Mask of Shadows was one of those books that I wanted to like. An assassin competition, a gender fluid protagonist, YA fantasy at it’s finest, sounds like the perfect fit. Unfortunately this book was really nothing more than average for me. Let me start with Sal. Miller’s main character is gender fluid, preferring he/she/they pronouns depending on the situation, which is clearly stated in the story […]
I do this thing where, even if I wasn’t a fan of the first book in a series, my curiosity about the sequel gets the better of me so I read it, hoping that it’s better than the first. Rarely is that actually the case. This was not one of those times. A Conspiracy in Belgravia starts the reader off by throwing you in the […]
I am SO excited to be a part of the blog tour for The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee this week, y’all! This was one of my highly anticipated reads for the summer and, let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint! Keep reading for my review of the book (it got a bit longer than usual because I had so much to […]
Another grand slam in YA fantasy debuts, Shimmer and Burn is the third release of the year in this genre that I absolutely adored (see also Song of the Current and Caraval). With a unique take on magic and fantasy kingdoms combined with characters you’ll love to, well love (and also hate), this book was such a fun read and I flew through it in record time. Y’all, I need the […]
It’s Week 2 of The Last Magician blog tour and today I’m excited to share my review with you as well as an awesome giveaway! This book was on my TBR for several months and I was so excited to have the chance to read it early and share with y’all! Trust me when I say this is one you want on your shelves! Review I knew […]
I have mixed feelings about Bond’s work. My previous experiences with it had me loving one book (Girl on a Wire) and disliking the next (Girl in the Shadows) so I wasn’t sure what to expect from Strange Alchemy, especially as it’s listed as a revised version of her first book. I’ll say this for it: this book is certainly different from the usual YAs I’ve […]
I feel like I’m in that in-between place with this book where I feel like I should have loved it more than I actually did. The Wood is one of those books that blends reality with fantasy, a bit more than what I’d consider magical realism but not enough to really fit in urban fantasy. We begin with Winter, one of the Guardians of the Wood, […]
Why, oh why, did I think it was a good idea to read the sequel? I didn’t have a great experience with the first in the series, Into the Dim, but I had this hope that MAYBE the sequel would be better. It happens. Sometimes. This, however, wasn’t one of those times unfortunately. It’s been a while since I left a book unfinished. After the previous […]
So. From my understanding, A Fading Sun, is a play on history and mythology, combining the likes of Boudica, a Celtic queen, and her battles mixed with the paranormal. Which is pretty awesome because Boudica is seriously cool as a historical figure and one I don’t see represented, even loosely, in fiction very often. But… that’s where my excitement started to fade. First off, this book […]