For everyone who has ever wanted to both walk on the wild side but also off the beaten path … this is for you. Working at a library, I sometimes see some crazy titles go through, and so when How to Become a Federal Criminal popped up in our new section, it caught my eye. […]
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 […]
Title: In An Absent DreamAuthor: Seanan McGuirePublication Date: January 8, 2019Publisher: TorFormat: Library Hardcover Previous Books In Series: Every Heart A DoorwayDown Among The Sticks and BonesBeneath The Sugar Sky [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and […]
Title: Challenger DeepAuthor: Neal ShustermanPublication Date: April 1, 2015Publisher: HarperTeenFormat: Kindle Unlimited [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his […]
What’s better than watching anime? Reading a book that reads like an anime! Because reading is fun, kids. I’ve wanted to read Shadow of the Fox since it came out and I learned that it was full of Japanese lore and culture. Mostly because I’m both a simple person and an anime fan, so really, […]
Remember when I read The Star-Touched Queen and I enjoyed everything except the plot? Welp, A Crown of Wishes resolved that issue, and in the end, I straight-up loved it. The book both wrapped up nicely, yet still left me wanting more. Much, much more. Soap opera, style, maybe, because reality TV has nothing on Gauri and Vikram, okay? I […]
This book was just … wow. I loved it as much as I disliked it, and I’m just all sorts of conflicted. I also immediately checked out the sequel as soon as I finished reading this, and I can’t wait to start it, so there’s that. All in all, this was a really hard one […]
Title: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Author: Kiersten White Publication Date: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Horror [expand title=”Click For Goodreads Summary”] Elizabeth Lavenza hasn’t had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her “caregiver,” and she is on the verge of […]
I picked this up after reading Paper Fury’s review, because this sounded right up my alley … and I was not disappointed! You know, I keep saying I really don’t read romance, and then I read romance and enjoy it? So I’m thinking maybe I don’t read so much adult romance? I don’t know. I’m all sorts […]
Being born and raised in New York (upstate, not the city, thank you), I couldn’t resist the idea of a book being set in Old New York. I mean, there’s also the whole idea of magic, heists, betrayal, and time travel, which only makes it better in my opinion. Hard to go wrong with that. […]