Deathly Fates Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Macmillan Young Listeners for providing me with an ARC of this book/audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard […]
It’s time for another Bookish Discussion Sunday already, and this is a topic that used to come up regularly in the bookish community. I haven’t seen it resurface recently, but I have been limiting my time on social media as much as I can. I’d also like to […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “The whispers follow me as I walk down […]
This week’s topic is YA books, and I think my biggest issue is going to be narrowing down the list to a manageable number. When I was actually a young adult, we didn’t have young adult books. We had the beginning chapter books, and then BAM! We just […]
Pieces of Me Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, mention of depression, mention of bulimia, suicidal thoughts, blood, suicide attempt, mention of self-harm, mention of alcohol abuse, mention of […]
This week’s prompt is favorite “aww” moments in books, that give me warm fuzzies, but I have to be honest. I have the absolute worst memory, and struggle to remember specific moments in books. Instead, I’m going to talk about warm and fuzzy books, the kind that offer […]
This week’s prompt is: Bookish Memories (Share stories of your reading life as a child, events you’ve gone to, books that made an impression on you, noteworthy experiences with books, authors you’ve met, etc. Reminisce with me!) I was one of those kids that started reading ridiculously early. […]
The Faithless Hawk Author: Margaret Owen Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 18, 2020 Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Series: The Merciful Crow #2 Heads up: If you haven’t read The Merciful Crow, you may want to skip this review, since it may include some spoilers for book […]
Spin the Dawn Author: Elizabeth Lim Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: July 9, 2019 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Series: The Blood of Stars #1 TRIGGER WARNING: off page death of a parent, siblings Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, […]
Here’s the rules: It’s officially time for school to start, so this curious wannabe fae wants to know: what is a book you enjoyed that takes place at a school? Well, it’s obvious that schools start a few weeks earlier in other parts of the country than they […]
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