3.5 out of 5 starsA 3-star book with a 5-star twist. Goodreads.com: Sherwood, by Meagan SpoonerI love the Robin Hood legend. From the perfect Disney cartoon, to the shaky-but-still-has-Taron-Edgerton version, I watch and read them all. So while I'm exhausted by twisted fairy tales - and I really didn't like Spooner's Beauty and the Beast update … Continue reading Review: Sherwood
4.25 out of 5 stars Try it in your best British accent: "WHOT?!" It's almost as much fun as this book. Goodreads.com: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, by Mackenzi Lee (Montague Siblings #2) Felicity Montague, the younger, but in many ways superior, sibling to Henry Montague of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and … Continue reading Review: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
4.5 out of 5 stars British accents! Alchemy! Pirates! Part heist story, part treasure hunt, and all treatise on equal rights, The Gentlemen's Guide is an insane champagne cocktail of peril and perfection. Goodreads.com: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mackenzi Lee (Montague Siblings #1) Henry Montague, our dear Monty, is an absolute … Continue reading Review: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
DNF (Did Not Finish) #1 of 2019 Goodreads.com: Alex and Eliza, by Melissa de la Cruz (Alex and Eliza #1) I don't read a lot of realistic fiction, but I do love historical fiction, so I was moderately excited for this book. That turned out to be 100 x more exciting than anything that happens … Continue reading DNF: Alex and Eliza
3.5 out of 5 stars Ancient Rome: gladiators, slaves, and a kick-ass heroine in a story where everything happens a little too easily. Goodreads.com: Blood and Sand, by CV Wyk (Blood and Sand #1) Attia, heir to the throne of Thrace, is the sole survivor of a Roman raid that ends her people. Shipped off … Continue reading Review: Blood and Sand
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
3 out of 5 stars “Star-crossed time travelers solving art clues to pursue an artifact of great power around the globe and across history” sounds far more gripping than Passenger turned out to be. Goodreads.com: Passenger, by Alexandra Bracken (Passenger #1) This is partially my fault. Instead of powering through to keep myself in the … Continue reading Review: Passenger
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