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Ninth House Book Review
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo From Goodreads: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers to this herself,…
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The Good Luck Girls Book Review
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis From Goodreads: Aster, the protector Violet, the favorite Tansy, the medic Mallow, the fighter Clementine, the catalyst THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls–they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a “welcome house” as children and branded with cursed markings. Trapped in a life they would never have chosen. When Clementine accidentally murders a man, the girls risk a dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by Arketta’s most vicious and powerful forces, both human and inhuman, their…
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Wishlist Wednesday
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson When is it released: January 21st What is it about?: Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . . She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century. At least, she thinks she has. With this latest tragedy, it’s hard to concentrate on the past. Not only has…
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Wishlist Wednesday
One of Us is Next by Karen McManus When is it released: January 7th What is it about?: Come on, Bayview, you know you’ve missed this. A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one’s been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts. Until now. This time it’s not an app, though—it’s a game. Truth or Dare. Phoebe’s the first target. If you choose not to play, it’s a truth. And hers is dark. Then comes Maeve and she should know better—always choose the…
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Into the Crooked Place Book Review
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo From Goodreads: The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive. Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do anything to put her crimes behind her. Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. After growing up on streets hungry enough to swallow the weak whole, he won’t stop until he has brought the entire realm to kneel before him. Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst…
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Sunday Chart
Another Sunday, another book chart 😀 Each week, I rank some of my favourite recent reads. Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer Viper by Bex Hogan Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan. The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde The Spider Dance by Nick Setchfield A Girl Called Shameless by Laura Steven Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Do you agree with this list? Feel free to leave comments in the comments section below. Until next time, everyone ❤
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Book Recommendations
Hey everyone, A few weeks ago, I posted my list of fantasy book recommendations for you all. This week, I’m posting my sci-fi ones The Sci-fi books I always recommend [YA/Adult] Cinder by Marissa Meyer. The first in the Lunar Chronicles. It’s a sci-fi retelling of Cinderella, with cyborgs and mysterious diseases and a pretty awesome romance thrown in there for good measure. Cinder isn’t necessarily my favourite in the series, but I do think it’s a bloody good book, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes a dose of fairytale added to their science fiction. Warcross by Marie Lu. This is the first in a duology about a…
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Darkdawn Book Review
Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff WARNING: NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS REVIEW IS OF THE THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES SO WHILE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER FREE FOR DARKDAWN IT WILL CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS FOR NEVERNIGHT AND GODSGRAVE. IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, GENTLEFRIENDS. From Goodreads: A ruthless young assassin’s journey for revenge comes to a stunning end in the conclusion of this acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy. The Republic of Itreya is in chaos. Mia Corvere has assassinated Cardinal Duomo and rumors of Consul Scaeva’s death ripple through the street of Godsgrave like wildfire. But buried beneath those same streets, deep in the ancient city’s bones, lies a secret that…
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Wishlist Wednesday
Supernova by Marissa Meyer When is it released: November 5th [in the U.S. I am not certain about UK date but have been told it is potentially around March next year, maybe?] What is it about?: All’s fair in love and anarchy… The epic conclusion to Marissa Meyer’s thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies, and their greatest fears come to life. Secrets, lies, and betrayals are revealed as anarchy once again threatens to reclaim Gatlon City. Why am I waiting for it: Because I really want to know how the series ends. I loved…
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Sorcery of Thorns Book Review
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson From Goodreads: All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no…
