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Review: A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
This book has been all OVER my social media feed for months but especially the last few weeks with the upcoming release of the second book in the series. So I decided on a whim to try it out. The cover is totally eye catching and the premise for the story sounds intriguing, plus I haven’t read a really good fantasy in a while so I picked this book up. Kell is one of the last Travelers, which is a rare magician who choose a parallel universe to visit. Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered (also…
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Book Blast: BANISHED (Forbidden #2) by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Banished (Forbidden #2) by Kimberley Griffiths Little Publication Date: February 2, 2016 HarperCollins Hardcover & Ebook; 416 Pages Series: Forbidden, Book #2 Genre: YA/Historical/Romance She thought she�d lost everything . . . After spending months traveling the harsh, unforgiving Mesopotamian desert, Jayden reunites with a broken, injured Kadesh. Although everyone was convinced the violent and unpredictable Horeb, Jayden�s betrothed, killed the handsome prince, Jayden knew in her heart that her love was alive and safe. But their reunion is short-lived, as they learn Horeb is on their trail and determined to take back the girl he has claimed. Soon, the two star-crossed lovers are on the run toward…
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Review: Frozen Tides (Falling Kingdoms #4) by Morgan Rhodes
This book was one of the first books I’ve put on pre-order in a long time! I was originally only lukewarm with this series after the first book, but then things started getting really interesting in the following books! So needless to say I was greatly anticipating the release of this novel! The last time we were in Mytica, a lot of things were up in the air. Cleo and Magnus are in Limeros trying to figure out what to do now that Magnus has basically committed treason to save Cleo. Felix and Jonas have parted ways and Felix is back working for the King of Blood while Jonas is fighting to…
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Review: The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts in a most gruesome way…..someone took a hatchet to their skulls. And the prime suspect, their daughter Lizzie Borden. The story quickly became the ‘story of the century’. There was no concrete evidence, but rather a lot of circumstantial evidence against Lizzie…..but enough that she was arrested for the crimes. The trial that took place was front page news and was labeled ‘sensational’ by the press. But what was even more sensational was that Lizzie was found not guilty. This book follows the murder, trial, and aftermath of one of histories most shocking…
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Review: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
After reading Up To This Pointe earlier this month, I was dying to read something else set in the ‘north’ or in the ‘cold’. The Golden Compass has been on my TBR shelf forever and now seemed like the perfect time to read it since it features the Northern Lights and the north pole as well as a host of other things! Lyra Belacqua has been raised at Oxford’s, Jordan College, most of her young life. It is here that two very important people come to visit. the first is her uncle, Lord Asriel, who is an explorer and who has just returned from the north with some dangerous findings. Lord Asriel…
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Review: The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
Sixteen year old Shahrzad volunteers to marry a monster but she does some with one purpose in mind…..to kill the monster. Khalid, Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride every night and in the morning promptly murders them. One of the latest victims of the Caliph is Shahrzad’s best friend….and that is the reason she volunteers to marry him next…..she plans on getting vengeance on the boy king who murders innocent young women. None of the brides has survived to see more than a single sunset, but Shahrzad had a plan…..and that plan involves telling the king stories each night in and waiting for the perfect opportunity to learn his weaknesses which she will…
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Review: Up To This Pointe by Jennifer Longo
Antarctica, ballet, and science….all together in one story. What in the world? That’s exactly what was going through my mind when this book came across my nightstand for review. I almost passed on it because it just sounded so weird, but it’s because of the weirdness that I decided to review it. I knew one of two things was going to happen…..either it would totally work or it totally wouldn’t and I would know immediately which it was! I was impressed by how quickly this story sucked me in. Harper has been a dancer her entire life. It’s all she’s ever wanted to be. It’s her only dream….she’s put YEARS…
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Review: Until We Meet Again by Renee Collins
Cassandra is bored. Bored bored and bored. She is craving adventure, drama, and something exciting in her young life. What she is NOT craving is a quite summer by the sea. Her mom and step father have rented a house on the Massachusetts coast in an area full of very elite and well to do people. Cassandra almost immediately starts acting out and causing problems. Her parents don’t understand what her deals is but she just seems restless and not content. After getting caught breaking into a neighbor’s pool for a midnight swim, her parents ground her which she doesn’t mind as it will get her out of a fancy party…
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Review: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
This novel has literally been all over my social media feed for what feels like years. Every time a new Lunar Chronicles book comes out it’s like it’s everywhere! So when the last book Winter came out, I saw this whole series clogging my social media feeds with rave reviews. So that settled it, it was time to read this book! Cinder’s life isn’t terribly exciting…she’s a lowly mechanic and a cyborg to boot. She works on androids all day and caters to her step mother and step sisters by night. Well when the crown prince, Kai, comes into her little market cart shop seeking help repairing his android, Cinder…
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Announcement: Winner TIGER’S PROMISE by Colleen Houck
And the winner of the e-copy of TIGER’S PROMISE by Colleen Houck is….. Asissig (commented on blog) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!