Imagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever. Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder—a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice…… Continue reading ARC Review: The Binding – Bridget Collins
IN THE KINGDOM OF AXARIA, a darkness rises. Some call it a monster, laying waste to the villagers and their homes. Some say it is an invulnerable demon summoned from the deepest abysses of the Immortal Realm. Many soldiers from the royal guard are sent out to hunt it down. Not one has ever returned.…… Continue reading ARC Review: Shadow Frost – Coco Ma
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is on the topic of book quotes that make you think or inspire you. Read on for my answers to this Tuesday’s prompt! People living on other’s goodwill cannot afford political opinions. Inside Out and Back Again – Thanhha Lai It left a half of her unaccounted for, half of her story completely…… Continue reading Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes: Top Ten Tuesday
Two teens meet after tragedy and learn about love, loss, and letting go Naima Rodriguez doesn’t want your patronizing sympathy as she grieves her father, her hero—a fallen Marine. She’ll hate you forever if you ask her to open up and remember him “as he was,” though that’s all her loving family wants her to…… Continue reading ARC Review: Six Goodbyes We Never Said – Candace Ganger
When I saw this weeks Top Ten Tuesday topic, I knew that I had to do it! Sometimes, I find myself thinking about how much my reviews have changed over the last two-plus years, and the intriguing thing is that my review format even changed within the first ten reviews I wrote. Read on for my answers…… Continue reading First Ten Books I Reviewed: Top Ten Tuesday
Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS. Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabadand quickly discovered she would need all her grifter…… Continue reading ARC Review: The Kingdom of Copper – S. A Chakraborty
Arnaka Skytree grew up believing she was chosen to bring new magic to the world. As the heir to the cult of druids responsible for keeping their floating palace habitable for the wealthy aristocracy, she’s expected to wield her power as those before her did: by culling the souls of peasant women. But when Arnaka…… Continue reading ARC Review: The Soulstealers – Jacqueline Rohrbach
In the follow-up to the “delightful” Regency fantasy novel (NPR.org) Sorcerer to the Crown, a young woman with no memories of her past finds herself embroiled in dangerous politics in England and the land of the fae. When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they…… Continue reading ARC Review: The True Queen – Zen Cho
The Selection meets Aladdin ONE MONTH. FIFTY CONTESTANTS. ONE PRINCE. AN IMPOSSIBLE HEIST. You have been summoned to Sunstone Palace to compete in our search for the future Queen of Cahraman. After years on the run, Adelaide thinks her lonely and dangerous life as a thief is finally over. But her world is upended when…… Continue reading ARC Review: Thief of Cahraman – Lucy Tempest
I’ve been thinking of doing Top Ten Tuesday for a while now, but I could never come up with ten points. However, I definitely have things that make me want to read a book, and I knew that I could get ten things. Read on for my answers to this Tuesday’s prompt! An amazing cover I’m…… Continue reading Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book: Top Ten Tuesday
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