Around mid-April I saw Amy Rose Capetta post about her lovely new book, The Lost Coast on instagram. I knew nothing about it before that moment, and within a week the good folks at Candlewick Press were nice enough to send me a review copy of the book! I simply couldn't wait to dig in … Continue reading THE LOST COAST arc Review: Beautiful, Weird, Witchy, & Wonderful
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Friday Favorite: Fantasy Worlds!
So yes I am absolutely catching the very tail end of Friday, but I have been sick and I had a book to finish! In any case I've been thinking about my favorite fantasy world for the past few hours and it was a hard choice! My go-to is typically Red London from VE Schwab's … Continue reading Friday Favorite: Fantasy Worlds!
Top Ten Tuesday: It’s Raining Books!
This week's challenge is rainy day reads, which for me would be books I like to reread. I feel like I did that list fairly recently, so instead I want to blow a strong wind through my TBR and blow away some books that I no longer want to read. There are a lot of … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: It’s Raining Books!
THE EVERLASTING ROSE Netgalley Review
I requested a digital galley of The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton from NetGalley and Disney Hyperion publishing. If memory serves, I received my ebook on release day, which was very exciting! I had high hopes for Rose after the amazing world building in The Belles, and I am pleased to report that this is … Continue reading THE EVERLASTING ROSE Netgalley Review
Friday Favorite: Magic Systems
Reading almost nothing but Fantasy means I'm familiar with a number of unique magic systems. I could probably make a top ten list of my favorites, but there's honestly only 1 magical universe that comes to mind when I think of my favorite. The Cosmere Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere is composed of several book series. A … Continue reading Friday Favorite: Magic Systems
Book Tag: Books I want to read…but also don’t want to
I don't have a review for today, so I went hunting for a book tag and found this one on Caidyn's blog! It's all about books I would like to read...in theory but don't really want to take the time for. I have a lot like this on my shelf that I need to unhaul … Continue reading Book Tag: Books I want to read…but also don’t want to
AURORA RISING: Netgalley Reivew
Woo baby I am nervous about this review. xD I am so thrilled I was able to read Aurora Rising before its release in May, and I absolutely loved it!!! I don't think this review requires much preamble, so let's get into it. Click here for the Synopsis! From the internationally bestselling authors of THE … Continue reading AURORA RISING: Netgalley Reivew
Top Ten Tuesday: I did it for the ‘gram
The challenge for this week is definitely a unique one to me. We're talking about the crazy things we have done for the love of books! A few of these probably aren't super surprising, but I think I have a few that are truly crazy. 1. Book Cons Book cons are getting more and more … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: I did it for the ‘gram
Friday Favorites: Fictional Ne’er-Do-Wells
Today is all about fictional criminals! Like a lot of people Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows almost immediately sprung to mind, but I want to use this prompt to talk a bit more about a book that isn't out yet! The criminal I'm thinking of didn't get as much page time as I thought … Continue reading Friday Favorites: Fictional Ne’er-Do-Wells
Throwback Thursday: Wondercon 2019
Last month was jam packed with conventions and not so much reading. This is why I front loaded a lot of reading in January and February! The rest of my summer isn't going to be much calmer, so my reading might suffer a bit, but hey I get to go to conventions and interview awesome … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Wondercon 2019