3.75 out of 5 stars Assassins, magic, girl power, and the required YA love triangle done quite well, thankyouverymuch. I'm so late to the cool kids club, last fangirl on Earth to read Throne of Glass. Goodreads.com: Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Mass (Throne of Glass #1) I'm going through this series so quickly, it's … Continue reading Review: Throne of Glass
2.5 out of 5 stars Oh my GOD, stop getting away just to get caught again!! Goodreads.com: The Death Cure, by James Dashner (The Maze Runner #3) The end of The Scorch Trials is so whaaaaaaa? that I was actually quite intrigued to start The Death Cure. The second book is nothing like the movie … Continue reading Two-fer Review: The Death Cure book and movie
4 out of 5 stars It's a dark and stormy world inside The Diviners series, on both the mortal plane and beyond. Goodreads.com: Before the Devil Breaks You, by Libba Bray (The Diviners #3) The good-timey, gin-soaked razzmatazz of the 1920s has worn off for our gifted heroes, and the Diviner's New York has become … Continue reading Review: Before the Devil Breaks You
2.5 out of 5 stars As entertaining as, but more derivative than, the original, The Scorch Trials is a decent second installment. Goodreads.com: The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner (The Maze Runner #2) After escaping The Maze, Thomas and co. find themselves in a new world - make that two new worlds, as The Scorch Trials book … Continue reading Two-fer Review: The Scorch Trials book and movie
3 out of 5 stars My first reading challenge of 2018: two weeks to read all three Maze Runner books, and watch the first two movies, so I can go to an early screening of The Death Cure at work on January 14. No problem. Goodreads.com: The Maze Runner, by James Dashner (The Maze Runner … Continue reading Two-fer Review: The Maze Runner book & movie
3.5 out of 5 stars It's hard to explain the genius of Rick Riordan. Is it the humor that makes his books so great? The piling of so much modernity atop such ancient stories, and making it work? The speed and wackiness of it all? Goodreads.com: The Dark Prophecy, by Rick Riordan (The Trials of … Continue reading Review: The Dark Prophecy
4 out of 5 stars If this were the first Leigh Bardgo book I’d read, it would get 4.5 stars (.5 off only for being too short). But as stunning as this is, I’ve read Six of Crows, so I know what she can really do. Goodreads.com: Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo (The Grishaverse … Continue reading Review: Shadow and Bone
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