• Book Reviews,  G,  Garber, Stephanie

    Finale Book Review

    Finale by Stephanie Garber From Goodreads: A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for. It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define…

  • B,  Black, Holly,  Book Reviews

    The Wicked King Book Review

    The Wicked King by Holly Black From Goodreads: You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. When it becomes all too…

  • Book Reviews,  K,  Kemmerer, Brigid

    A Curse So Dark and Lonely Book Review

    A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Fall in love, break the curse.  It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her…

  • Book Reviews,  M,  Maas, Sarah J.

    Kingdom of Ash Book Review

    Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas PLEASE NOTE: THIS REVIEW DOES NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR KOA, BUT DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES, INCLUDING TOWER OF DAWN.  From Goodreads: Aelin has risked everything to save her people―but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day… With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter…

  • Book Reviews,  G,  Garber, Stephanie

    Legendary Book Review

    Legendary by Stephanie Garber From Goodreads: A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name. The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the…

  • Book Reviews,  M,  Maas, Sarah J.

    A Court of Frost and Starlight Book Review

      A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas From Waterstones: From the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass novels comes a brand new story in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Taking place in the embers of the epic events of Sarah J Maas’s thrilling third novel in the Court of Thorns and Roses series, A Court of Wings and Ruin, this companion tale bridges the story so far with the upcoming novels in the series. Months after the battle, Feyre, Rhys and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it…

  • B,  Black, Holly,  Book Reviews

    The Cruel Prince Book Review

    The Cruel Prince by Holly Black From Goodreads: Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially…