Anything promising exciting dark sci-fantasy with creepy woods and small-town intrigue gets my attention just like that. One of my all-time favorite tropes will forever be haunted trees, and[…]
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Tag: 2018
Vengeful by VE Schwab: villains … and feminism gone wrong
VENGEFUL was my most anticipated 2018 release, and it turned out to be my lowest-rated Schwab Book. Ever. I’m shocked. Schwab has always been one of[…]
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Crown of Thunder by Tochi Onyebuchi BLOG TOUR!
In the sequel to the acclaimed Beasts Made of Night, Taj has escaped Kos, but Queen Karima will go to any means necessary–including using the most deadly magic–to track him[…]
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Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer : dissecting monsters and black markets and morality
Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market — until she’s betrayed. Nita[…]
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These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner : space and shipwrecks and also SPACE
THIS WAS PURE INSANITY. Okay, first things first: one thing you should know about me is that one my all-time favorite movies (rivaled only by my[…]
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Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre – identities and cars and scandals
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say that I am always, always in the mood for a good suspenseful thriller. I love twisty narratives. I[…]
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Legendary by Stephanie Garber : cursed playing cards and mysterious tattooed boys and pretty dresses
I’m a bit shocked right now. Let’s flash back to April of last year, shall we? CARAVAL was easily my most anticipated read. Easily. I went in with such[…]
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Emergency Contact by Mary H K Choi : cute texting and shy girls and baker boys
This is entirely adorable and I love it. Look, I think I have two settings when it comes to favorite genres that I’d read in one setting: either the darkest,[…]
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Geekerella by Ashley Poston : actors and pumpkins and adorable overall nerdiness
GEEKERELLA is perfect. Yes, I’m totally serious. It IS perfect. Do you think it’s easy to write something that’s simultaneously enjoyable and adorable and oh-so-addictingly unputdownable (I, a slow[…]
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Save the Date by Morgan Matson : weddings and families and beagles
I adore big fun summery reads with large casts and adorable character dynamics. And this checked all of those boxes for me. Here’s thing: I really[…]
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The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar : war-torn syria, survival, and the most gorgeous writing style you’ve ever seen
This is such a lovely, important book. And it’s quite different from my usual reads. It’s not YA, for example (although I can confidently say that there are many aspects[…]
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Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson : lies and secrets and skateboards
This is how thrillers should be. Everyone, take note. Look, by far the genre I’m the most pickiest with is thrillers. So rare do I genuinely[…]
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