3 out of 5 stars Strong characters have you rooting for the good guys, but shaky world-building buries the high points of this story in clutter. Goodreads: Snow Like Ashes, by Sara Raasch (Snow Like Ashes #1) In the world of Primoria, the Kingdom of Winter was overthrown 16 years ago by the evil, power-hungry … Continue reading Review: Snow Like Ashes
4 out of 5 stars Thoroughly satisfying. Emotionally exhausting. Only a story this epic could make you feel like you've spent Rhysand's 500 years living it. Goodreads: A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) SPOILERS everywhere, y'all. If you haven't read this series and want a … Continue reading Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin
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
0.5 out of 5 stars Nope. This one goes in the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy pile - not enough to make even short stories interesting. Goodreads: The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and others I made it through three of the 10 stories on the audiobook: "What Really Happened in Peru," "The Runaway Queen" and … Continue reading Review: The Bane Chronicles
4.5 out of 5 stars Ooer, I loved this book! It picks up right where An Ember in the Ashes left off, and proceeds apace until you're tearing off the back cover looking for the third installment. Goodreads: A Torch Against the Night, by Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes #2) This portion of the … Continue reading Review: A Torch Against the Night
I commute to work, so audiobooks are my fairly new very best friend forever. My life beforewas a wasteland of unfunny radio hosts, mean-spirited on-air pranks, and the same Justin Bieber song playing on three stations at the same time. (I listened to it, of course.) Now I burn through audiobooks so quickly that my … Continue reading Good thing I can’t throw audiobooks
4.5 out of 5 stars I tore into this audiobook the moment I finished A Court of Thorns and Roses. The first installment left a fairly neat package, having saved the human/fae day, if not their whole world. (I hope that's not a spoiler, since the fact there is a second book alludes to some resolution. If you … Continue reading Review: A Court of Mist and Fury
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Book reviews (mostly YA) and thoughts from a geeky bookworm.
I read and use YA lit to help connect with my students & foster a love of reading.
Book reviews (mostly YA) and thoughts from a geeky bookworm.
