My Thoughts: When I heard that Jessica Spotswood was editing an anthology I knew I wanted to read it. I love her Cahill Witch Chronicles books. Then I heard all the stories would be about fierce ladies and take place throughout history and I was even more excited. And then I saw the author list! I knew this… Read more »
Category: Book Review
Lady Midnight
My Thoughts: Oh man. Trying to get my thoughts together for this post has just been so hard. I’ve intentionally avoided reading anyone else’s posts/reviews because I’ve been having such a hard time finding my own words! First, I just need to say that I love, love, love this book. Now that that’s out of the… Read more »
Blog Tour: Seven Black Diamonds – Review
Welcome to the final stop on the blog tour for Melissa Marr’s Seven Black Diamonds. I was so excited to hear about this book. Marr’s Wicked Lovely series were some of the first YA books I read. I have a lasting love for them. I couldn’t wait to see some more faeries from her! About the Book: Author: Melissa… Read more »
Jackaby
My Thoughts: Doctor Who meets Sherlock? Yes, I will read that! And this is one of those rare cases where the comparison didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the book. I was totally caught up in Jackaby. I started this one on audiobook. I loved the narration and the pacing. It really drew me in to the… Read more »
The Mortal Instruments – Series Wrap-Up
I’ve been a fan of The Mortal Instruments series since I first started reading YA back in 2008. I remember finishing up the last of my library books and feeling like I needed something to read RIGHT AWAY. The library was closed so I went to the small convenience store in my hometown. City of Bones was the only… Read more »
Series Finales
I am the worst at reviewing the final book in a series. It’s just so hard for me to do without giving too much away! In 2015 I made it a goal to finish a different series each month. This means I have a backlog of final books to review. I decided to do a… Read more »
The Serpent King
My Thoughts: A friend of mine sent me this book because she loved it. I’m kicking myself for waiting until January to read it! I should have started it immediately. As you can see from my quick review on goodreads, I fell head over heels for this story. I don’t even know where to begin…. Read more »
Red Queen
My Thoughts: This book has been on my TBR since I got a copy in my first Uppercase Box. However, life happened and I never got around to it. This year a group of student read it and fell head over heels. These kids are obsessed! I can totally see why. Red Queen has that vibe… Read more »
These Vicious Masks
My Thoughts: When I heard this book described as “Jane Austen meets X-Men” I was immediately interested. I mean, Victorian England with superpowers? Sign me up! I really loved the setting of this story. I think it was the perfect place and time for this tale. I mean, there were so many rules about how… Read more »
Short Story Collections
I am typically pretty hit or miss with short story collections. However, over the past year I read three that are related to book series’ and I absolutely loved them! I decided to cover them all in one post 🙂 The Assassin’s Blade Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: March 4th, 2014 Celaena Sardothien is… Read more »