4 out of 5 stars (+.5 star bonus for the audiobook!) Great story, but with one critical plot point I just could not buy. Goodreads.com: Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson Do yourself a favor and listen to Black Cake on audiobook. Narrators Lynnette R. Freeman and Simone Mcintyre do an incredible job with the musical, deeply emotional … Continue reading Review: Black Cake

3.5 out of 5 stars Just in time for Amazon's series adaptation: Why The Wheel of Time show could never be true to these impressive, fun, and astonishingly PG-rated books. Goodreads.com: The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #1); The Great Hunt, by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time #2); … Continue reading Review: The Wheel of Time, Books 1-5

3.5 out of 5 stars :: CLUTCHES PEARLS :: This is in the Young Adult section?? Wowza. Goodreads.com: A Court of Silver Flames, by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) The fourth installment in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series centers on Nesta, the sister no one likes. Here's … Continue reading Review: A Court of Silver Flames

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

4 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #0) I wasn't immediately excited to hear that Suzanne Collins was publishing prequel to The Hunger Games. In our world of novellas and spin-offs, most attempts to revisit or extent a completed story feel like weak money … Continue reading Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

3.5 out of 5 stars 147 hours and 43 minutes of audiobook.  Just over six entire days.  The complete Throne of Glass series. To call the Throne of Glass series "epic" is a laughable understatement. Sarah J. Maas's truest talent lays in the insane scope of her worlds. From one land to another, then to other … Continue reading Review: Kingdom of Ash

4 out of 5 stars Setup done, the second book in the Throne of Glass series bursts with equal parts world-building and kick ass heroine. Goodreads.com: Crown of Midnight, by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass #2) Celaena Sardothian, newly victorious, embarks upon her period of indenture as champion to the King of Aderlan. Still … Continue reading Review: Crown of Midnight

2.5 out of 5 stars Another series I really want to enjoy, but I just can't get past the mess. Goodreads.com: Ice Like Fire, by Sara Raasch (Snow Like Ashes #2) The first installment of this series, Snow Like Ashes, didn't fully engage me, and at the end, just seemed lacking of the very magic its … Continue reading Review: Ice Like Fire