Young Adult Fantasy Fairy Tale Spanish Diversity Death Many thanks to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Maybe I’m a predictable panda at this point, but … female smuggler. Heck. Yes. Aside from the other tropes I […]
Young Adult Fantasy Mythology Neurodiversity LGBTQ Witches Celtic Many thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Based on […]
Fantasy Young Adult Urban Fantasy Supernatural Portal Fantasy Gore Death Suggested Rape Many thanks to TheWriteReads and Devri Walls for a finished copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. I was basically told I had to read this book, […]
Fantasy Romance Young Adult Death LGBTQ Many thanks to Edewleiss and Feiwel & Friends for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Even though I’m not generally one for romance, […]
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: Deathless DivideAuthor: Justina IrelandSeries: Dread Nation #2Previous Series Reviews: Dread NationPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Balzer + BrayFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I am so glad I read this and Dread Nation back to back, because I’m pretty sure the wait would have killed me otherwise. Straight up deceased. I loved Dread […]
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: All the Stars and TeethAuthor: Adalyn GracePublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: ImprintFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Pirates, hm? Say no more. These days, that’s really all it takes. Yes, I’m sad, but I love it. Fantasy adventure is always a winning combination, in my opinion, and throwing in pirates and forbidden magic […]
Title: Diamond CityAuthor: Francesca FloresPublication Date: January 28, 2020Publisher: Wednesday BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This summary gave me all the Six of Crow vibes, so of course I was going to read this book. The tropes are sort of similar, but instead of a heist, this is a well-planned assassin attempt where […]
Title: Black Girl UnlimitedAuthor: Echo BrownPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Holt/Ottaviano Format: Paperback ARC(Many thanks to Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight for sending me this) Goodreads Amazon Book Depository My first thought when I read this book was: black wizards? About dang time! Because like many other people, I grew up reading Harry Potter, […]