Adeluna is a soldier. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Argrid, a country ruled by religion. But adjusting to postwar life has not been easy. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray’s new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice—but Lu suspects something more dangerous is at work… Read More These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (ARC Review)
Title: Bright We Burn Author: Kiersten White Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Historical Publisher: Delacorte Press (Penguin Random House) Date published: July 10, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Haunted by the sacrifices he made in Constantinople, Radu is called back to the new capital.… Read More Bright We Burn by Kiersten White (Review)
Title: My Plain Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Retelling, Historical, Fantasy Publisher: HarperTeen (HarperCollins) Date published: June 26, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless… Read More My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (ARC Review)
Happy Monday everyone! And also happy #ARCstravaganza day! This week I’ll be featuring a book that I really hoped would come into being after reading the other book by this author trio, and was very happy to find that my prayers had not only been answered, but that I also had the honour of receiving… Read More #ARCstravaganza #45: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Title: My Lady Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Historical, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: HarperTeen (HarperCollins) Date published: June 7, 2016 (hardcover) | May 9, 2017 (paperback) Source: Library This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to… Read More My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Review)
Happy Monday everyone! And also happy #ARCstravaganza day! My choice for this week is a book that I have been looking forward to quite a bit! I am about 15% through it now (planning to finish it this week), and I am so hooked! It’s very very good, and I’m eager to see how the… Read More #ARCstravaganza #39: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Happy Monday everyone! And also happy #ARCstravaganza day! My choice for this week is a sequel. So I highly recommend not reading its synopsis if you haven’t read the first book in the series (Blood Rose Rebellion)! I think that this has been a very highly-anticipated sequel, and I look forward to seeing where the… Read More #ARCstravaganza (#38): Lost Crow Conspiracy by Rosalyn Eves
Title: Timekeeper Author: Tara Sim Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Steampunk, GLBT Publisher: Sky Pony Press Date published: November 8, 2016 A digital copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. I was in an accident. I got out. I’m safe now. An alternate Victorian world… Read More Timekeeper by Tara Sim (ARC Review)
Title: The Last Magician Author: Lisa Maxwell Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Imprint: Simon Pulse Publisher: Simon & Schuster Date published: July 18, 2017 Format: Paperback Page Count: 499 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Stop the Magician.… Read More The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell (ARC Review)
Title: My Best Friend’s Exorcism Author: Grady Hendrix Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Supernatural, Paranormal, Humor, Publisher: Quirk Books (Penguin Random House) Date published: July 11, 2017 (originally published on May 17, 2016) A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. A heartwarming… Read More My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (Review)