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This week’s topic is all about books on my Fall TBR. I have so many books that I want to read this autumn, so I’ve included a bunch of upcoming releases and a couple of books that are already out in the world that I still have to […]
Here’s the rules: Did you know that faeries have excellent manners but hate being thanked? That is why the prompt this week is: Do you read the acknowledgment section in the books you’re reading and why? I used to skip over acknowledgements, but I’ve really started paying attention […]
Cress Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: YA Sci-Fi Publication Date: February 4, 2014 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Series: The Lunar Chronicles #3 TRIGGER WARNING: captivity, plague, violence, suicide In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and […]
This week’s topic is a freebie centering around book covers. A lot of times I am drawn to books because of how the cover looks, only to find out that the book just isn’t as awesome as the cover art. Fortunately, more of the time, I pick up […]
Dry Author: Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman Genre: YA Dystopia Publication Date: October 2, 2018 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers TRIGGER WARNING: violence, exploitation, riot, murder, attempted sexual assault Everyone’s going to remember where they were when the taps went dry. The drought — or […]
The Silvered Serpents Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 22, 2020 Publisher: Wednesday Books Series: The Gilded Wolves #2 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. TRIGGER WARNING: Anti-Semitism, reference to past […]
The Poppy War Author: R.F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Poppy War #1 TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse, drug use/addiction, self-harm, bullying, racism, extreme violence, brutal torture, murder, genocide, war, gore, animal cruelty, animal death, mutilation, rape, human experimentation She is […]
This Savage Song Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 5, 2016 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Series: Monsters of Verity #1 TRIGGER WARNING: arson, gore, death of a parent, suicide, murder Kate Harker wants to be as ruthless as her father. After five years and six boarding […]
This week’s topic is books for my younger self, but it’s very close to a previous post about books I wish I had read as a child, so I decided to talk about the 10 upcoming September 2020 releases that I’m most looking forward to. Goodreads links are […]
Girl, Serpent, Thorn Author: Melissa Bashardoust Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Publisher: Flatiron Books TRIGGER WARNING: captivity, anxiety, torture, gore There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived […]
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