All I had to hear was “the narrator is a ghost” and I was very excited about reading this book. Laura Ruby books are always unique, but never to be missed. Thirteen Doorways was a read-in-one-sitting, give-you-a-hangover type book. Frankie, like many kids in the Depression era, was dropped off at an orphanage with her […]
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King Of Scars By Leigh Bardugo
I don’t know what it is about this world, but I was so happy to be back in it again. It wasn’t just the return of old friends and the sense of “checking in” to see how they are, but the desire I had to see how Ravka would recover from the Darkling’s horrible influence. […]
City Of Ghosts By Victoria Schwab
City of Ghosts plays upon the idea that I have always sensed about old places…they are haunted! In Cassidy’s world, she is able to sense and see ghosts to the point that her BFF Jacob is actually a ghost. Her parents, one skeptic and one believer, play an appropriately background role while providing a little […]
Ex Libris Audio: Onyx & Ivory
I loved Mindee Arnett’s sci-fi duology, but for some reason I hadn’t gotten around to reading Onyx & Ivory. Well, that is a shame because I really enjoyed this audio book! I’ve always loved the disgraced heroine returns trope and this one was just that with some really sweet an emotional romance thrown in. Kate, […]
Ex Libris Audio: Two Dark Reigns
If you have not read books one and two, this review contains spoilers. I didn’t realize how much I missed Fennbirn Island until I was able to jump back in. At the end of book two, everyone fled and seemed to go different directions. Jules hid on […]
Ex Libris Romance (82)
Oh how I love a good second chance romance! The Good Luck Charm was fun, emotional, and sexy (aka, everything I look for in a romance) and it charmed me. I think what made this particular second chance story stand out was the way that Lilah and Ethan had to really work through their own […]
Ex Libris Audio: My Oxford Year
I felt a tiny bit of trepidation when I saw My Oxford Year being compared to Me Before You, only because my immediate reaction was to protect my poor heart. However, while My Oxford Year definitely had some sadness to it, I found it to be an utterly romantic and ultimately uplifting story. As we […]
The Affliction By Beth Gutcheon
I don’t consider myself a mystery reader, but every time I pick one up I end up enjoying it. Such was the case with The Affliction, which hovers in the cozy mystery category, although I’m not sure it really fits that mold. Maggie finds herself, in the course of helping a failing private school, […]
The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielson
The Traitor’s Game has a couple of things that are catnip for me: second chance friendship/romance and dual point of view. Kestra and Simon grew up together at the palace, although they were in vastly different circle of existence. She, a princess and he, a serving boy. Their childhood friendship took a dark turn […]
Blog Tour: The Prince And The Dressmaker
The Prince and the Dressmaker was such a lovely and uplifting story! The dressmaker, Frances, takes a mysterious assignment to escape the drudgery of her seamstress job and is shown a world what she never knew existed. Sebastian hides who he really is to everyone, that is until Frances starts working for him. Her acceptance […]