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I picked up Devil's Daughter: Lucinda's Pawnshop by Hope Schenk-de Michele, Paul Marquez with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff from NetGalley earlier in the year and finished it back in August. It took me quite a long time to power through this one. There were many times when I wanted to just call it a DNF and … Continue reading Review: Devil’s Daughter ★★★☆☆
The Wanderers by Kate Ormand is a tale of a circus full of animal shapeshifters; an urban fantasy that boasts a higher death rate than a Game of Thrones book. I think it did at least, but I wasn't really counting. Flo lives an eccentric life—she travels with a popular circus in which the main … Continue reading Review: The Wanderers ★★★☆☆
I picked up Morgan Rhodes' A Book of Spirits and Thieves on a whim. So far, most books I've picked up on a whim have been rather disappointing (I'm looking at you, Tiger's Curse) but A Book of Spirits and Thieves was surprisingly enthralling and interesting. But the whole time, I felt like there was something missing, and I can't quite put my … Continue reading A Book of Spirits and Thieves Review — ★★★☆☆
If there's one thing that saddens me the most, it's a story that starts off strong—promising, full of emotion and a great hook—and turns sour too soon. Something that could have been fun, driven with intrigue and complexity but becomes so bad that it makes it virtually unreadable. That's how I felt about Neverlove by Angela … Continue reading Neverlove Review – ★☆☆☆☆
The Girl At Midnight by Melissa Grey had everything I could have hoped for: danger, magic, romance. I'm not usually one who actively searches for romance in novels (as I'm more interested in the plot than most relationships; but who doesn't enjoy a little extra icing on their cupcake?) and I found myself rooting for all of the … Continue reading The Girl At Midnight Review – ★★★★☆
I know I've said in a previous book review that I dislike giving reviews unless I've read the whole book, for better or for worse. And I tried. I really really tried, y'all. The Guild of the Wizards of Waterfire by Iain Reading is about a guild of wizards called Elementals, humans who can control the four … Continue reading The Guild of the Wizards of Waterfire Review – ★☆☆☆☆
I read Wind Catcher by Jeff Altabef and Erynn Altabeff for free in exchange for an honest review at netgalley.com Spoilers below the cut! I was very excited to start this book; the main character, Juliet Stone, is Native American and is caught up in a strange series of events and learns she has special powers. … Continue reading Wind Catcher Review – ★★☆☆☆
I recently finished The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. I've always been a fan of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series and so I decided to go ahead and read the sequel series, The Heroes of Olympus. The book starts off like any in the series before; with a mysterious character fighting mysterious forces that are … Continue reading The Lost Hero Book Review – ★★★★✰
As part of my Three Week Read, I read Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. With over 700 pages (I read the pocket sized paperback; the hardcover is closer to 600 pages) of fantasy and a rich world, see why I gave it five stars. Minor spoilers below. Name of the Wind has 700 pages of … Continue reading Name of the Wind Review – 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I was recently pushed to finish Allegiant by Verionica Roth before I read anything else on my daunting To-Read list so I can freak out over it with Jessica Tuckerman. So I did and I still haven't fully recovered. Warning: major spoilers ahead. A Basic Rundown of the Plot Tris Prior and Tobias Eaton and their friends, after the startling … Continue reading Allegiant Review – ★★★☆☆