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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 Infinity Son by Adam Silvera Do you agree with this list? Feel free to leave comments in the comments section below. Until next time, everyone ❤
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Under a Dancing Star Book Review
Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood From Goodreads: In grey, 1930s England, Bea has grown up kicking against the conventions of the time, all the while knowing that she will one day have to marry someone her parents choose – someone rich enough to keep the family estate alive. But she longs for so much more – for adventure, excitement, travel, and maybe even romance. When she gets the chance to spend the summer in Italy with her bohemian uncle and his fiancée, a whole world is opened up to Bea – a world that includes Ben, a cocky young artist who just happens to be infuriatingly handsome too. Sparks…
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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…
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Wishlist Wednesday
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave When is it released: September 19th What is it about?: They say the thirst of blood is like a madness – they must sate it. Even with their own kin. On the eve of her divining, the day she’ll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community. Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens, Lil is comforted when she meets Mira, a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn’t understand. But she also learns about the…
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Girls of Storm and Shadow Book Review
Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan Though this review is SPOILER FREE for GoSaS, it does contain SPOILERS for the first book in the series. Also, I imagine this book will include a TW for: violence and sexual abuse, plus potentially some other stuff that I have forgotten to mention. When reading the book, please check what TWs are in place if you may require them. From Goodreads: Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who…
