4.9 stars out of 5 (I try to save 5 star ratings for life-changers like Harry Potter, but this is really close!) Pirates and magic and London(s)... this book has everything. A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab (Sades of Magic #1) A Darker Shade of Magic is outstanding from page one. Kell, our … Continue reading Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
5 out of 5 stars I give this book more stars than it took me hours to read it. I want to re-read it again, and probably even faster. It's lovely and perfect. It will have your heart all over the floor, happy and sloppy and sad and smiling. Goodreads: Wonder, by RJ Palacio The … Continue reading Review: Wonder
4.5 of out 5 stars I did not see that coming. Damnit it, Bardugo! Goodreads.com: Ruin and Rising, by Leigh Bardugo (The Grishaverse #3) Alina Starkov, Grisha of impossible power and Sun Summoner of legend, has been a pawn in many games. She's been gifted, amplified, even sainted by those who wish to direct, control … Continue reading Review: Ruin and Rising
4.5 out of 5 stars My entire imagination could fit on one page of a Leigh Bardugo book. Goodreads.com: Seige and Storm, by Leigh Bardugo (The Grishaverse #2) This is a 5-star book if you haven't read the Six of Crows duology. Set in the same world, the Grishaverse trilogy is the timeless, sweeping legend behind … Continue reading Review: Seige and Storm
4 out of 5 stars Epic, long, intense, long, convoluted, long. But just when my Aelin fatigue kicked in, everyone else got much more interesting. Goodreads.com: Empire of Storms, by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #5) 24 hours of audiobook. That's what Empire of Storms takes. By the end, I felt liked I'd been pummeled … Continue reading Review: Empire of Storms
3.5 out of 5 stars Ancient Rome: gladiators, slaves, and a kick-ass heroine in a story where everything happens a little too easily. Goodreads.com: Blood and Sand, by CV Wyk (Blood and Sand #1) Attia, heir to the throne of Thrace, is the sole survivor of a Roman raid that ends her people. Shipped off … Continue reading Review: Blood and Sand
4 out of 5 stars Better than the book before it, Queen of Shadows really - finally - gets us somewhere. Goodreads.com: Queen of Shadows, by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #4) I'm not usually one to binge a series, and feel like I've been carrying Aelin and Co around for ages. Perhaps I … Continue reading Review: Queen of Shadows
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