I can't believe it's almost the end of the year! Ahhh! Where has the time gone... I have to get going with the Rock My TBR challenge but otherwise I had a decent couple reading months. Flights of Fantasy (5 books) #flightsoffantasy In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan- 5 stars. Highly original by being completely … Continue reading September & October Reading Challenge Update
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Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Published by: Flatiron Books Pub Date: September 5, 2017 Pages: 384 Format: hardcover | Source: library Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: Frozen meets The Bloody Chamber in this feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale At sixteen, Mina's mother is dead, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat … Continue reading Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass
June & July Reading Challenge Update
Somehow June slipped by me and it was a slow reading month in general, so I decided to squish two months worth of reading challenge updates into one post! Flights of Fantasy (4 books) #flightsoffantasy The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May- 4 stars. Super intense and a strong trilogy conclusion! Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella … Continue reading June & July Reading Challenge Update
Review: The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away by Melissa Pimentel Published by: Thomas Dunne Books Pub Date: July 18, 2017 Pages: 400 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: adult, contemporary, romance Rating: A smart, funny, and modern retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion, where a young woman comes face-to-face with a lost love, proving that the one that got away is sometimes the one … Continue reading Review: The One That Got Away
Review: Rose & Thorn
Rose & Thorn by Sarah Prineas Series: Ash & Bramble #2 Published by: Harper Teen Pub Date: October 18, 2016 Pages: 416 Format: ARC | Source: publisher Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating: A spindle. A beautiful girl. A century-long slumber. There is a story that longs to be told. It searches for its heroine, its prince, and the magic it needs to … Continue reading Review: Rose & Thorn
ReRead Review: Grounded- The Adventures of Rapunzel
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison Series: Tyme #1 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: April 28, 2015 Pages: 384 Format: hardcover | Source: purchased Genres: middle grade, fantasy, retelling Rating: In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every … Continue reading ReRead Review: Grounded- The Adventures of Rapunzel
April Reading Challenge Update
How is it already the end of April?! I feel like I could say this every month, to be honest, but April really did fly by. I did alright with my challenges, at least one book in each and a few books pulling double duty! 8 books total, 5 for challenges. May is going to be … Continue reading April Reading Challenge Update
Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston Published by: Quirk Books Pub Date: April 4, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, retelling Rating: Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to … Continue reading Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale
March Reading Challenge Update
Another month has come and gone, and I actually did pretty well in the reading department! 8 books, 6 of which were for challenges. Flights of Fantasy (3 books) #flightsoffantasy A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab- 5 stars. Late to the party but very glad I am here! I loved this rich, magic, heart-pounding world … Continue reading March Reading Challenge Update
Bookish Bingo & Feb Challenge Updates
Another season comes to a close and so does another round of Bookish Bingo hosted by Bekka @ Pretty Deadly Reviews! I came so close to quite a few bingos but it wasn't meant to be. Generally speaking though, I love Bookish Bingo as a TBR motivator! I like picking out books for each square … Continue reading Bookish Bingo & Feb Challenge Updates
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