I am absolutely not reading enough diverse and ownvoices books. So, Warrior by Ellen Oh serves two purposes for me. For one, it allows me to read a diverse book which seems pretty interesting. Second, Warrior has been on my shelf since I got the ARC in 2013 and so, I get to continue on in the […]
The Reader by Traci Chee | Book Review
July 12, 2016
The Reader by Traci Chee is the first of the Sea of Ink and Gold series. It has such a cool premise – where reading is powerful and it is a thing that not everyone can do. The jacket compares the story to Inkheart and Shadow And Bone. Those two books are novels that I really loved […]
Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke | Book Review
May 4, 2016
Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke is a book that left me wondering what exactly did I just read and am I interpreting what happened correctly? Straight up, this felt a lot like a Holly Black book with its touches of whimsy and the fantastical in a contemporary world. Or maybe even Francesca Lia […]
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead | Book Review
March 21, 2016
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead is MUCH better than Soundless, her previous new release. I won’t lie, I thought Soundless was okay, but it was not quite up to par with her Vampire themed books. I was a little bit worried that maybe she had lost some of her writing magic. My worries have […]
Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys | Book Review
January 5, 2016
Here at Good Books & Good Wine, we are huge fans of Ruta Sepetys. When a book of hers drops, you can expect to see several reviews of that book here on this site. Upon receiving Salt To The Sea in the mail – which was one of my most anticipated reads of 2016, I put […]