikely Escape of Uriah HeepAuthor: H.G. ParryPublication Date: July 23, 2019Publisher: RedhookFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository If I could have one superpower, it would for sure be the ability to read things out of books. I first fell in love with this idea when I started reading Inkheart, though I wasn’t […]

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Title: The Bookish Life of Nina HillAuthor: Abbi WaxmanPublication Date: July 9, 2019Publisher: BerkleyFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Sooo … I have an unpopular opinion, which is pretty much the only sort of opinion I have lately. Surprise! Are you shocked? You should pretend to be shocked. I’ll even throw confetti. I requested […]