Book Review +TBR Discussion: The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

November 16, 2016 // No Comments

5 Reasons to read The Rose and the Dagger Shazi and Khalid – while they do spend a little time apart in the second book, it was not nearly as much as I was expecting. We get a reunion pretty... Continue reading →

Blog Tour + Review: The Lost Codex by Heather Lyons

November 9, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Collectors’ Society (#1) Review | The Hidden Library (#2) Review | The Forgotten Mountain (#3) Review Win a copy of The Lost Codex! a Rafflecopter giveaway On paper, this series shouldn’t work. A cast of your favorite literary heroes... Continue reading →

Book Review: Lumiere by Jacqueline E. Garlick

November 2, 2016 // No Comments

5 Rambles about Lumiere (The Illumination Paradox #1): Steampunk FTW. I really enjoy Steampunk. This one is a little clumsy in its execution, but it is enjoyable nonetheless. Hydrocycles, mysterious machines, wonderful costumes, mechanical bird guardians…all the trappings of a... Continue reading →

{Book Review} A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess

September 14, 2016 // No Comments

You’ve probably seen this one around the blog-o-sphere; it’s getting some pretty good pre-release marketing and blogger hype. It didn’t live up to the hype for me, alas, but I think it will satisfy many readers. 5 Rambles about A Shadow... Continue reading →

Audiobook Review and TBR Discussion: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin

August 17, 2016 // No Comments

5 Rambles about A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. LeGuin I respect this book, this author, this series…I don’t love it, but I respect it. Ged is incredibly annoying for the first half of the book.... Continue reading →

{Book Review} Changeless by Gail Carriger

August 10, 2016 // 2 Comments

Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) Review If you haven’t been around here long, you may have missed my never-ending promotion of Soulless, the first book in The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger. This is turning into one of my favorite... Continue reading →

{Book Review + TBR Discussion} Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

June 15, 2016 // 4 Comments

I love fairy tale retellings for a few reasons: They take a usually well known story and put a twist on it, and the twists can range from mundane (which can still be exciting and fantastic because, fairy tale) all... Continue reading →

{Book Review} The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas

June 13, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy #1) Review | The Perilous Sea (The Elemental Trilogy #2) Review This series has been an absolute delight to read; while there are some very serious conflicts and horrible bad guys, on the whole,... Continue reading →

{Book Review} The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas

June 6, 2016 // 2 Comments

The second book of The Elemental Trilogy follows Titus and Iolanthe as they continue to work towards defeating the mysterious Bane. The structure of the story is different from the first: one chapter is set at Eton, where Titus and... Continue reading →

{Quick Review + TBR Discussion} Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

May 18, 2016 // 3 Comments

Short and sweet review time! When I first picked up Rebel of the Sands, I’m not sure what I was expecting. This book is a mashup of Western and Middle East Fantasy (think Aladdin, or a jinni tale). Suffice to say,... Continue reading →

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