4 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Rule of Wolves, by Leigh Bardugo (King of Scars #2) When Zoya became my favorite character in King of Scars, I knew that Leigh Bardugo could really do anything. When I read Rule of Wolves, high on the binged achievement of "Shadow and Bone"'s Netflix mashup, it made a … Continue reading Review: Rule of Wolves
3.5 out of 5 stars If ever there were a porn movie turned down due to budget, it's every Sarah J. Maas novel. Goodreads.com: House of Earth and Blood, by Sarah J. Maas (Crescent City #1) There is always so much in a SJM novel, and her latest - and first foray into “adult” fiction … Continue reading Review: House of Earth and Blood
3.5 out of 5 stars Stubbornness and carnage. Goodreads.com: Children of Virtue and Vengeance, by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2) In Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the war for Orisha rages. The abused, disenfranchised maji have had their magic restored, and they plan to use it to avenge their year of hardship at the … Continue reading Review: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
3 out of 5 stars Havenfall (Havenfall, #1) by Sara Holland (goodreads.com) Maddie's just a teenage girl... with a mom on death row for murdering her brother, and an uncle who runs a secret hotel at the crossroads of magical lands. The nearly unreachable mountaintop town of Haven, Colorado is home to the truly unreachable … Continue reading Review: Havenfall
5 out of 5 stars As Travars. To travel. To be transported, once again, by the genius of V. E. Schwab. Goodreads.com: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V. E. Schwab I could give this book seven stars, one for each of the iconic freckles spread across Addie LaRue's face. What an achievement this … Continue reading Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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 The most fun I've ever had wanting to run out and vote. Goodreads.com: Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston This book is a fizzy little gem of joy. Alex Cleremont-Diaz, half-Mexican son of the first female President of the United States, is stunned to find himself in luuuurrrrvveeee … Continue reading Review: Red, White & Royal Blue
4 out of 5 stars I have thoughts upon thoughts about this slow, southern drawl of a book. Goodreads.com: Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens Kya, known in her 1950's - 1970's backwater North Carolina town as Marsh Girl, lives in an actual shack in the swamp outside town. One day, her mom leaves. … Continue reading Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
4.25 out of 5 stars Quick, straightforward and violently beautiful, Sky in the Deep is as harsh as it is lovely. Goodreads.com: Sky in the Deep, by Adrienne Young (Sky in the Deep #1) Young Eelyn is a warrior of the Viking-esque Aska clan. Every five years, her people fight a brutal season against their … Continue reading Review: Sky in the Deep
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