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The Vanishing Girl by Laura Thalassa promised to be exciting and thrilling, with adventure and teleporting girls, but it ended up being creepy and disappointing. Every night after Ember Pierce falls asleep, she disappears. She can teleport anywhere in the world—London, Paris, her crush’s bedroom—wherever her dreams lead her. Ten minutes is all she gets, and once time’s … Continue reading Review: The Vanishing Girl ★★☆☆☆
I was intrigued right away by The Citadel of the Sky by Chrysoula Tzavelas. A fierce warrior princess setting out to defeat a great evil with a flaming sword. Sounds awesome, right? I thought so too. But things never turn out how we hope they will, do they? Her (not very) Serene Highness Princess Tiana tries … Continue reading Review: The Citadel of the Sky ★★☆☆☆
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 – ★☆☆☆☆