Category: Book Reviews

  • The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

    The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman Publisher: Disney-Hyperion ISBN: 1368024963 Pages: 368 Publication Date: April 2nd 2019 Personal Rating: 4.5/5 On the edge of town a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening… Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a…

  • Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott

    Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction/Poetry Pages: 208 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication: March 26th 2019 My Rating: 4/5 Author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.…

  • Wayward Stars (Starswept #2) by Mary Fan

    Wayward Stars (Starswept #2) by Mary Fan Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Pages: 378 Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing Publication: February 26th 2019 My Rating: 4.5/5 A month has passed since Iris joined an underground rebel group to save Dámiul from the brutal prison he was sent to for fighting back against his world’s oppressive system. Here, conformity and compliance…

  • An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley

    An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Pages: 400 Publisher: Page Street Kids Publication: February 26th 2019 My Rating: 4/5 After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people,…

  • Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro

    Watch Hollow bu Gregory Funaro Genre: Middle Grade 320 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Publication: February 12th 2019 Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant cuckoo clock that does much more than tell time. But when the clock’s gears cease…

  • Wildcard by Marie Lu

    Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo’s new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she’s always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side. Determined to put a stop to Hideo’s grim plans, Emika and the…

  • A Very Large Expanse of The Sea by Tahereh Mafi

    It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of…

  • The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

    Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better…

  • Best Books I Read in 2018

    This year I read a total of 63 books from my 50 book goal! I also discovered the beauty of graphic novels and how much I love them. Now I am going to let you know my top 10 books of 2018…in order! 10. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Genre: Middle Grade Urban Fantasy…

  • Nevermoor: The Trial of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

    Nevermoor: The Trails of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0316508888 Pages: 480 Genre: Middle-grade Fantasy Publication: October 31st 2017 Personal Rating: 5/5 A cursed girl escapes death and finds herself in a magical world – but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born…