Review: The Magpie Lord by K. J. Charles

To say I loved this novel may be a tad understated. It's a charming little gem of a novel and a guilty pleasure all rolled in to one. The story follows Lucien Vaudrey, recently returned to England from exile in China. Regardless of his own wishes, he has inherited his father's estate and riches after …

Top Ten Tuesday: Series I’ve Been Meaning To Start

The end of the school year caused my blogging to come to a pretty much complete standstill...and then summer happened and I haven't gotten back around to being more consistent again. Here goes nothing! I'm so excited for this week's Top Ten Tuesday topic. Top Ten Tuesday is a meme started by the bloggers @ …

Review: Perfect by Cecilia Ahern

When I requested this from Netgalley, I did not quite register the fact that this was a sequel to a previous book. So, I took some time to read the first book in the duology, and then read this one. I have to say, I enjoyed this one far more than the first. The books …

Review: Firebrand (Green Rider #6) by Kristen Britain

At long last, Firebrand has arrived. The Green Rider series is a series I adore. It's also a series I've been reading since high school, and I'm now in my early 30s. Britain has been writing the series for almost 20 years (the first book came out in 1998), and the waits for new installments …

Review: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco is a beautiful, fantastical story. Framed as a flashback, it tells the story of Tea, a young asha (read: witch) in training. Her power? Necromancy, which is alternately loved and feared in her society. Her power is discovered when she is young, and accidentally raises her brother Fox from …

Review: Gilded Cage by Vic James

Lately, I've been into darker, political fantasies. I loved Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake, and I loved The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin. Both would fit into the dark political fantasy group, I think, as would Gilded Cage. At first, I found reading Gilded Cage unsettling and uncomfortable, and I wasn't sure …

Review: Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff

This book is feminist fiction, and, for me, held hints of The Handmaid's Tale (though wasn't quite as terrifying). It follows Maresi, a novice at the Red Abbey, and her new friend Jai, who has recently come to the island to escape her home. The Red Abbey is a refuge for women. No men are …

Review: Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (illustrations by Marie Lu)

This sequel to Illuminae was good, but I would venture to say that I didn't enjoy it as much as the original, and I'll try to articulate why in this review. The premise of Gemina is similar to Illuminae. This time, instead of following Kady and Ezra, we follow Hannah and Nik, who are on …

Review: Timekeeper by Tara Sim

Timekeeper is an interesting little story, that occasionally fell flat for me, but wound up being a little gem I mostly enjoyed. It's about Danny, the youngest clock mechanic in an alternate version of Victorian London. In this steampunk reality, time is controlled by clock towers. If these clock towers are damaged or destroyed, time …

Review: Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo

As a latecomer to the Grisha trilogy, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was afraid it had been overhyped for me, so I was afraid I wouldn't like it. However, I found myself enjoying it a lot. I pretty much love any books that feature magic as a major part of the story, …