My Thoughts: It’s no secret that I am a total fangirl for Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha trilogy. Shadow and Bone just wowed me. I simply cannot say enough good things about it. It’s one of the books I recommend most. Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising were just as amazing. I’m so in love with this series I even… Read more »
Category: Book Review
Walk on Earth a Stranger
My Thoughts: I have a confession. I have been meaning to read The Girl of Fire and Thorns for years. I mean, it sounds like a book I would love. How have I not read it?!? Seriously, Heidi. Get with it! So, when I first heard about Walk on Earth a Stranger I knew I had to read… Read more »
Most Dangerous
My Thoughts: Books like Most Dangerous are exactly what I had in mind when I set a goal to read one nonfiction book a month. Not only did I get to read an excellent and well written book, I also learned more about a topic that I had a woefully inadequate knowledge of. I first heard Steve Sheinkin’s… Read more »
The Summer of Chasing Mermaids
My Thoughts: This book wasn’t at all what I expected. That doesn’t mean I didn’t like it! I really did. It surprised me in good ways. I think the main thing that threw me off was that the main character couldn’t speak. At all. Throughout the whole book. I was really wondering how she would… Read more »
The Heartbreakers
About the Book: When I first heard about this book I thought it sounded cute, but I wasn’t sure if this would be my thing. I was never one to really get into boy bands or obsess about rockstars in general. That totally did not matter! The Heartbreakers captured my attention and I didn’t want to put it down…. Read more »
Trial by Fire & Firewalker
So, I went to write my review for Firewalker, book two in the Worldwalker Trliogy, only to realize that I never reviewed the first book, Trial by Fire! I fail!!! I’m combining the two into this post. Trial by Fire: This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences… Read more »
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
My Thoughts: This book had me feeling so nostalgic! It captured exactly how I felt on the verge of leaving for college. Granted, much of the book focuses on the stay together/break up decision and I totally didn’t have a serious boyfriend in high school. But still… even with this Smith managed to hit a universal… Read more »
Landry Park & Jubilee Manor
I recently read and enjoyed Bethany Hagen’s two book set Landry Park and Jubilee Manor. Since I read both books so close together I thought I’d talk about them both in this post. Here’s a bit about each one: Landry Park: Downton Abbey meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal In a… Read more »
The Copper Gauntlet
My Thoughts: I read and loved The Iron Trial, the first book in this series, last year. Of course I got a copy for my school library and my students have been enjoying it ever since. Callum is such an interesting character. My students and I couldn’t wait to see what was in store for him… Read more »
The Burning Sky
My Thoughts: It’s pretty embarrassing that it took me so long to read the book. I’ve read and loved the authors romance novels and everyone was raving about this one. Plus, elemental magic? I am so in. I’m glad I finally added it to my monthly TBR pile. The Burning Sky was a fantasy story I could… Read more »