Search Results for: paranormal

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Chosen by Kiersten White (ARC Review)

March 21, 2020

Now that Nina has turned the Watcher’s Castle into a utopia for hurt and lonely demons, she’s still waiting for the utopia part to kick in. With her sister Artemis gone and only a few people remaining at the castle—including her still-distant mother—Nina has her hands full. Plus, though she gained back her Slayer powers from Leo, they’re not feeling quite right after being held by the seriously evil succubus Eve, a.k.a. fake Watcher’s Council member and Leo’s mom… Read More Chosen by Kiersten White (ARC Review)

— Adult, book review —

The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire (Review)

November 25, 2019

Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong. When the Luidaeg—October “Toby” Daye’s oldest and most dangerous ally—tells her the time has come for the Selkies to fulfill their side of the bargain, and that Toby must be a part of the process, Toby can’t refuse. Literally… Read More The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire (Review)

— ARC review, book review, young adult —

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh (ARC Review)

November 24, 2019

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city’s glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group’s leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien’s guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret… Read More The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh (ARC Review)

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: October 8, 2019

October 9, 2019

Here are the books (on my radar) that are celebrating their Book Birthdays this week (a.k.a. books that are that were published in Canada this week)! Happiest of Book Birthdays to all of these lovely new releases! (P.s. you can find my past Book Birthdays posts here!) Which book birthdays are you most excited for?

— Adult, book review —

Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire (Review)

August 29, 2019

Things are not okay. In the aftermath of Amandine’s latest betrayal, October “Toby” Daye’s fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams. Jazz can’t sleep, Sylvester doesn’t want to see her, and worst of all, Tybalt has withdrawn from her entirely, retreating into the Court of Cats as he tries to recover from his abduction. Toby is floundering, unable to help the people she loves most heal. She needs a distraction. She needs a quest.… Read More Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire (Review)

— Adult, book review —

The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire (Review)

July 11, 2019

Things are slow, and October “Toby” Daye couldn’t be happier about that. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn’t have anything demanding her attention except for wedding planning and spending time with her family. Maybe she should have realized that it was too good to last. When Toby’s mother, Amandine, appears on her doorstep with a demand for help, refusing her seems like the right thing to do…until Amandine starts taking hostages, and everything changes… Read More The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire (Review)

— calendar girls —

Calendar Girls (April 2019): April Fools: Favourite Book with a Surprise Ending

April 1, 2019

It’s time for another Calendar Girls Books post, and this month our prompt is April Foos: Favourite Book with a Surprise Ending. Once I started looking for my pick of the month, I realized that I read fewer books with surprise endings than I’d thought! So, it took me a bit to actually find one… Read More Calendar Girls (April 2019): April Fools: Favourite Book with a Surprise Ending

— ARC review, blog tour, book review, young adult —

Slayer by Kiersten White (Blog Tour: ARC Review & Author Written Piece)

January 9, 2019

It is such an honour to be a part of the Canadian blog tour for Kiersten White’s Slayer! Thank you so much Simon and Schuster Canada for asking me to participate and for sending me a physical ARC to read and photograph! As some of you may know, I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I was younger and… Read More Slayer by Kiersten White (Blog Tour: ARC Review & Author Written Piece)