3.5 out of 5 stars Stubbornness and carnage. Goodreads.com: Children of Virtue and Vengeance, by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2) In Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the war for Orisha rages. The abused, disenfranchised maji have had their magic restored, and they plan to use it to avenge their year of hardship at the … Continue reading Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
3.5 out of 5 stars I feel that I should have loved this book, but I only liked it. Goodreads.com: The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune It didn't take much for The House in the Cerulean Sea to sell itself to me: Barnes & Noble front table positioning, great cover quotes, accolades … Continue reading Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
3 out of 5 stars Havenfall (Havenfall, #1) by Sara Holland (goodreads.com) Maddie's just a teenage girl... with a mom on death row for murdering her brother, and an uncle who runs a secret hotel at the crossroads of magical lands. The nearly unreachable mountaintop town of Haven, Colorado is home to the truly unreachable … Continue reading Review: Havenfall
4 out of 5 stars If anyone could make me care about a gothic ghost story, it would be Leigh Bardugo. And she does, from the first to last pages of Ninth House. Goodreads.com: Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo (Alex Stern #1) Alex Stern is a California teen with a very troubled past, and an … Continue reading Review: Ninth House
4 out of 5 stars Snark. In space. Sign me up. Goodreads.com: Aurora Burning, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (The Aurora Cycle #2) Following Aurora Rising (4.5 stars), I knew I wanted more. And wanted Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff to scathingly scribe my inner monologue for life. Alas, I can only have one … Continue reading Review: Aurora Burning
3.5 out of 5 stars Get through the beginning, there's a decent sequel here. Goodreads.com: Ready Player Two, by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One #2) Ready Player One is among my top 10 all-time favorite books. Probably top five. So when I heard Ernest Cline was writing a sequel, I got... scared. Why? Because RP1 … Continue reading Review: Ready Player Two
3.5 out of 5 stars This duology stars off quickly and cleanly, with a clever idea and likeable heroine. The eventual arc is a bit messy, but satisfying. Goodreads.com: Everless, by Sara Holland (Everless #1)Goodreads.com: Evermore, by Sara Holland (Everless #2) Jules Ember is a poor girl in a medieval town, taking care of an … Continue reading 2x Review: Everless + Evermore
5 out of 5 stars As Travars. To travel. To be transported, once again, by the genius of V. E. Schwab. Goodreads.com: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab I could give this book seven stars, one for each of the iconic freckles spread across Addie LaRue's face. What an achievement this … Continue reading Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
2 stars for the story + 2 stars for nostalgia - 1 star because Edward is a lunatic - .5 star for talking so damned long 3.5 out of 5 stars Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) by Stephenie Meyer (goodreads.com) Oh Twilight, how I've missed you. Or have I? Let's assume I have. Remember the time … Continue reading Review: Midnight Sun
3 out of 5 stars The once-great An Ember in the Ashes series ends with one too many books. Goodreads.com: Sky Beyond the Storm, by Sabaa Tahir (Ember in the Ashes #4) An Ember in the Ashes was the first book I reviewed on this blog, back in March 2017 (and I adored it). Having … Continue reading Review: A Sky Beyond the Storm
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