Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen #1 Clearly I'm on a YA fantasy role here with reviews... Sometimes I get so thoroughly immersed in a genre it can be hard to pull myself out to switch to something else, something new and different. As I get to the end of a genre jaunt, however, my reviews tend to become… Continue reading Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Young Adult

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Flame in the Mist #1 Time for another beauty by Renee Ahdieh! She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and when the ARC ย (advanced reader copy) of Flame in the Mist came into the store, my coworkers were nice enough to make sure it wound up in my hands! Synopsis There was only… Continue reading Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows #1 / Grishaverse #4 It's been nearly two years since I read my first Leigh Bardugo book,ย Shadow & Bone, and was introduced to the Grishaverse. I enjoyed it greatly, but when I was reading it, everyone was talking about her newest book,ย Six of Crows, and how spectacular it was going to be.… Continue reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Remnant Chronicles #1 If I had to pick a favorite genre of of the past year, it would be Young Adult Fantasy. It is the genre I go to when I just want something to read that will keep me occupied and be a fun and enjoyable read. Lately I've strayed more towards (auto)biographies, but… Continue reading The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Book Club, Classics, Fiction, Mystery

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes #1 Last summer, my book club, the Modern Readers, decided to go on a magical mystery tour, reading one contemporary, one Agatha Christie and one Sherlock Holmes mystery. We had a heck of a lot of fun and we will definitely do it again at some point! This is the original graphic used… Continue reading A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Legend by Marie Lu

Legend #1 In May of 2015 I traveled to NYC for my first BookCon, and what an experience it was - completely overwhelming, but wonderful as well. My favorite part of the experience, was a panel with Marie Lu, Sabaa Tahir and Renee Ahdieh and I told myself I would read all of their books!… Continue reading Legend by Marie Lu

Book Club, Fiction, Historical, Young Adult

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

As a lover of WWII historical fiction, I had heard that Between Shades of Gray would most likely be a book I would enjoy. When I happened to find it by chance at a used bookstore in Center City Philadelphia, I knew I needed to get it. After meeting Ruta Sepetys back in January of 2016,… Continue reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Ember in the Ashes #1 Two years ago I attended BookCon in NYC and I'm so excited to be going back for the booksellers part, BookExpo, in just two short weeks! When I attended back in 2015, I attended a panel on which Marie Lu, Renee Ahdieh and Sabaa Tahir discussed the need for diverse… Continue reading An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grades, Mythology

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1 Just after I finished listening to the audiobook ofย The Lightning Thief, a good 8 years after my friend Iram told me I justย had to read it, I found out it is part of this upcoming school year's Reading Olympics lists! I now can recommend officially 1 out of 45… Continue reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan