Happy Friday Junior, and Backlist Blast day, everyone! Today I’ll be sharing an October-y read that has been on my TBR since before it was released this March! It’s witchy, and sounds dark, and just perfect for this time of year!
Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market — until she’s betrayed. Nita doesn’t murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet—her mother does that. Nita just dissects the bodies after they’ve been “acquired.” But when her mom brings home a live specimen, Nita decides she wants out — dissecting living people is a step too far.… Read More Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer (Review)
Elizabeth Lavenza hasn’t had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her “caregiver,” and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything–except a friend.… Read More The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (ARC Review)
Hey everyone! And happy Wednesday! I missed one or two weeks of Waiting on Wednesday because I went through some bad real life stuff. But I’m back now! And, I have to say that I’m definitely having a lot of fun with these posts, so you can expect for me to participate in this meme for… Read More Waiting on Wednesday #3: An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker
Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things.… Read More What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera (ARC Review)
In this third installment in the #1 bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of scandal, madness, and horror when passengers are murdered one by one…with nowhere to run from the killer…… Read More Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco (ARC Review)
September and October are 2 of my favourite months! October has something special about it though, because the trees are finally starting to change colour, temperatures are dropping, and of course there is Halloween! It’s one of my favourite holidays, if not my absolute favourite, and that GIF is literally footage of me getting ready… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (September 2018)
Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme. Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It’s difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So, he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable.… Read More The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck (Review)
Happy Friday Junior, and Backlist Blast day, everyone! Starting today, because it’s almost officially autumn, I decided to start sharing some September-ish and October-ish books from my backlist TBR! Also, my co-host, Milana, and I are so happy to see that so many of you have decided to join Backlist Blast, and in order to make… Read More Backlist Blast #20: The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston