Numbers Don’t Lie – People do

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren: A Book Review Genre: Romance Best friend duo, Christina Lauren, delivers an epic love story in their novel, The Soulmate Equation, but still offers a tackling array of character development throughout. Focusing on a single mom, Lauren’s MC, Jess, has no time for love – but she desperately wants … Continue reading Numbers Don’t Lie – People do →

Investigating At Its Finest

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson: A Book Review Genre: Mystery Jackson captivates the reader straight away (or at least me). Opening the book to “a print out of” an online proposal form, struck me not only as odd but interesting. The inclusion of the proposal forms and entries were also quite … Continue reading Investigating At Its Finest →

It all goes bad in the end

Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy With all the hype on Bookstagram, I was thinking that Garber’s Once Upon A Broken Heart would be a great read – don’t get me wrong now, it was a good read, but not really something extraordinary. My main issue with the … Continue reading It all goes bad in the end →

I Remember You.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Roughly based off the story of Faust, Schwab tells a similar story surrounding a women named Adeline LaRue, given immortality, cursed with being forgotten. Wanting a life of her own, Adeline prays to the gods after dark and receives an … Continue reading I Remember You. →

Remembering What Was Lost

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction; Mystery While I am typically not fond of historical fiction, Bookstagram sold me hard on Penner’s The Lost Apothecary and I am actually really glad it did. Perhaps it was because there seemed to be a mystery involved and I wanted to find … Continue reading Remembering What Was Lost →

Correcting Mistakes and Growing Characters

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy The second book to A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury corrects the mistakes of its predecessor. Taking the story of Beauty and the Beast one step further, Maas shows how “love can be a … Continue reading Correcting Mistakes and Growing Characters →

Welcome to Faerieland

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy While slow to get into, Holly Black starts a thrilling story of two sisters coming into their own in a world that only seeks to destroy them in The Cruel Prince. In a quite masterful way, Black is able to make the two sisters … Continue reading Welcome to Faerieland →

A Must-Read for Today and Everyday

Dear Martin by Nic Stone: A Book Review Genre: Realistic Fiction Stone writes not only a captivating story, but also one of complete necessity. Telling the story of a young black teenager who gets racially profiled, I was completely shocked at the end of story – as well as shaken to the core. Written in … Continue reading A Must-Read for Today and Everyday →

Beautiful and Deadly

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Bashardoust certainly showed her love for fairytales and mythology in Girl, Serpent, Thorn and as a lover of both myself – she did a brilliant job. Weaving a story as classic as fairytales themselves, Bashardoust created something unique while still showing respect to those … Continue reading Beautiful and Deadly →

Woman and Warrior

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 →