Series finales often fill me with equal parts anticipation and dread. If I’ve really loved a series, and stuck with it through the final installment, I’ve invested in the story. But a disappointing ending to a trilogy can also color how I felt about the series as a whole, and it’s more of a risk… Continue reading Book Review: Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers
Tag: young adult fantasy
Book Review: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
I love when a series just continues to get better with each installment. The Raven Cycle series continues to delight and impress me, and holds up on a re-read (Mister BS and I are listening to it on audio. He’s obsessed). These characters, the atmospheric writing, and the complex, layered, plot make this a series… Continue reading Book Review: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Top Ten Books on My Summer Reading List
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s prompt is books on your summer reading list. Trying to be realistic about my goals, here. I haven’t had nearly enough time to read… Continue reading Top Ten Books on My Summer Reading List
Book Review: Half Bad by Sally Green
When this book was pitched as a “dark” Harry Potter and was generating so much buzz, I was skeptical. But with its breakneck pacing and unique world-building, it totally won me over.
Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge Published: January 28th 2014 by Balzer & Bray Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl’s journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart. Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty… Continue reading Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
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