Review: Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4)
Missed opportunities and disappointment! Read about how this friends-to-lovers romance featuring two of my very favorite side characters managed to nearly completely let me down.
Review: An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons #3)
Quinn does it again! Read all about how this surprise Cinderella retelling still managed to capture my heart even with a somewhat insta-lovey romance.
Review: The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2)
Look who’s jumped on the Bridgeton bandwagon! Read all about how this charming, banter-filled, historical romance left me with exactly zero regrets.
Review: Legendborn (Legendborn #1)
Starting off 2021 strong! Learn how Legendborn stole my heart with its diverse characters, breathless storytelling, and captivating worldbuilding.
Review: Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked #1)
Sexy. Enchanting. Confusing? I discuss how Kingdom of the Wicked managed to keep me happily flipping pages through a scattered and disjointed plot.
Review: Fable (Fable #1)
I. Am. Disappoint. Read how and why this beautifully packaged, hyped-to-oblivion YA fantasy bored me to smithereens.
Review: Cemetery Boys
Could Cemetery Boys be my must-read YA book of October? I’ll discuss its authentic trans and Latinx representation along with its spooky (if slightly predictable) fantasy plotline.
Review: Raybearer (Raybearer #1)
YA fantasy world building at its finest. I explain what makes Raybearer engrossingly rich, thoughtfully diverse, and definitely worth a read.
Review: American Royals (American Royals #1)
Are you ready for some royal relationship drama? I’ll give you the scoop on this fluffy (and sometimes frustratingly plotless) “alternate history.”
Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1)
Death by disappointment. I attempt to unravel how Jackson managed to make a twisty and intricate mystery frustratingly boring…
Review: Today Tonight Tomorrow
I try to keep the raving to a minimum as I review Today Tonight Tomorrow’s complexly relatable characters, adorably compelling romance, and refreshingly progressive themes.
Review: Ghost Wood Song
Did Waters manage to capture the destructive power of grief’s song? Join me as I dive into her debut’s spooky atmosphere, intricate family secrets, and unfortunately lethargic pacing.
Review: Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1)
The Book: 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,…
Review: Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3)
**Contains spoilers for Illuminae and Gemina (The Illuminae Files 1 and 2)** Click to read my reviews of book 1 and book 2. The Book: Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With…
Review: Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2)
**Contains spoilers for Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)** Read my review here. The Book: Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the…
Review: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)
The Book: Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the worst thing she’d ever been through. That was before her planet was invaded. Now, with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra are forced to fight their way onto one of the evacuating craft, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.But the warship…
Review: Red, White, & Royal Blue
The Book: First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with…
Review: My Calamity Jane (The Lady Janies #3)
The Book: Welcome to 1876 and a rootin’-tootin’ America bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou.JANE (a genuine hero-eene)Calamity’s her name, and garou hunting’s her game—when she’s not starring in Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, that is. She reckons that if a girl wants to be a legend, she should just go ahead and be one.FRANK (*wolf…
Review: One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying #2)
**Contains spoilers for One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying #1)** Read my review here. The Book: 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…
Review: One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying #1)
The Book: Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention:Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High’s notorious gossip…
Review: Aurora Burning (Aurora Cycle #2)
**Contains spoilers for Aurora Rising (Aurora Cycle #1)** Read my review here. The Book: Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival.First,…
Review: Aurora Rising (Aurora Cycle #1)
The Book: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…A cocky diplomat with a black…
Review: Sorcery of Thorns
The Book: 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…
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