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: Milton in PurgatoryAuthor: Edward VassPublication Date: August 1, 2019Publisher: Fairlight BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I love Dante’s Divine Comedy (which isn’t really a comedy, regardless of what the title says) and actual comedy, so a modern re-imagining of it from the point of view of a British teen? Yes, please. After […]
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: Shatter the SkyAuthor: Rebecca Kim WellsPublication Date: July 30, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Sapphic romance, a country in turmoil, dragons dragoning, kidnapped maidens, and a quest to save one’s “heartmate”. Do I have your attention yet? On paper, this book sounds perfect, right? It ticks all the boxes. […]
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: The Unlikely Escape of Uriah HeepAuthor: H.G. ParryPublication Date: July 23, 2019Publisher: RedhookFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository If I could have one superpower, it would for sure be the ability to read things out of books. I first fell in love with this idea when I started reading Inkheart, though I wasn’t […]
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: Soul of the SwordSeries: Shadow of the Fox #2Series Reviews: Shadow of the FoxAuthor: Julie KagawaPublication Date: June 18, 2019Publisher: Inkyard PressFormat: NetGalley eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository Okay, I’ve run out of words here on these pages. Where’s book three now, please? Soul of the Sword takes all the things that were wonderful […]
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. […]