Title: The Forest Queen Author: Betsy Cornwell Genre: YA Fantasy / Retelling Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Rating: 3 Stars Publication Date: August 7, 2018 Synopsis: When sixteen-year-old Sylvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates, Sylvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local commoners. Her dearest friend asks her to run away … Continue reading ARC Review: The Forest Queen
Month: June 2018
5 on Friday: Summertime Suspense
Happy Friday book dragons! Do you feel like reading certain genres more during certain seasons? I seem to be drawn more to fantasy during winter, adventure stories in the autumn, and contemporary or suspense in the summertime. So this week I thought I would share some suspense books either that I've read already this summer, … Continue reading 5 on Friday: Summertime Suspense
ARC Review: I’m Not Missing
Title: I'm Not Missing Author: Carrie Fountain Genre: YA Contemporary Publisher: Flatiron Books Rating: 5 STARS! Publication Date: July 10, 2018 Synopsis: When Miranda Black’s mother abandoned her, she took everything—the sun, moon, and stars—and Miranda found shelter in her friendship with Syd, who wore her own motherlessness like a badge of honor: Our mothers abandoned … Continue reading ARC Review: I’m Not Missing
ARC Review: Grace and Fury
Title: Grace and Fury Author: Tracy Banghart Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Rating: 5 Stars Publication Date: July 31, 2018 Synopsis: In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison. Serina has been groomed … Continue reading ARC Review: Grace and Fury
Cover Reveal: Detox in Letters
Happy Wednesday! It's time for another cover reveal! Today I'm helping unveil the cover for Detox in Letters, the sequel to Vanity in Dust by Cheryl Low. I read Vanity in Dust last year and really enjoyed the story. It was unique and dark (and dark is something that I just love). So I was … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Detox in Letters
ARC Review: Bring Me Back
Title: Bring Me Back Author: B. A. Paris Genre: Thriller/Suspense Publisher: St. Martin's Press Rating: 4 Stars Publication Date: June 19, 2018 Synopsis: Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the … Continue reading ARC Review: Bring Me Back
New Releases: Week of June 26, 2018
Another great week in books! Here are some that I'm most excited to read. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman Synopsis: Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings. These are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. … Continue reading New Releases: Week of June 26, 2018
ARC Review: The Goblin’s Daughter
Title: The Goblin's Daughter Author: M. K. Sawyer Genre: NA Urban Fantasy Publisher: Independently published Rating: 5 Goblin Stars! Publication Date: June 30, 2018 Synopsis: the forest beckons the Shadow watches Nolin doesn’t know why her mother is terrified of the forest— only that is has something to do with her, a cold night, a … Continue reading ARC Review: The Goblin’s Daughter
ARC Review: City of Bastards
*Note: This is a review for the second book in the series, so if you have not read Royal Bastards yet, the synopsis/review may contain spoilers for that book. Title: City of Bastards Author: Andrew Shvarts Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Rating: 4 Stars Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Synopsis: Tilla, bastard of House Kent, has … Continue reading ARC Review: City of Bastards
ARC Review: Out of the Blue
Title: Out of the Blue Author: Sophie Cameron Genre: YA Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Rating: 4.5 Stars Publication Date: May 15, 2018 Synopsis: Sometimes, I imagine alternate endings to the story: last-minute miracles, touches of magic. I picture how things might have gone, if I wasn’t there. If I’d left just a few minutes … Continue reading ARC Review: Out of the Blue
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