I’m always up for a book about magic, but add a historical setting, and there’s no question that I’m in. The world building was very good. I was drawn into the deft way that historical society was melded with the fantasy elements. Henrietta is poor, but manages to make her way in he […]
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A World Without You By Beth Revis
A World Without You was a departure for Beth Revis, who is known for her excellent sci-fi stories. The story opens as Bo is facing the suicide of his girlfriend, who suffered from depression and was a fellow student at a school/treatment facility. There is no big reveal about Bo, you know he is mentally […]
Blog Tour: Reliquary
Welcome to my stop in the blog tour for Reliquary by Sarah Fine. After you’ve read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy and check out the other stops on the tour! As every urban fantasy story begins, we have Mattie, who is understandably in love with […]
Blog Tour: The Shadow Hour
Welcome to the blog tour for The Shadow Hour, book two in The Girl at Midnight series. After you read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy and check out the other stops on the tour! The Girl At Midnight was one of my happy surprises […]
Blog Tour: Never Missing, Never Found
Kidnappings seem to be a popular theme this summer and fall in YA, and in Never Missing, Never Found, we are thrown into Scarlett’s story with a haunting prologue. Even though it has been more than a few years since her return, things aren’t the same. Her sister ignores her, her mother is gone, […]
Blog Tour: Hell Breaks Loose
Welcome to my stop n the blog tour for book 2 in the Devil’s Rock series, Hell Breaks Loose. After you read my thoughts, don’t forget to visit the other tour hosts and enter for a chance to win a finished copy! Sophie Jordan is one of my favorite romance writers and one of […]
This Savage Song By Victoria Schwab
Victoria Schwab has long since earned her auto-buy status for my personal library, and I was curious about This Savage Song and how a gritty urban fantasy would fit into this author’s collected works. Well, it fits in quite nicely, as it turns out. The world of This Savage Song is very dark and violent. […]
Learning To Swear In America By Katie Kennedy
When you’re learning a new language, one of he first things you want to know (or maybe its just me) is how to swear. The thing is, though, that swearing is different in every language. It really taps into the subtleties of word order, cultural idioms, and language norms that are really hard to […]
Blog Tour: The Cresswell Plot
Welcome to my stop in the tour for The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass. After you’ve read my thoughts, don’t forget to enter the giveaway and visit the other stops on the tour. I wasn’t expecting The Cresswell Plot to be as dark as it was, and what I thought would be a mystery, […]
How To Disappear By Ann Redisch Stampler
How To Disappear starts after Nicolette has disappeared, which I thought was interesting and an excellent way to make sure this story hit the ground running. Nicolette is a girl who may or may not be on the run for killing someone and Jack may or may not have to kill her as retaliation. Both […]