The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black (2018)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.  Continue reading

These Vengeful Souls | Blog Tour

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I am very excited to finally share with you my review of THESE VENGEFUL SOULS, book three in the brilliant YA Historical Paranormal series by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas. I have been a fan ever since I received an ARC of the very first book and I cannot wait to share with you my thoughts at last!  Continue reading

Bone Gap

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby (2015)

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YA Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery
4 StarsBlurb:

“Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame? Continue reading

The Queens of Innis Lear

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (2018)
-eARC Review-

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Fiction | Fantasy | Shakespeare Retelling
3 Stars
Blurb:

A kingdom at risk, a crown divided, a family drenched in blood.

The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have drained Innis Lear of its wild magic, leaving behind a trail of barren crops and despondent subjects. Enemy nations circle the once-bountiful isle, sensing its growing vulnerability, hungry to control the ideal port for all trade routes.  Continue reading

BRN #23: Beginnings Are The Best Part

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I’ve come to realize something. Well, I didn’t just realize it but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I’ve come to understand that to me, beginnings are the best part. With books, anyway. Continue reading

The Viking’s Chosen

The Viking’s Chosen (Clan Hakon #1) by Quinn Loftis (2018)
-eARC Review-

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Fiction | Historical | Romance
3 StarsBlurb:

“His orders are clear: launch a raid against England and bring home the spoils of war. But the prophecy is also clear: General Torben will take a foreign bride—one who is a seer and healer just like his mother. The eldest princess of England is said to be just that…a beautiful, charming, and headstrong woman. But he’s a Viking army general and she’s an English princess—and one who is already promised to the king of Tara. Continue reading

Player’s Game

Player’s Game by Desirae Clark (2018)
-NetGalley Review-

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Teen Fiction | Contemporary | Romance
3 StarsBlurb:

“Samantha Valentine’s life turns upside down when she finds out her family is returning to her old town, Scottsdale. It took her a while to make the city her home, and now all of that is for naught, as she has to learn to settle in a quiet town again.  Continue reading

Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
2.5 Stars
Blurb:

“It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.  Continue reading

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab (2015)

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Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.  Continue reading