Ladies and gentlemen, Liz Long has done it again. Almost a year ago, I reviewed her novel, Gifted: A Donovan Circus Novel, which I absolutely loved. After receiving a request to review Witch Hearts, I couldn’t say no. Long delivered in a captivating and dark tale of magic and the consequences of wanting too much power. Witch Hearts is a story of death and fear, love […]
The version of The Girl in the Steel Corset that I purchased included the short prequel novella, the Strange Case of Finley Jayne. While I really enjoyed the prequel, I have mixed feelings about the first in the Steampunk Chronicles series. Overall, I enjoyed it, but as a character-oriented reader, I didn’t feel the strong urge to root for these characters compared to those in […]
My first thought on Hearts in Cups was “What is with all the description? Get to the action!” Granted, that was only after a few pages so my final assessment is quite different. I’m a huge fan of the Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin, and watch the TV series A Game of Thrones, based off the series. Gylgayton’s Hearts […]
To describe The Sweetest Dark, I would start with “unique.” Shana Abe’s world of “starmen” and Drakons is not something I’ve encountered in YA, especially with the backdrop of Europe during World War I. Abe’s main trio of characters brought life and an untold story to the war era, despite their homes being far from the main fight. In this novel, you get a taste […]
Today I found a Barnes & Noble gift card while doing some cleaning. Of course my first thought was what books have I wanted for months and haven’t bought yet. When it came time to check out, however, I found the first book in my cart was Shadow and Bone. I couldn’t resist since borrowing a copy from the library simply wasn’t enough. This book […]
The Selection was one of those books that I flew through, but I’m not sure if I really liked it or it was just easy to read. My first thought when I read about the Selection was “oh, so it’s a nicer version of the Hunger Games” (and I’ve seen that I’m not the only one relating the two). It wasn’t until after I finished […]
Mirror of Shadows was…interesting. While I finished it fairly quickly, I wasn’t really sure what to think of it afterwards. To start, Tolles created a likeable cast. Ella isn’t an airhead (always a plus) and is, in fact, quite independent. She read as more mature than her age at times and I found her easy to relate to. The second corner of the little triangle […]
Grave Mercy was one of those books that I heard all about, something recommended to me by several friends, so when I started reading it I felt obligated to finish. The novel started out shaky. Present tense isn’t too common and took some time to get used to, but was easily ignored by the time I got about halfway through the novel. As far as […]
Upon finishing Seeing Red, I had mixed feelings. On one hand, I enjoyed the novel itself. It’s an enjoyable read and has memorable characters. From the beginning with a deserted island and the plane that crashed there-and the three children grown-up at the time of the novel’s start-to the complexity of their lives and the friendship binding them to each other, Halston weaves a delicate […]
I love a good YA paranormal romance, which is the first thing I thought of after reading the synopsis for Eliza’s Shadow. This book had its ups and downs. The storyline itself was different than what I expected; original enough to keep my interest until the very end. I liked the magic aspect as I’m a sucker for a good witch story. Wittmack also utilizes […]
“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.” Evanjalin of the Monts offers advice to the First Man of Lumatere, Sir Topher, as they sit in waiting for their comrade Finnikin and his believed-to-be-lost father. Some may call Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta a character-driven fantasy adventure and I’d agree wholeheartedly, yet it is more than […]
The higher the expectations… I love this series and couldn’t wait for Dead Reckoning. This might have affected my view of the book because I was really disappointed. After having read books 1-10, my expectations of book 11 were pretty high. However, I found myself putting it down to do something-anything-else. It just didn’t hold my attention and seemed like Harris was writing it as […]
To start off, I’d like to briefly mention the visual aspects of this book. If I’d seen this book in the store and never read the synopsis, I wouldn’t pick it up. I found the cover to come off as amateurish and could have been done better. I also wasn’t a fan of the font choice and line spacing. The thin typewriter print contrasted harshly […]
I’m not really sure what to say. This book left me speechless, utterly speechless. First off, Iloved the first three books in the Iron Fey series. I think Meghan is a strong female lead and entertaining to read about. Then comes The Iron Knight, told from the Winter prince, Ash’s, point of view. I really liked the new insight on his character (he was always […]