Pain. So much pain. You should know, if you have read any Holly Black books, that there will be pain. You should also know that you will still love it. The Wicked King kept the tension, the intrigue, the beautiful writing, and the surprises of The Cruel Prince and somehow managed to up the stakes. […]
Publisher: Little Brown
Average Rating: 4.13
The Cruel Prince By Holly Black
I didn’t realize how much I was missing a Holly Black faerie story until I started reading The Cruel Prince and was reminded of her genius in this sub-genre. Before they were taken to the land of faerie, Jude lived with her two sisters and had a pretty normal human childhood. But her mother’s secrets […]
Ex Libris Audio: Strange The Dreamer
I was so, so ready to jump into another world created by the talented and amazing Laini Taylor. The beginning of Strange the Dreamer might seem a bit slow, but I urge you to hang on because everything you read builds and builds and there is not one part of the story that I would […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Witch Hunter
I saw a lot of people raving about The Witch Hunter, so I decided to try it as an audio book to see what all the fuss was about. Set in an alternate Elizabethan era, The Witch Hunter takes place in an England-like country where witches and wizards are hunted down and killed. Elizabeth’s […]
Not If I See You First By Eric Lindstrom
I think all of the reviews I’ve read of Not If I See You First comment on how Parker’s voice is so funny, and they are right. She is quick-witted and completely unafraid of making people uncomfortable. She refuses to fit into a box so that others will feel more comfortable with her blindness. As […]
My Best Everything By Sarah Tomp
My Best Everything was a book that had a very interesting premise, but with a somewhat uneven delivery. I felt very sorry for Lulu. She worked so hard to get out of that town and had her dreams pulled out from under her. Her mother’s mental illness compounded her feeling that she had to get […]
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future By A.S. King
I never really know what I am going to get when I read an A.S. King book, but I do know that it is going to be interesting and engaging, and Glory O’Brien’s History Of The Future was certainly that. Glory is a rather disaffected teen who is rapidly approaching graduation and has no […]
Salt & Storm By Kendall Kulper
Salt & Storm had a great plot and a lot of potential but I was left mostly disappointed by the end. Avery comes from a along line of witches and is ready to take her rightful place on the island when her mother takes her from that life and binds anyone from helping her return […]
Ex Libris Audio: Dreams Of Gods And Monsters
When I saw the size of the physical book and then saw the length of the audio (20 hours!) I was a little daunted, I admit. However, I am glad that the author took the time to complete this story, because had it been rushed, it would have been a real disservice to all of […]