Welcome to my monthly TBR post for December 2019! I decided to keep December deadline-free (regarding review books), and I’m so glad that I did! I fell behind on my reading (as per usual), so December is turning into a bit of a catchup month with the potential of becoming a “dive a bit into… Read More Monthly TBR: December 2019
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for November 2019! And where did November go! Seriously. I feel like I spent all month just reading, working, and waiting for my kitten to come home. Sooo somehow 2019 will be over in 31 days. Ummm. But anyway, while I come to terms with that, what were your favourite… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (November 2019)
Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead… Read More The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones (ARC Review)
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)
Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation. Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales, and how they’ve been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways… Read More His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler (ARC Review)
Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is beloved by the tabloids, all over social media, and the hottest thing on television. The biggest moneymaker? The Labyrinth Contest, a TV extravaganza in which Ariadne leads fourteen teens into a maze to kill a monster. To win means endless glory; to lose means death. In ten seasons, no one has ever won… Read More Lifestyles of Gods & Monsters by Emily Roberson (ARC Review)
Oh my goodness, you guys. I’m so behind on my Calendar Girls Books post for this month! It’s not even funny. I am glad, however, to finally be able to share it with you! This month’s prompt is Eleven (Strangest Book You’ve Ever Read) and let me tell you…it was a tough one for me to… Read More Calendar Girls (November 2019): Strangest Book You’ve Ever Read
Welcome to my monthly TBR post for November 2019! I never did catch up in October and had to carry books over from my September and October TBRs, haha. Luckily my November TBR wasn’t too big, originally, and my December TBR list is short too. I’m confident that I’ll get through all of my to-be-reads… Read More Monthly TBR: November 2019
Welcome to my monthly wrap-up post for October 2019! 2019 is almost over! How?! How is everyone doing with their reading challenges? No pressure! Don’t panic! Also, what were your favourite releases and reads of October? Which books are you looking forward to for the rest of 2019? And lastly, if you missed my past… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (October 2019)
Indulge your vices in the City of Sin, where a sinister street war is brewing and fame is the deadliest killer of them all…On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city’s most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure… Read More King of Fools by Amanda Foody (ARC Review)