From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy When I first started reading From Blood and Ash, I could not help but nerd out over the physical pages. The weight of the paper and ratio of white space to ink really appeal to me. I am not ashamed to admit … Continue reading Woman and Warrior
Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy A prequel to a little known trilogy, I began this novel wondering why it was even written. By the time I reached the fifth chapter, I was unsure if the story was even needed seeing as it was taking place before the trilogy written … Continue reading Before the Trilogy
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus: A Book Review Genre: YA Realistic Fiction; Mystery I honestly did not expect to like this book as much as I have. First off, multiple first person narrators are not my thing - to the point that if I had known before picking up the book … Continue reading Internal Screaming Starting Now
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy with historical fiction Reading the summary for She Who Became the Sun, I instantly thought of the story of Mulan (not the Disney version, but rather the Mulan from the Ballad of Mulan). Unfortunately, I was slightly wrong. While taking inspiration from … Continue reading The Weakness of being a Woman
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Maas tells the story of a girl who, after losing everything, works to find her vengeance. A coming-of-age story, Crescent City focuses on Bryce, a half-human girl, who’s world seems to be continuously crashing down. Focusing on her grief … Continue reading Small World, Big Choices, New Series
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Author's Note: I was encouraged to read the first of Maas’s Court series after expressing interest in her Crescent City series. Being told that A Court of Thorns and Roses was geared towards a more adult audience while Crescent City … Continue reading Cliche Telling
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski: A Book Review Genre: Horror/ Suspense This was not an easy read. Half the time I was clawing my hair out. Confusing (to say the least) I still have no answers and actually have more questions than when I started out reading. As such, I don’t really have … Continue reading Down with the Bunnies
The Shadows by Alex North: A Book Review Genre: Suspense Looking over my list of want-to-read books, I was drawn to Alex North for too reasons. One: the titles were vague enough to be interesting. Two: the cover art looked cool. (Whoever said not to judge a book by a cover, never visited the library … Continue reading The Power of Legends
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy I did not really know what to expect form Bardugo going into this story; I knew that she had multiple books published, and that she was being called one of the best authors of current years, but I didn’t know what to expect at all. … Continue reading Waiting on the Sequel
Genre: Fantasy (self-described as Epic Fantasy) I rather enjoyed this book. The amount of foreshadowing was reasonable so that although you knew something of the sort was going to happen, you did not know when. Call certainly knew how to use the suspense element as many times you though something big was going to happen … Continue reading Master of Sorrows by Justin Travis Call: A Book Review
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