Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Series: Mask of Shadows #1 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Pub Date: August 29, 2017 Pages: 352 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, fantasy Rating: I Needed to Win. They Needed to Die. Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Mask of Shadows and The Tomb
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Review: An Extraordinary Union
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Series: The Loyal League #1 Published by: Kensington Pub Date: March 28, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: adult, historical fiction, romance Rating: As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of … Continue reading Review: An Extraordinary Union
Review: Starry Eyes
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett Published by: Simon Pulse Pub Date: April 3, 2018 Pages: 432 Format: hardcover| Source: purchased Genres: young adult, contemporary romance Rating: Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of … Continue reading Review: Starry Eyes
Mini Review Monday: The Kiss Quotient
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Published by: Berkley Pub Date: June 5, 2018 Pages: 336 Format: e-book | Source: library Genres: adult, contemporary romance Rating: A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: The Kiss Quotient
Mini Review Monday: Daughters of the Storm
Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins Series: Blood and Gold #1 Published by: Del Rey Books Pub Date: March 6, 2018 Pages: 437 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: adult, fantasy Rating: Five very different sisters team up against their stepbrother to save their kingdom in this Norse-flavored fantasy epic--the start of a new series in the tradition of Naomi Novik, … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Daughters of the Storm
Review: To Kill A Kingdom
To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo Published by: Feiwel & Friends Pub Date: March 6, 2018 Pages: 342 Format: arc | Source: Publisher Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist … Continue reading Review: To Kill A Kingdom
Ramadan Readathon Blog Tour: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged
Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik Published by: Twenty7 Pub Date: September 3, 2015 Pages: 464 Format: paperback | Source: gift Genres: adult, contemporary, romance Rating: Sofia Khan is single once more, after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents. And she'd be happy that way too, if her boss hadn't asked … Continue reading Ramadan Readathon Blog Tour: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged
Review: The Art of French Kissing
The Art of French Kissing by Brianna R. Shrum Published by: Sky Pony Press Pub Date: June 5, 2018 Pages: 256 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary Rating: Seventeen-year-old Carter Lane has wanted to be a chef since she was old enough to ignore her mom's warnings to stay away from the hot stove. And now she has the … Continue reading Review: The Art of French Kissing
Mini Reviews: Royalty Edition
Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn Published by: Ace Pub Date: April 1, 2001 Pages: 342 Format: paperback| Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, fantasy Rating: As a child, Coriel Halsing spent many glorious summers at Castle Auburn with her half-sister-and fell in love with a handsome prince who could never be hers. But now that she is a young woman, she … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Royalty Edition
Review: Circe
Circe by Madeline Miller Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing UK Pub Date: April 10, 2018 Pages: 394 Format: hardcover| Source: gifted (thank you Ellis!!) Genres: adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned … Continue reading Review: Circe