I’ll admit — I was really looking forward to Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre edited by Paula Guran. However, I ended up feeling like this was an uneven anthology with few stories that blew my mind. Thirteen by Stephen Graham Jones Well, the first story in Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre is super weird. It’s […]
Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman | Book Review
September 30, 2015
My immediate first words upon finishing Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman were “what do I even do with my life now?†For real, this book took me on quite the journey and I do not know about you all, but when I come back from a particularly great trip, I have this disoriented […]
Cleopatra’s Shadows by Emily Holleman | Book Review
September 29, 2015
Review + Summary – Cleopatra’s Shadows by Emily Holleman explores the story and motivations of Cleopatra’s sisters Arsinoe and Berenice in her debut novel.
Twisted Fate by Norah Olson | Book Review
September 23, 2015
I will give chances to books that have been universally panned because what if I am the black sheep and I love that one book everyone hated and it becomes my new favorite book of all time. You guys, usually this is the wrong instinct. However, it is an instinct that caused me to give Twisted Fate by Norah Olson a chance. I’ll admit that the short length and the creepy subject matter really drew me to Olson’s young adult novel.
Signs Point To Yes by Sandy Hall | Book Review
September 22, 2015
Last year I swooned just a little bit over A Little Something Different by the up and coming Sandy Hall, citing it as a read similar in tone to that of Rainbow Rowell’s books. This year, Hall is back with a brand new addition, Signs Point To Yes, an adorable young adult romantic romp about a girl named […]
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson | Readalong Chapters 29-34 #Reading Rae
September 21, 2015
Did you miss last week? Click here for what happened. Also check out Me, My Shelf And I, Mundie Moms, Fictitious Delicious, and Fiktshun. So, this week begins with quite a bang. The gang is exploring in a cave where there are scorpions, and y’all, I hate scorpions. Mara gets stung and so, Elisa and […]