Wild Wicked Scot was pretty good, but I wasn’t totally in love with the characters. I did like the second chance romance aspect of the story, but these days there needs to be ore than just the typical “brutish” highlander. The fact that they were from such different backgrounds added some good tension, but overall […]
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Blog Tour: The Midnight Jewel
When I read The Glittering Court I admit I had mixed feelings about the book, but I did like Mira. I was excited to learn that the next book would tell her story! Mira is a refugee and gets into The Court with a very specific goal in mind, and it really isn’t about husbands. […]
The Sandcastle Empire By Kayla Olson
I don’t read as many dystopian stories as I used to, but The Sandcastle Empire reminded me of why I always enjoyed this subgenre. World building is key and I found that is was a world that seemed near and plausible, which was chilling. The people who had less grew tired of the increasing income […]
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 […]
Want By Cindy Pon
Want has been one of my most anticipated books this year and it did not disappoint! There is much about Want that seems very relevant to today. The world of this futuristic Taipei is extremely polluted to the point that it makes people sick and significantly shortens lives. Increased industrialization and limited regulations have made […]
Royal Bastards By Andrew Shvarts
The two things I kept hearing about Royal Bastards was that it was action-packed and hilarious. For a fantasy, I get the action-packed, but the hilarious part really intrigued me. Tilla lives in an in-between sort of world. She is her father’s daughter, but is not a legitimate heir to the kingdom. She benefits from […]
Blog Tour: A Million Junes
I enjoyed The Love that Split the World so I was very excited to read A Million Junes. Emily Henry has written another unique and heartfelt story that kind of defies explanation, in many ways. There is a feud between two families that is brought back into everyone’s mind when Saul comes back to town. […]
#ReadADessen Spotlight: What Happened To Goodbye
Welcome to my second stop on the #ReadADessen tour as I talk about What Happened To Goodbye! Don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a full paperback set of Sarah Dessen books! What Happened To Goodbye is a Sarah Dessen book that I’ve always seen on the favorites […]
Real Friends By Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
Real Friends is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel chronicling the late elementary school years of Shannon Hale. Along with the gorgeous illustrations of LeUyen Pham, who you may know from The Princess in Black series, it tells the story of triumph and heartbreak and all of the terrible and awkward feelings that come along with finding […]
Blog Tour: Spill Zone
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Spill Zone! Part of my tour is featuring a photo that was taken by the illustrator, Alex Puvilland, as he was researching for the book. Spill Zone features a very distinctive look and Alex found structures in and around Poughkeepsie, New York, where the story […]