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
2.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Grim Lovelies, Megan Shepherd (Grim Lovelies #1) Anouk lives in a magical world adjacent to ours, and spends her days as a maid in the Parisian townhouse of the witch who created her. That witch, Mada Vittora, made other servants too, all from animals. But this kind of magic … Continue reading Review: Grim Lovelies
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
Friends! It's time for my very first giveaway. Would you like to win a prize pack of items from the movie adaptation of EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING? They're super cute. You get ALL that stuff! A movie tie-in copy of the book, bandana, cinch backpack, tank top, one of those cozy funnel-neck pullovers, a fancy water bottle, … Continue reading GIVEAWAY: Everything, Everything goodies
I love campy entertainment. Movies, TV - if it's awesomely bad, if it's angst-y and teenager-y, it's for me. So I knew I would love "Shadowhunters." Let me begin with a disclaimer: I work in entertainment PR. While promoting "The Mortal Instruments" movie, I was not shy about my fandom to all my serious, real-world adult work … Continue reading Binge Watch: Shadowhunters
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has released their nominees for the 2017 Teen's Top Ten books! Check out the list, presented by Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson, who star in the movie version of Nicola Yoon's Everything, Everything, which made the Top Ten list last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLqTlHyzsDU How many of theses have you … Continue reading YALSA Teen’s Top 10 Nominees
4 out of 5 stars I love this series! It's very masculine for a YA series with a female heroine, and that makes the gritty conflict more intense and the few moments of romance even sweeter. Goodreads: Raging Sea by Michael Buckley Raging Sea, the second book in the "Undertow" trilogy, picks up with Lyric Walker as … Continue reading Review: Raging Sea
1.5 out of 4 stars This one hurt. I adored Marissa Meyer's "The Lunar Chronicles" - I'd give it every book 5 stars - so my expectations here were really high. Heartless, sadly, falls far short. Goodreads: Heartless by Marissa Meyer Heartless is the story of Lady Catherine Pinkerton, daughter of a Marquess and the best … Continue reading Review: Heartless
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