Blog Tour: Creatures by Crissy Van Meter

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 / bookishconnoisseur / 1 Comment

Title: Creatures Author: Crissy Van Meter Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: January 7, 2020 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 4 / 5 Stars Source: Physical copy provided by publisher Creatures by Crissy Van Meter is a short, but impactful book. It is a very moving story about the … Continue reading Blog Tour: Creatures by Crissy Van Meter

ARC Review: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 / bookishconnoisseur / 1 Comment

Title: The Devouring Gray Author: Christine Lynn Herman Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: April 2, 2019 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars Source: Digital ARC via NetGalley (final finished copy also provided via publisher) This was such a darkly fun story! Violet and her mother … Continue reading ARC Review: The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

ARC Review: The Last 8

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 / bookishconnoisseur / Leave a comment

Title: The Last 8 Author: Laura Pohl Genre: YA Sci-Fi Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: March 5, 2019 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 4 / 5 Stars Source: Digital ARC via NetGalley The Last 8 is such a super interesting take on the sci-fi, aliens come to Earth and take … Continue reading ARC Review: The Last 8

ARC Review: On a Sunbeam

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 / bookishconnoisseur / Leave a comment

Title: On a Sunbeam Author: Tillie Walden Genre: Sci-Fi Graphic Novel Publisher: First Second Publication Date: October 2, 2018 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 5 / 5 Stars Source: Digital ARC via NetGalley Tillie Walden's Spinning was one of the first graphic novels I read and I ADORED it. So … Continue reading ARC Review: On a Sunbeam

ARC Review: Plague Land: Reborn

September 27, 2018September 26, 2018 / bookishconnoisseur / 1 Comment

Title: Plague Land Reborn Author: Alex Scarrow Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Horror Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: September 4, 2018 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 4 Stars Source: Digital ARC from NetGalley Plague Land: Reborn is the second book in Alex Scarrow's ReMade series. I read book one when it was released in the US last year … Continue reading ARC Review: Plague Land: Reborn

ARC Review: Mirage

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 / bookishconnoisseur / 4 Comments

Title: Mirage Author: Somaiya Daud Genre: YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: August 28, 2018 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 5 STARS! Source: Digital ARC from NetGalley First, I'd like to start by saying, OMG THIS BOOOOOK. It was lush and beautiful and everything I could want in a … Continue reading ARC Review: Mirage

ARC Review: Hullmetal Girls

July 16, 2018July 24, 2018 / bookishconnoisseur / 2 Comments

Title: Hullmetal Girls Author: Emily Skrutskie Genre: YA Science Fiction Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: July 17, 2018 Links: Goodreads | Amazon* | Book Depository* Rating: 5 Stars TW: Body horror Synopsis: Aisha Un-Haad would do anything for her family. When her brother contracts a plague, she knows her janitor's salary isn't enough to fund his treatment. So … Continue reading ARC Review: Hullmetal Girls

ARC Review: LIFEL1K3

June 9, 2018 / bookishconnoisseur / 1 Comment

Title:LIFEL1K3 Author: Jay Kristoff Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Rating: 5 Cogs..I mean stars Publication Date: May 29, 2018 Synopsis: On a floating junkyard beneath a radiation sky, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Eve isn’t looking for secrets—she’s too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she’s just … Continue reading ARC Review: LIFEL1K3