Fierce Fairytales

Fierce Fairytales: poems and stories to stir your soul by Nikita Gill (2018)

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Poetry | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.

But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Continue reading

Rift in the Deep

Rift in the Deep (The Steward Saga #1) by Janelle Garrett (2018)
~Review Request~

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Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“A darkness lurks beneath the surface, brooding, waiting. The Deep writhes in currents of power, holding the Rift at bay. But the Stewards, accessors of the Deep, have not walked the Lands in three hundred years. Their legend lives on, but it is just that. Legend. No one living remembers. And the witches wait for their return, when all four Stewards can unite to bring about the downfall of the Rift. Continue reading

Bird Box

Bird Box by Josh Malerman (2014)

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Fiction | Apocalyptic/Dystopia | Thriller
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Continue reading

Lingering

Lingering by Melissa Simonson (2019)
-eARC Review-

Lingering

Fiction | Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

“Death doesn’t have to be the end.
With Lingering, your departed loved ones are only ever a phone call or text message away.*
Say all those things you should have said. Get their advice, hear their comforting words. Let them celebrate your achievements and soothe your fears like they used to.
Everyone is welcome, and consultations are always free.

*Some conditions may apply. Please call our office for details.”  Continue reading

Blog Tour | Smoke and Key

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Today I’m excited to bring you my stop on the blog tour for SMOKE AND KEY by Kelsey Sutton! Not only does this YA Fantasy have a beautiful cover but it has an intriguing premise as well! Keep reading this post to find out more about the book, the author, read an excerpt, and enter a giveaway! Continue reading

Blog Tour | Wicked Saints

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I’ve been so wildly excited for Emily A. Duncan’s YA Dark Fantasy, WICKED SAINTS!! I was thrilled to be invited onto the blog tour and so here I am with a post to draw you into this thrilling, magical, but deadly world. Keep reading for more on the book, the author, an excerpt, a very helpful pronunciation guide, and my review!  Continue reading

Age of Vampires (series review)

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I’ve read all of Peckham and Valenti’s books so I was thrilled when I found out that they would be teaming up to write a new series that blended their respective genres and even more excited when they sent me eARCs to review! Normally I’d write an individual post for each book as it’s released but since this will be a binge-release and I’d been given the opportunity to read them all at once I figured I’d save us all the time and give you my non-spoiler thoughts on the series as a whole! If you enjoy the dark allure of vampires, the thrill of unexpected romance, as well as the rush of dystopian rebels, then you really ought to check this one out. Keep reading for my review and more on each book plus the authors! Continue reading

Happy Pub. Day! | Carrion Crow

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Today is the day!!! It’s FINALLY here!!! The second book in the Otherworld Trilogy released today and I am thrilled to be able to tell you about it! Carrion Crow is the second book in this new YA paranormal/fantasy series although despite it being a sequel it isn’t a middle book but rather a conclusion before the final book whips us back in time explaining how the chaos Adrianna and Geoffrey are dropped into in book one all began. In other words, book three is going to be a villain origin story. So if you’re on the hunt for an exciting fantasy series that won’t be a thousand books long then this is a definite you should check out. Keep reading my post for more on this book, the first book, an excerpt, teasers, and more!  Continue reading

Blog Tour | Off Planet

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Sign-ups for this tour totally slipped past me but I had to jump in and give it a shoutout anyway! Aileen Erin brings us a new captivating series and it all begins with book one, OFF PLANET. Written with her talent to sweep readers into new worlds we find ourselves launched into a YA Dystopian tale containing some grit, some high stakes, and a whole lot of adrenaline! Keep reading for more on the book and the author, plus read an excerpt! Continue reading

The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (2016)

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(YA) Fiction | Contemporary
5 starsBlurb:

“Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it.

Three years ago, when her older sister, Anna, was murdered and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best—the language of violence. While her own crime goes unpunished, Alex knows she can’t be trusted among other people. Not with Jack, the star athlete who wants to really know her but still feels guilty over the role he played the night Anna’s body was discovered. And not with Peekay, the preacher’s kid with a defiant streak who befriends Alex while they volunteer at an animal shelter. Not anyone. Continue reading