[simpleazon-link asin="0316133981" locale="us"]Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone)[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gripping, emotionally taut, complex moral dilemmas, brutal battles. Good character development. Sometimes the narrative drags a bit and gets a little too emotive, but overall the story is well-written and enjoyable to read. I … [Read more...] about Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
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Life in the Palace Book Tour and $25 Giveaway
Tour Schedule Life in the Palace by Catherine Green “We need to talk,” Tal said. Then I knew it was going to go badly. ‘We need to talk’ is the conversational equivalent of walking into your basement without turning on the light, on a dark and stormy night, when a known psychopath is on the loose. You might as well cut to the chase and slit your own throat. Chloe Diaz … [Read more...] about Life in the Palace Book Tour and $25 Giveaway
Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
[simpleazon-link asin="014750998X" locale="us"]Invisibility[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 3 of 5 stars An interesting premise with authentic teen voices, but ultimately, try as I might, I just couldn't buy Elizabeth as a spellseeker. It was too convenient and just didn't feel right. Also, the romantic relationship between Elizabeth and Stephen felt contrived. Nevertheless, the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Life in the Palace by Catherine Green “We need to talk,” Tal said. Then I knew it was going to go badly. ‘We need to talk’ is the conversational equivalent of walking into your basement without turning on the light, on a dark and stormy night, when a known psychopath is on the loose. You might as well cut to the chase and slit your own throat. Chloe Diaz assumed three … [Read more...] about Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Hawthorne Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Hawthorne by Sarah Ballance After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it takes ten years and the news of her grandmother’s passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. She seeks peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she finds is an old love, a sordid family history, and a wrong only she can right. Living in the shadow of Hawthorne Manor, … [Read more...] about Hawthorne Book Blast and $50 Giveaway