Format: HardbackPublished: April 16th, 2024Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Stars Indulge me for just a moment – I ended up reading this book at the same time I was reading Hannah Whitten’s The Hemlock Queen. They’re not two books I would naturally pair together, but they do compliment one another. Both main characters haveContinueContinue reading “Book Review: To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang”
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Involving Food
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I found this one quite hard, and actually only endedContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books Involving Food “
Book Review: The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway
Format: ebookPublished: January 10th, 2023Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy – RetellingsGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book was a whole lot of fun, and Benway has done an excellent job with this prequel to the events of Cinderella. The Wicked Ones really adds some depth to the ‘ugly stepsisters’, and shows how they suffer under their mother’sContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway”
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
Audiobook Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Narrated By: Lauren FortgangPublisher: Audible StudiosAge: Young AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: June 4th, 2013Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This was my last audiobook of 2023, and it’s one I really enjoyed. I definitely preferred Siege and Storm over Shadow and Bone, and I think I’ll stick with audio for the third book, too. I enjoyed thisContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo”
Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Format: ebookPublished: July 20th, 2023Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars If you like pining, a touch of angst, excellent character growth and a soft, gentle Hades paired with a fierce, ambitious Persephone, do I have the book for you. You will spend this whole book yelling at the characters to just confess their feelingsContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald”
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. There are some absolutely excellent books releasing this year, andContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024”
Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: September 25, 2018Genre: YA – FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book feels fitting for October, with its darker take on Alice in Wonderland. Alice has a secret; since her father died, she’s been training to battle monsters, known as Nightmares, in Wonderland. But Alice still has to go to school,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney“
BBNYA Spotlight Tour: The Knight’s Daughter – S.H. Cooper
Self-PublishedRelease Date: March 30th, 2020Length: 271 Pages Blurb Fourteen-year-old Mary McThomas is being raised a lady, but she knows she was born to be a knight. It’s an impossible dream, one that almost costs her father his life. After an ambush on their village leaves him gravely wounded, Mary is willing to do anything toContinueContinue reading “BBNYA Spotlight Tour: The Knight’s Daughter – S.H. Cooper”
Book Review: A Vow So Bold and Deadly – Brigid Kemmerer
Publisher: Bloomsbury YAFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: January 26th, 2021 Rating: 4/5 Stars Reviews for: A Curse So Dark and Lonely / A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Yes I am trying out a banner – I’d love to hear if you like or hate it!) I really wasn’t sure what to expect going into the finalContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Vow So Bold and Deadly – Brigid Kemmerer”
Unwrapping Words 