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 Goodreads Amazon Book Depository I should probably preface this by saying that I read Frankenstein once upon a time, but … I don’t remember any of it. Well, except Frankenstein is actually […]
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. […]
Having just spent a week participating in the Bout of Books read-a-thon … I have books to review! Surprise! Probably not much of a surprise, but hey, it’s the thought that counts, right? I only ended up reading four out of the seven books I had lined up, but that’s more than I expected to, so […]
I picked this up because I’d heard good things from so many people, but I thought meh … and guys, I WAS SO WRONG. I’ll admit, meh is probably not a good attitude to have going into a book, but I’m only human. Mostly. For now. I was totally not prepared for how much I […]
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Eleven years ago, King Saran destroyed the magic; now, the only way to save Orisha is to bring it back. Eleven years ago, Zelie and Tzain lost their mother, and all of Orisha lost magic. The maji were rounded up […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ Genre: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction Publisher: Viking Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Living for centuries sounds great until, like Tom Hazard, you’re over 400 years old, realize you have no reason for being alive, and the past is starting to blend with the present. Forever, Emily Dickinson said, is composed of nows. […]
Rating: ★★★★★ Genre: Fantasy, Teens & Young Adults Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2, 2018 Imagine a Grimm’s Fairy Tale with Dark Fae and changelings and lots of stabbing, death, secrets, and manipulation. The Cruel Prince is everything you could want in a dark fantasy with enough twists to keep […]
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: January 9, 2018 This is book three in the Wayward Children series. Click here for my review of Every Heart a Doorway. Click here for my review of Down Among the Sticks and Bones. Nothing in this book makes sense, in the best possible ways, as Rini […]