In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball!Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for... Continue Reading →
[Blog Tour] ARC Review: Seven Faceless Saints by M. K. Lobb
Title: Seven Faceless Saints Author: M. K. Lobb Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 7th, 2023 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy Goodreads Link Purchase Links: Amazon || Barnes and Noble || Indigo || Book Depository || Indiebound In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power,... Continue Reading →
ALC Review: The Empress of Time by Kylie Lee Baker
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But her problems have never been greater. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. And... Continue Reading →
ARC/Audio Review: Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra
To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is.A stunning and immersive debut set in an alternate medieval India infested with monsters, where a young guardswoman struggles with her unwitting role as a major pawn in the deadly games between two kingdoms. With incredible characters, a vivid setting and heartrending emotion, Night... Continue Reading →
ALC Review: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
“Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not a real hero.”As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses between the ages of thirteen and eighteen are... Continue Reading →
[Blog Tour]ARC Review: Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
Book title: Monsters Born and Made Author: Tanvi Berwah Pub date: Sep 6th, 2022 Genres: YA, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Goodreads || Storygraph Purchase Links: Amazon || Target || Barnes and Noble || BAM || Indiebound || Bookshop She grew up battling the monsters that live in the black seas, but it couldn't prepare... Continue Reading →
Audiobook Review: My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows
Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father’s bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that’ll inspire a work worthy of her parentage—and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley.Ada Lovelace knows a thing or two about superstar parents, what... Continue Reading →
ARC Review: Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.But when the king asks her... Continue Reading →
Audiobook Review: Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi
A ragtag band of misfits gets swept up in Holy Land politics in Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi, a thrilling YA remix of the classic legend of Robin Hood.Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji... Continue Reading →
Book Review: This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Ever since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. Flowers bloom in her footsteps and leaves turn to face her as though she were the sun. It's a power she and her adoptive mothers have spent her whole life trying to hide. And then Briseis inherits an old house from her birth mother... Continue Reading →