3 out of 5 stars The once-great An Ember in the Ashes series ends with one too many books. Goodreads.com: Sky Beyond the Storm, by Sabaa Tahir (Ember in the Ashes #4) An Ember in the Ashes was the first book I reviewed on this blog, back in March 2017 (and I adored it). Having … Continue reading Review: A Sky Beyond the Storm
This book is very dull. Change my mind. Goodreads.com: Chain of Gold, by Cassandra Clare (The Last Hours #1) To DNF, or not to DNF, that is the question facing another 18 hours of audibook as I struggle to get into Cassie Clare's newest Shawdowhunters trilogy. I love The Mortal Instruments. I was surprised at … Continue reading DNF or Keep Reading? Chain of Gold
4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: The Priory of the Orange Tree, by Samantha Shannon Epic hardly begins to describe The Priory of the Orange Tree. From page one, the reader is completely immersed in one of the biggest and most comprehensive world builds I've ever experienced. That Samantha Shannon can create such a thing … Continue reading Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree
4 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Call Down the Hawk, by Maggie Stiefvater (Dreamer Trilogy #1) I adore Maggie Steifvater's writing. In her gorgeous prose, the language is art, flowing in surprising surges like over a waterfall. Call Down the Hawk is no different. In fact, there are times where she's over-describing, where another analogy … Continue reading Review: Call Down the Hawk
3 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Midnight Beauties, by Megan Shepherd (Grim Lovelies #2) At the end of the first book in this series, owl-turned-girl Anouk finds herself bound into a magical betrothal and fleeing Paris in hopes of becoming a witch. Read it, if you want that the make sense. Anouk barely makes her … Continue reading Review: Midnight Beauties
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 Libba Bray's historical settings are deliciously atmospheric, and the magic in her stories sparkles with dark possibility. Goodreads.com: A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (Gemma Doyle #1) Apparently I read this back in 2008, and gave it the same rating. I have zero recollection of that. Gemma Doyle … Continue reading Review: A Great and Terrible Beauty
3.5 out of 5 stars Decent and solid, but this series deserved a little better in the end. Goodreads.com: The Queen of Nothing, by Holly Black (The Folk of the Air #3) I prefer to read any series back-to-back, yet always fall for pretty cover art on the shelf and end up waiting a year … Continue reading Review: The Queen of Nothing
2.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Shiver, by Maggie Stievater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) I really don't care about werewolves. So despite a deep appreciation for Maggie Stievater's other work, I had never picked up the Shiver series. Then circumstance kicked in: it was $0.50 at Goodwill, with a strong chance I'd have … Continue reading Review: Shiver
2.5 out of 5 stars Tella thinks about herself for 478 pages. The End. Goodreads.com: Finale, by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #3) Mehhhhhhhhh. I didn't love Caraval (3.5 stars) or Legendary (2.5 stars). This whole series talks about and drips with and swims in magic, without actually feeling very magical. My overall take on the first … Continue reading Review: Finale
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