Genre: Young Adult

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer || Mysterious Magic and Wonderful World-building

Title: A Heart So Fierce and BrokenAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublication Date: January 7, 2020Series: Cursebreaker #2Previous Reviews: A Curse So Dark and LonelyPublisher: Bloomsbury YAFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] In the sequel to New York Times bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer returns to the world of Emberfall in a […]

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer || Strong Damsels and Darker Beasts

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer || Strong Damsels and Darker Beasts

Title: A Curse So Dark and LonelyAuthor: Brigid KemmererPublication Date: January 29, 2019Series: Cursebreaker #1Publisher: BloomsburyFormat: Kindle [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Fall in love, break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a […]

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund || Helloooo, Nostalgia, My Old Friend

In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund || Helloooo, Nostalgia, My Old Friend

Title: In the Hall with the KnifeAuthor: Diane PeterfreundPublication Date: October 8, 2019Publisher: Harry N. AbramsFormat: Physical ARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] A murderer could be around every corner in this thrilling YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE! When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the […]

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

The Toll by Neal Shusterman || The Fall of a Utopia

Title: The TollAuthor: Neal ShustermanSeries: Arc of a Scythe #3Previous Reviews: Scythe || ThunderheadPublication Date: November 5, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Hardcover [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this […]

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Title: VerifyAuthor: Joel CharbonneauPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: HarperTeenFormat: Edelweiss eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she turns on the news, she hears only the facts. When she swipes the pages of her online textbooks, she reads only the truth. When she looks at the peaceful […]

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger || Pokemon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender

Title: Steel Crow SagaAuthor: Paul KruegerPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: Del Rey BooksFormat: NetGalley eARC [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Four destinies collide in a unique fantasy world of war and wonders, where empire is won with enchanted steel and magical animal companions fight alongside their masters in battle. A soldier with a curse Tala […]

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi || Diverse Dystopian Monster Hunt

Posted September 30, 2019 in book review, diversity, fantasy, LGBT, three stars, young adult / 8 Comments

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 […]

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett || YA Female Indiana Jones

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 […]

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells || Danger & Dragons

Posted August 18, 2019 in book review, fantasy, LGBT, teens, two stars, young adult / 14 Comments

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. […]

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

Kingsbane by Claire Legrand

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 […]