Title: A Lush and Seething HellAuthor: John Hornor JacobsPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book was a bit of a roller coaster ride for me, because as disappointed as I was with the first story, I was just as in love with the second one. I mean, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
Title: David Mogo, GodhunterAuthor: Suyi Davies OkungbowaPublication Date: July 9, 2019Publisher: Abaddon BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I have been dying for a book in which the pantheon of Orisha gods get to run amok in all their glory, and this didn’t disappoint. I first learned about the Orisha years ago from James […]
Title: KingsbaneSeries: Empirium #2Series Reviews: FurybornAuthor: Claire LegrandPublication Date: May 21, 2019Publisher: Sourcebooks FireFormat: Library Hardcover Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I enjoyed Furyborn when I read it and knew for sure that I would be back for more stabbiness and some flirty, sarcastic scenes between the Wolf and the Dread, please and thank you. Kingsbane […]
I stumbled across this series by chance, as you do, and noticed it has assassins and pirates and magic, and there’s just physically no way I could pass that up. I mean, I’m only human … ish. Mostly. Sometimes. Point is, I’m a major sucker for both assassins and pirates, and having them both in […]
Title: The Waking ForestAuthor: Alyssa WeesPublication Date: March 12, 2019Publisher: DelacorteFormat: Library Hardcover Goodreads Amazon Book Depository The blurb had all the dark, creepy, fairy tale vibes, and I was all here for that. The Waking Forest is a twisting tale of darkness, mystery, surrealism, and … foxes! And who the heck doesn’t love foxes?! […]
Title: In An Absent DreamAuthor: Seanan McGuirePublication Date: January 8, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Library Hardcover Previous Books In Series: Every Heart A DoorwayDown Among The Sticks and BonesBeneath The Sugar Sky Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I confess that I’ve had mixed reactions to this series, but this book promised to be about Lundy and the […]