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Again, But Better Book Review
Again, But Better by Christine Riccio From Goodreads: Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal—but Shane’s made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance…what’s that? Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time’s a ticking, and she needs a change—there’s nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. She’s going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure! Easier said than done. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life…
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Viper Book Review
Viper by Bex Hogan From Goodreads: He will make me a killer. Or he will have me killed. That is my destiny. Seventeen-year-old Marianne is fated to one day become the Viper, defender of the Twelve Isles. But the reigning Viper stands in her way. Corrupt and merciless, he prowls the seas in his warship, killing with impunity, leaving only pain and suffering in his wake. He’s the most dangerous man on the ocean . . . and he is Marianne’s father. She was born to protect the islands. But can she fight for them if it means losing her family, her home, the boy she loves – and perhaps even…
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Queen of Ruin Book Review
Queen of Ruin by Tracy Banghart From Goodreads: Banished by Asa at the end of Grace and Fury, Nomi and Malachi find themselves powerless and headed towards their all-but-certain deaths. Now that Asa sits on the throne, he will stop at nothing to make sure Malachi never sets foot in the palace again. Their only hope is to find Nomi’s sister, Serina, on the prison island of Mount Ruin. But when Nomi and Malachi arrive, it is not the island of conquered, broken women that they expected. It is an island in the grip of revolution, and Serina–polite, submissive Serina–is its leader. Betrayal, grief, and violence have changed both sisters, and…
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Wishlist Wednesday
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir When is it released: September 10th What is it about?: The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as necromantic skeletons. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her…
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The Devouring Grey Book Review
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman From Goodreads: On the edge of town a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening… Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a town almost buried in the woodlands of rural New York. The fact that she’s descended from one of the town’s founders doesn’t help much, either—her new neighbours treat her with distant respect, and something very like fear. When she meets Justin, May, Isaac, and Harper, all children of founder families, and sees the otherworldly destruction they can wreak, she starts to wonder if the…
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We Hunt the Flame Book Review
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal From Goodreads: People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing…
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Wishlist Wednesday
The Toll by Neal Shusterman When is it released: November 19th What is it about?: It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead. Why am I waiting for it: I don’t think anyone who read Thunderhead isn’t desperately awaiting the final instalment of the series. I am so excited and rather nervous to find out what happened to Rowan and Citra after the end of the last…
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Lord of Secrets Book Review
Lord of Secrets by Breanna Teintze From Goodreads: Magic is poison. Secrets are power. Death is . . . complicated. Outlaw wizard Corcoran Gray has enough problems. He’s friendless, penniless and on the run from the tyrannical Mages’ Guild – and with the search for his imprisoned grandfather looking hopeless, his situation can’t get much worse. So when a fugitive drops into his lap – literally – and gets them both arrested, it’s the last straw – until Gray realises that runaway slave Brix could be the key to his grandfather’s release. All he has to do is break out of prison, break into an ancient underground temple and avoid killing himself…
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Sunday Chart
Another Sunday, another book chart 😀 Each week, I rank some of my favourite recent reads. Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer Viper by Bex Hogan The Spider Dance by Nick Setchfield A Girl Called Shameless by Laura Steven A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson The Devouring Grey by Christine Lynn Herman Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins King of Fools by Amanda Foody Do you agree with this list? Feel free to leave comments in the comments section below. Until next time, everyone ❤
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The Spider Dance Blog Tour: Book Review
The Spider Dance by Nick Setchfield Hey everyone. Today is my official stop on the blog tour for the upcoming release of Nick Setchfield’s wonderful new novel, The Spider Dance. It’s not actually a YA novel [I know, I know] but I did really love the book and wanted to get in on all the hype. For my tour stop, I’m going to be giving my non-spoilery review of the novel 😀 From Goodreads: It’s 1965 and Christopher Winter is trying to carve a new life, a new identity, beyond his days in British Intelligence. Recruited by London’s gangland he now finds himself on the wrong side of the law – and about…
