The Wren Hunt

The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson (2018)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Paranormal/Mythology
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Every Christmas, Wren is chased through the woods near her isolated village by her family’s enemies—the Judges—and there’s nothing that she can do to stop it. Once her people, the Augurs, controlled a powerful magic. But now that power lies with the Judges, who are set on destroying her kind for good. Continue reading

The Darkest Star

The Darkest Star (Origins #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (2018)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen…but he is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she’d only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head…  Continue reading

Grace and Fury

Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1) by Tracy Banghart (2018)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
2.5 StarsBlurb:

In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison.

Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace – someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. But when her headstrong and rebellious younger sister, Nomi, catches the heir’s eye, it’s Serina who takes the fall for the dangerous secret that Nomi has been hiding. Continue reading

Blog Tour | After Always

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I’m happy to share a part in the blog tour for a YA Mystery – AFTER ALWAYS by Barbara J. Hancock! Alluring, lyrical, and mysterious this book spins a story that will keep you captivated. Keep reading this post for two excerpts!  Continue reading

Reactive

Reactive (The Elite Trials #1) by Becky Moynihan (2018)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Dystopia
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“AN INESCAPABLE CITY. THREE DEADLY TRIALS. ONE WAY OUT.

For eleven years, Lune Tatum, adopted daughter
of the Supreme Elite, does as she’s told.
She doesn’t ask questions.
She trains for the Trials. She follows the rules.

And she wants out.  Continue reading

V Games: Fresh from the Grave

V Games: Fresh from the Grave (The V Games #2) by Caroline Peckham (2017)

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YA/NA Fiction | Paranormal Romance
4 StarsBlurb:

“Selena Grey has faced death and won. Freedom awaits so long as she can let go of the last thing that ties her to the island where the V Games were held. But despite the fact surviving has always been her priority, suddenly, she finds herself torn between her head and her heart.  Continue reading

Blog Tour | Escaping from Houdini

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I’m very excited to be a part of the blog tour for Kerri Maniscalco’s latest mystery novel, Escaping from Houdini! I was thrilled to work with the author and came up with a fun author guest post idea that I hope you all will enjoy! Keep reading to find out more about the book, the author, enter a giveaway, read an excerpt, and find out Kerri’s responses to my guest post prompt (hint: it has to do with music)!  Continue reading

Furyborn

Furborn (Empirium #1) by Claire Legrand (2018)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy

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Blurb:

Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world…or doom it.

When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven trials to test her magic. If she fails, she will be executed…unless the trials kill her first.  Continue reading

Blog Tour | I Do Not Trust You

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I’m always up for a good mystery adventure so I’m happy to be a part of the blog tour for the latest novel by writing duo Burns & Metz, I DO NOT TRUST YOU. Keep reading for more on the book, the authors, my review, and an excerpt!  Continue reading

The City of Brass

The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (2017)

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Fiction | Historical Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles.  Continue reading