Rating: 3 Stars Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge is a Romeo and Juliet retelling full of magic, monsters, and mixed ideologies. This book is something I went into with high hopes but low expectations. That’s because I love … Continue reading Review: Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge
Rating: 4 Stars Ruined by Amy Tintera is a story of revenge, politics and doomed love set in a lavishly created world full of danger and drama. This book gave me so many mixed feelings. The beginning gripped me but … Continue reading Review: Ruined by Amy Tintera
Rating: 4 Stars Kingdom of Ashes by Elena May is an apocalyptic novel that questions the resilience of humanity not just in body but in spirit. I actually chose to read this book because I stumbled across an incentive from … Continue reading Review: Kingdom of Ashes by Elena May
Rating: 3 Stars Grit by Gillian Flynn is a book about small town workings, the bonds of family, and the importance of learning from out mistakes. This book was middle of the road for me at best. While I enjoyed … Continue reading Review: Grit by Gillian Flynn
Rating: 3.5 Stars The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness is a novel about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and how you don’t have to be a hero to be the hero of your own story. … Continue reading Review: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Rating: 5 Stars Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is a clever, intriguing heist novel set in the a well crafted, almost visceral world. This book was on my TBR for god knows how long while I put off and … Continue reading Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Rating: 5 Stars *** I received this arc copy from Penguin Random House through bookishfirst in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. *** Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson is … Continue reading Review: Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson
Rating: 4 Stars London Belongs To Me by Jacquelyn Middleton is a book about growing up, finding your place in the world, and learning to overcome you shortcomings in order to do so. I stumbled across this book via Instagram … Continue reading Review: London Belongs to Me by Jacquelyn Middleton
Rating: 5 stars This Savage Song by V.E. Scwab is set in world where darkness breeds darkness and evil breeds monsters. A place where your terrible actions cause even worse things to crawl from the shadows. This is the world … Continue reading Review: This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab
Overall Rating: 3 Stars Meet Cute is an anthology of whimsical, heartwarming and thought provoking stories that might just leave you believing that some people… are just destined to meet. Each author contributed something unique to this collection making it … Continue reading Review: Meet Cute-Some People Are Destined to Meet by Assorted Authors
Rating: 4 Stars Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray is an exhilarating sci-fi novel that explores what it really means to be human. Through clever characterization, well written prose, and a gripping story that keeps you on the edge of … Continue reading Review: Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray
Rating: 5 stars Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullamn is a moving novel about self discovery, mental illness, and grief. I went into this book with zero expectations; I wasn’t familiar with the … Continue reading Review: Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullman
