Format: PaperbackRelease Date: June 5th, 2012Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy – RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I can see why this might have been a bit more…unique, back in 2012 when it was originally released, and I get why some people really like it, but for me it was kind of meh. I do want to readContinue reading “Book Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo”
Tag Archives: Young Adult
Book Review: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Publisher: PenguinFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 2nd, 2023Age: Young AdultGenre: Romance – HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This was a really good read! It’s YA Historical Romance, centred around a Black family during a turbulent time of American history. It’s been compared to Bridgerton, and I can most definitely see the parallels; I would absolutely love toContinue reading “Book Review: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis”
Top Ten Tuesday: TTT Rewind
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. For this week’s TTT, I’ve gone right back to theContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: TTT Rewind”
Audiobook Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Narrated by: Arielle DeLislePublisher: Audible AudioFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: April 11, 2017 Rating: 5/5 Stars I am so, so glad I finally got around to this one. And glad I listened to it, as the narration here was really great. The book itself is brilliant too, and like Kate in Waiting I found myself relating aContinue reading “Audiobook Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli”
Top Ten Tuesday/Blogtober Day 11: MG & YA Horror
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. So the TTT for today was actually Books I ReadContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday/Blogtober Day 11: MG & YA Horror”
Top Ten Tuesday: School Freebie
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. This week’s prompt is school freebie, a topic to tieContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: School Freebie”
Book Review: A Universe of Wishes, Edited by Dhonielle Clayton
Publisher: Titan Books Format: ebookRelease Date: July 6th, 2021Genre: Anthology – SFFGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Anthologies are always going to be hit and miss. Sometimes you get one where every story makes you feel giddy. More often, however, there’s a mixture of stuff you love, maybe some stuff you dislike. There’s more hits than missesContinue reading “Book Review: A Universe of Wishes, Edited by Dhonielle Clayton”
Pride Book Tag
It’s June, which means it’s Pride Month, which means it’s the perfect time to spotlight some LGBTQIA+ books! I created this tag, so feel free to use it and adapt it but please tag me as I would truly love to see other’s responses and pick up some recommendations! The only rule: all books shouldContinue reading “Pride Book Tag”
Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: March 8th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I don’t think I’ve come across a Schwab book yet that I haven’t really enjoyed. Not to mention she skirts various genres really well, in this particular instance blending elements of fantasy and horror to give us the Gothic tale of Gallant. Olivia PriorContinue reading “Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab”
Cover Reveal & Scavenger Hunt: Devil’s Deal by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Title: Devil’s DealSeries: Infernal Contracts #1Publisher: NarratessCover Design: RavvenAmazon Blurb When two angels break their deal with the Devil, he comes for the one they’re trying to protect. 16-year-old Eleonora Santos works through the summer break so she can visit her family in Italy when she graduates. With the new school year around the corner,Continue reading “Cover Reveal & Scavenger Hunt: Devil’s Deal by Tessa Hastjarjanto”
Unwrapping Words 