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Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Mid-Grade Mini Reviews || Found Family and Sibling Love

Today, I bring you not one but three fantastic mid-grade books, all for the low, low price of … your feels? Hey, nothing in life is free, okay? Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. A little bit of feels isn’t too much to ask. The theme of the day is found family and sibling love, […]

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland || Dead Girl Walking

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 […]

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara || An Atmospheric Mystery Set in India

Title: Djinn Patrol on the Purple LineAuthor: Deepa AnapparaPublication Date: February 4, 2020Publisher: Random HouseFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m a really simple person. I see Djinn, I pick up a book. That’s it. Unfortunately, the Djinn weren’t really a thing in this, which was … disappointing? I have so many mixed feelings […]

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace || Pirates and Soul Magic

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 […]

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

Diamond City by Francesca Flores || Heist Trope, But With Assassins

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 […]

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg || Enemies-to-Lovers in a Whimsical, Dark World

Title: The Will and the WildsAuthor: Charlie N. HolmbergPublication Date: January 21, 2020Publisher: 47NorthFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’m not usually a big reader of romance, but seeing that this was written by Charlie N. Holmberg (author of The Paper Magician series) and considering that the blurb gave me mad Howl’s Moving Castle […]

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt || Supernatural Meets Buffy

Title: Burn the DarkAuthor: S.A. HuntPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: TorFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository They got me with the Supernatural and Buffy comps, like the predictable bookwyvern I am. I mean, who can even resist that? I’m only human … ish. The addition of a YouTube star seemed like a new twist, […]

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera || Superheroes and Brotherly Bonds

Title: Infinity SonAuthor: Adam SilveraPublication Date: January 14, 2020Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Last year, I asked for both more superhero books and more books about sibling bonds, and Adam Silvera so kindly delivered. Ask and ye shall receive, apparently. I read They Both Die at the End last year, […]

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire || Breaking the “No Quest” Rule

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire || Breaking the “No Quest” Rule

Title: Come Tumbling DownAuthor: Seanan McGuirePublication Date: January 7, 2020Series: Wayward Children #5Previous Reviews: Every Heart a DoorwayDown Among the Sticks and BonesBeneath the Sugar SkyIn An Absent DreamPublisher: TorFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I confess that I have a love/hate relationship with this series. On the one hand, Seanan McGuire’s writing and […]

The God Game by Danny Tobey || Rogue AIs and Geeky Heroes

The God Game by Danny Tobey || Rogue AIs and Geeky Heroes

Title: The God GameAuthor: Danny TobeyPublication Date: January 7, 2020Publisher: St. Martin’s PressFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository This book was my first read of 2020, and way to start the year off right. It was perfect for my geeky, nerdy, AI-loving, video-game-playing self. I always forget how much I love rogue AI and […]