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  • New Reviews: Flashtide and Castles in Their Bones

    New Reviews: Flashtide and Castles in Their Bones

    Castles in Their Bones by Laura Sebastian Genre: YA Fantasy My rating: 4 of 5 stars The sheer size of this book had intimidated me for years, but I was always really intrigued and am very glad that I finally pulled the trigger on reading it. There was a LOT going on here with so…

  • March Reviews 🌼

    March Reviews 🌼

    Paedyn Gray is an Ordinary, forced to pose as a Psychic in order to blend in with the Elites who were gifted powers after a Plague devastated the land decades ago. In the Kingdom of Ilya, being an Ordinary is punishable by death and every day Paedyn toes the line of survival. But after unwittingly…

  • Review: Shadows of the Dark Realm by Tyler Edwards

    Review: Shadows of the Dark Realm by Tyler Edwards

    Summary: “The idyllic kingdom of Parisia sat nuzzled securely in the Great Emerald Mountains. For generations Parisia had known nothing but peace and prosperity. When the elder dragon Darka Mors, steals the Darkstone, the entire realm is threatened. Without the Darkstone, the magic sealing away the Shadow King would fail. His return would bring death…

  • Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

    Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

    Summary: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a…

  • Review: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

    Review: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

    Summary (from Goodreads): “Magic doesn’t exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family’s debts and secure their eventual freedom. But the night her loved ones’ own safety is threatened by…

  • Review: Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray

    Review: Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray

    Summary (from Goodreads): “Orphans Ellie and Seth have crossed an endless ocean in search of freedom and peace. Arriving on the shores of a colourful tropical island ruled by a mysterious queen, it seems they might just have found the perfect new home. But there is trouble brewing in paradise and soon Ellie and Seth…

  • Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

    Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

    Summary (from Goodreads): “The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find…

  • Review: A Warning About Swans

    Review: A Warning About Swans

    ~Summary~ Hilde and her five sisters were dreamed into existence by their father, the god Odin, and when they came of age, each were given a cloak imbued with a unique gift and granted the power to transform into swans. But Hilde despises her gift of ferrying the souls of dying animals to the afterlife…

  • Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

    Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~My Thoughts~ I have a confession to make. I started watching the TV show before I read this book 🫣 I thought it wouldn’t matter and that I’d still be able to enjoy all that the book had to offer but I ended up playing the comparison game between the two. And it didn’t…

  • Review: Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston

    Review: Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston

    ~Summary~ The Kingdom of Aloriya has long been a safe haven amidst the darkness of the wood that surrounds it. Cerys, who lost her friends and mother to the wood, now carries a small bit of its curse with her, a constant reminder of everything she’s lost. When the encroaching darkness finally spills over on…