Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: NA (New Adult), Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Published: May 1, 2018 Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a… Read More A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (Review)
Title: A Court of Wings and Ruin Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: YA, NA, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books Date published: May 2, 2017 Format: Digital Page Count: 707 Source: Personal purchase Summary: Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening… Read More A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (Review)
Title: A Court of Mist and Fury Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Juvenile US Date published: May 9, 2016 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 640 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: The # 1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’ spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return… Read More A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas [Review]
Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Teen Publisher: Bloomsbury Press Date published: May 5, 2015 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 416 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only… Read More A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas [Review]
When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley’s older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again. But their investigation throws Georgia into a world of unimaginable privilege and wealth, without conscience or consequence, and as Ashley’s killer closes in, Georgia will discover when money, power and beauty rule, it might not be a matter of who is guilty—but who is guiltiest.
A spiritual successor to the 2018 breakout hit, Sadie, I’m the Girl is a masterfully written, bold, and unflinching account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?… Read More I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers (ARC Review)
Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years. The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there. When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all. As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human
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Lo Denham is used to being on her own. After her parents died, Lo’s sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project, leaving Lo in the care of their great aunt. Thanks to its extensive charitable work and community outreach, The Unity Project has won the hearts and minds of most in the Upstate New York region, but Lo knows there’s more to the group than meets the eye. She’s spent the last six years of her life trying—and failing—to prove it. When a man shows up at the magazine Lo works for claiming The Unity Project killed his son, Lo sees the perfect opportunity to expose the group and reunite with Bea once and for all. When her investigation puts her in the direct path of its leader, Lev Warren and as Lo delves deeper into The Project, the lives of its members it upends everything she thought she knew about her sister, herself, cults, and the world around her—to the point she can no longer tell what’s real or true. Lo never thought she could afford to believe in Lev Warren . . . but now she doesn’t know if she can afford not to… Read More The Project by Courtney Summers (ARC Review)
Sadie hasn’t had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she’s been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water… Read More Sadie by Courtney Summers (Review)
Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach… Read More House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (ARC Review)
It’s time for another Calendar Girls Books post, and this month our prompt is Summer Lovin’: Bookish OTP…and I won’t deny that this was a very easy choice for me. Yes, there are a lot of pairings that I love. But the one that I chose for this prompt just stands out to me above… Read More Calendar Girls (July 2019): Summer Lovin (Bookish OTP)