Category: five stars

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I waited a very long, agonizingly slow year for this to release, so obviously the burning question is: was it worth it? Well, yes and no. This was definitely […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST … If you immediately finished that sentence with, “Like no one ever was …” CONGRATS! This book is officially for you. Steel Crow Saga is a high fantasy with a […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository It’s taken forever for me to write this review, because all I could do was alternate between screaming into the void and weeping in the corner. For some reason, it’s a bit hard to put that into words. […]

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, […]

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 Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford

The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford

Title: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her MindAuthor: Jackson FordPublication Date: June 18, 2019Publisher: Orbit Format: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository If you can look at that title and not at least feel the slightest pull of curiosity or a little tingle of interest piquing, then I am concerned for your well-being. […]

A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

Remember when I read The Star-Touched Queen and I enjoyed everything except the plot? Welp, A Crown of Wishes resolved that issue, and in the end, I straight-up loved it. The book both wrapped up nicely, yet still left me wanting more. Much, much more. Soap opera, style, maybe, because reality TV has nothing on Gauri and Vikram, okay? I […]