The Art of Reading

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  • Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

    Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

    ~My Thoughts~ “Do not accept an evil you can change.” I haven’t included a summary because I think it’s best to go into this book without knowing too much about it. That might be hard to do though because this book is everywhere right now! I’m not on Tiktok or Instagram but I still managed…

  • Best of 2022!

    Best of 2022!

    I know this post is a little late in coming but I didn’t want to move on from 2022 without looking back at some of the best books I read last year. Compared with 2021, I felt like last year was a bit of a letdown reading wise and I think this was partly due…

  • Anticipated YA Releases 2023!

    Anticipated YA Releases 2023!

    With 2022 coming to a close it can feel very bittersweet, but one thing to look forward to is, with a new year comes new books! I will be highlighting my top 6 in this post but these are by no means all the books I am anticipating for next year. If you’d like to…

  • Review: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

    Review: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

    ~Summary~ “Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she’s uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The tension between Avery’s mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Every…

  • Review: Thorn by Intisar Khanani

    Review: Thorn by Intisar Khanani

    ~Summary~ Alyrra feels trapped. Her family is cruel and it seems her only option for escape is through an arranged marriage to a prince from a neighboring kingdom. However, on the way to her new life, she is robbed of her identity and forced to become a lowly goose girl. Instead of letting this get…

  • Top 5: Fairy-tale Retellings!

    Top 5: Fairy-tale Retellings!

    Hello everyone! Today I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite fairy-tale inspired retellings. Fairy-tales have been retold for centuries now and, whether it be for their morals, creativity or uniqueness, something about them still reaches us today. So here it goes with my top 5! (All covers link to Goodreads 😊) This is…

  • Review: Strike the Zither by Joan He

    Review: Strike the Zither by Joan He

    ~Summary~ Zephyr is a strategist under the leadership of Xin Ren. Their goal is to take down the puppet empress on the throne and restore order to the realm which was broken into three factions when Miasma seized power. But with opposition on every side, will Zephyr be willing to sacrifice everything she has for…

  • Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

    Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

    ~Summary~ “In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the…

  • Books with Insane Plot Twists!

    Books with Insane Plot Twists!

    Recently I’ve found myself loving books with a crazy plot twist. Looking back on the books I’ve read this year, by far the most memorable ones were those that contained some kind of jaw-dropping moment. Today I thought I’d compile a list of my favorite books that I’d recommend reading if, like me, you love…

  • Review: Nancy Parker’s Diary of Detection by Julia Lee

    Review: Nancy Parker’s Diary of Detection by Julia Lee

    ~Summary~ Fourteen year-old Nancy Parker has just taken her first job as a housemaid to the elegant and elusive Mrs. Bryce. Nancy would much rather be out solving mysteries but for now she’ll have to settle for what she’s got. However as it soon turns out, that there are plenty of suspicious happenings taking place…