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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I’ve been sitting here trying to think of how to word this, but I’m not going to lie so I’ll just approach this like ripping […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I had this book recommended to me so many times, yet I kept putting off reading it because … I’m silly? Also because: Romance tends to be completely hit or miss for me. I’ve […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository “Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn.” Except I do. Obviously. About this book, I mean. I was first introduced to Clue during my teen years, and guys, I fell in love hard. […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I waited a very long, agonizingly slow year for this to release, so obviously the burning question is: was it worth it? Well, yes and no. This was definitely […]

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Verify by Joelle Charbonneau

Title: VerifyAuthor: Joel CharbonneauPublication Date: September 24, 2019Publisher: HarperTeenFormat: Edelweiss eARC Goodreads Amazon Book Depository As a writer and a reader, I find the idea of taking words away to be both thrilling and terrifying. On the one hand … less words to search in the Rolodex in your head when you’re trying to come […]

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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST … If you immediately finished that sentence with, “Like no one ever was …” CONGRATS! This book is officially for you. Steel Crow Saga is a high fantasy with a […]

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 […]