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 […]
When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains Author: Ariana Neumann Genre: Biography, Nonfiction, History Publication Date: February 4, 2020 Publisher: Scribner TRIGGER WARNING: Anti-Semitism, discrimination, genocide, bombings In 1941, the first member of the Neumann family was arrested for swimming in a stretch […]
The Year of the Witching Author: Alexis Henderson Genre: YA Fantasy, Paranormal Publication Date: July 21, 2020 Publisher: Ace TRIGGER WARNING: animal sacrifice, polygamy, abuse, gore A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the […]
Here’s the rules: Faeries are known to have exceptionally long lives, and in certain lore, they’re immortal. The prompt this week is inspired by longevity. This week, this curious wannabe fae wants to know: What is the longest/largest book you have read? Everyone who knows me, knows how […]
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