Two of my goals this year were to read more graphic novels and to read more middle grade … so here I am, killing two birds with one stone.* * No actual birds were hurt in the making of this blog post. I always struggle to write reviews for graphic novels, because it feels like […]
Fantasy Historical Gothic Unreliable Narrator Many thanks to Titan Books for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion. I’m a very simple woman. I see Gothic and a hint of the supernatural and I am there. The Golden Key sounds like a perfect combination […]
Today’s theme is strong leading ladies in YA, and I come to you with three different selections to enjoy. I like all sorts of protagonists, but think I’ll always be particularly partial to strong leading ladies. There’s just something about them that I can admire and really get behind and appreciate. You know the type […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Title: RomanovAuthor: Nadine BrandesPublication Date: May 7, 2019Publisher: Thomas NelsonFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve been following Nadine Brandes’ newsletters and her Youtube channel for what feels like foreverrrr. Following, not stalking. There’s a fine line, thank you very much. She’s got such a wonderful personality, though. How can you not follow that?! […]
I loved Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale when I read it as a teenager. Which is impressive because teenagers hate everything. Except angst. That’s what keeps them alive. Speaking from experience here. So when I heard she had a new book coming out finally, I knew I had to read it. It was a long time coming, […]
Title: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Author: Kiersten White Publication Date: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Horror Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I should probably preface this by saying that I read Frankenstein once upon a time, but … I don’t remember any of it. Well, except Frankenstein is actually […]