Once again, Top Ten Tuesday is brought to us by The Broke and The Bookish. Click the picture for a link. This weeks isn’t so much a genuine top ten as the first ten that struck my interest from my ‘Read’ shelf on Goodreads, but here it is none the less… The top ten characters […]
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Creative Bookshelf Ideas
I’m not really one for Pinterest. The name is clever and there are some great ideas on that website, but it never managed to suck me in. Still, when I decided to do a post on some fantastically creative bookshelf ideas it was definitely the place to look. So now, I present to you, 9 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bitterblue- Kristin Cashore
Synopsis: Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ashes, Ashes- Jo Treggiari
Synopsis: Epidemics, floods, droughts–for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. As the weather continues to rage out of control, and Sweepers clean the streets of plague victims, Lucy survives alone in the wilds of Central Park. But when she’s rescued from a pack of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Spark (Amy Kathleen Ryan) Discussion
This is a discussion post and therefore absolutely contains spoilers. Consider yourself warned. Earlier this week I reviewed Spark, the second novel in the Sky Chasers series but was left feeling like there was a lot more I wanted to say. The romantic arc in this series has been a little unpredictable, which is always […]
Read the rest of this entry »This is Not a Test- Courtney Summers
Synopsis: It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Top Ten Most Vivid Worlds/Settings
Presenting my top ten most vivid worlds & settings! Brought to you by The Broke & The Bookish. To mix things up a bit, this week we’re going with a countdown. 10. Anna & The French Kiss- Anna was such a great character to see Paris through, she really brought the city alive. I was […]
Read the rest of this entry »The new Joan of ARCs
I have a big, big, big announcement! Something so exciting that I literally have been bouncing around since Friday because of it… *drumroll* Not too long ago I applied for an internship with the ever wonderful, YA centric Spencer Hill Press and lucky me, I will be joining their team! I will be playing the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Spark by Amy Kathleen Ryan
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Waverly and Kieran are finally reunited on the Empyrean. Kieran has led the boys safely up to this point, and now that the girls are back, their mission seems slightly less impossible: to chase down the New Horizon, and save their […]
Read the rest of this entry »Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas
Synopsis: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are […]
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