Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green John Green novels are so different. They're small but also huge, quiet and also wildly creative. Each one has the most perfectly flawed characters, studied deeply but delicately. Aza is a normal high-schooler, with extreme anxiety. The kind that spirals … Continue reading Review: Turtles All the Way Down
3.5 out of 5 stars It took me a while to get into this one, but I was in by the end. Goodreads.com: The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (The Folk of the Air #1) The land of Faerie is real. Jude and her twin sister, Taryn, both human, were taken there by the man … Continue reading Review: The Cruel Prince
4 out of 5 stars War Storm has everything I hoped this series finale would have: Liberty! Equality! A backbone for Cal! Little-to-no Cameron! Goodreads.com: War Storm, by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #4) In War Storm, the war is truly that: a storm shifting course, gathering strength, breaking and holding. Mare and her partners in … Continue reading Review: War Storm
3 out of 5 stars After a fantastically strong start in An Ember in the Ashes and an equally sequel, A Torch Against the Night, my hopes for A Reaper at the Gates were sky high. We didn't quite get there. Goodreads.com: A Reaper at the Gates, by Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes #3) … Continue reading Review: A Reaper at the Gates
3.5 out of 5 stars Let's be honest: Screaming "This is the new JK Rowling!" is always setting the bar too high. Goodreads.com: Children of Blood and Bone, by Toni Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1) I liked Children of Blood and Bone. It's a good book; a strong fiction debut that thrums with vibrant African … Continue reading Review: Children of Blood and Bone
3 out of 5 stars You know when you love a series? But the writing is quicksand into which you've been slowly sinking for eternity? Then, in a panic, you realize you're going to suffocate and die soon? That's me, reading Sarah J. Maas. Goodreads.com - Tower of Dawn, by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of … Continue reading Review: Tower of Dawn
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
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