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Spin the Dawn Book Review
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim From Goodreads: Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars. Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but…
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Serpent and Dove Book Review
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin From Goodreads: Bound as one to love, honor, or burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou’s, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony. The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou’s most…
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Sunday Chart
It’s been a while since I last posted on here, and I just wanted to say thanks to people for sticking around while I had a bit of a break 😀 Anyhow, today is Sunday so I figured I’d start with a new Sunday chart to kick off my return to blogging. And since it’s a new year, I’m wiping the list clean to bring you a whole new list of my favourite recent reads x A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin The Merciless Crow by Margaret Owen If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Winter…
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Wishlist Wednesday
Havenfall by Sara Holland When is it released: March 3rd What is it about?: A safe haven between four realms. The girl sworn to protect it–at any cost. Hidden deep in the mountains of Colorado lies the Inn at Havenfall, a sanctuary that connects ancient worlds–each with their own magic–together. For generations, the inn has protected all who seek refuge within its walls, and any who disrupt the peace can never return. For Maddie Morrow, summers at the inn are more than a chance to experience this magic first-hand. Havenfall is an escape from reality, where her mother sits on death row accused of murdering Maddie’s brother. It’s where Maddie fell…
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Yes No Maybe So Book Review
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed From Goodreads: YES Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. NO Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly…
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Sunday Chart
It’s been a while since I last posted on here, and I just wanted to say thanks to people for sticking around while I had a bit of a break 😀 Anyhow, today is Sunday so I figured I’d start with a new Sunday chart to kick off my return to blogging. And since it’s a new year, I’m wiping the list clean to bring you a whole new list of my favourite recent reads x A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed…
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The Queen of Nothing Book Review
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black. This review will be SPOILER FREE. However, since this is the final book in the Folk of the Air trilogy, the review is only going to be spoiler free for QoN. It will contain spoilers for The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King. So if you haven’t read them and want to, please bookmark this page to come back to at a later date. From Goodreads: He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king,…
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A Throne of Swans Book Review
A Throne of Swans by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr From Goodreads: In a world where the flightless are ruled by those who can fly… When her father dies just before her birthday, seventeen-year-old Aderyn inherits the role of Protector of Atratys, a dominion in a kingdom where nobles are able to transform at will into the bird that represents their family bloodline. Aderyn’s ancestral bird is a swan. But she has not transformed for years, not since witnessing the death of her mother – ripped apart by hawks that have supposedly been extinct since the long-ago War of the Raptors. With the benevolent shelter of her mother and her father now…
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Sunday Chart
It’s been a while since I last posted on here, and I just wanted to say thanks to people for sticking around while I had a bit of a break 😀 Anyhow, today is Sunday so I figured I’d start with a new Sunday chart to kick off my return to blogging. And since it’s a new year, I’m wiping the list clean to bring you a whole new list of my favourite recent reads x A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden A Throne of Swans by Katherine and Elizabeth Corr The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave American Royals by…
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Sunday Chart
It’s been a while since I last posted on here, and I just wanted to say thanks to people for sticking around while I had a bit of a break 😀 Anyhow, today is Sunday so I figured I’d start with a new Sunday chart to kick off my return to blogging. And since it’s a new year, I’m wiping the list clean to bring you a whole new list of my favourite recent reads x If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave American Royals by Katherine McGee Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater Highfire by…
