Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Reduction Duology by Diana Peterfreund

For Darkness Shows the Stars & Across a Star-Swept Sea Diana Peterfreund is one of my most favorite authors. I first discovered her works when I was getting ready to head off to college in 2007 and I stumbled upon the Secret Society Girl series. It is one of the few series that actually covers college age… Continue reading Reduction Duology by Diana Peterfreund

Fiction, Historical

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

Miniaturist #1 Given that the BBC is doing a miniseries ofย The Miniaturist for the holidays, I thought it a pertinent review for today!ย A few weeks ago, I admitted to owning a Kindle. For Christmas a few years ago, my father gave me a Kindle โ€“ yes, I finally gave in and accepted that some of… Continue reading The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

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, 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, New Adult

A Court of Thorns and Roses trilogy by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of  Wings and Ruin #1. I will read anything by Sarah J. Maas. #2. It's based on Beauty and the Beast. #3-#10. Repeat #1. A Court of Thorns and Roses Synopsis Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to… Continue reading A Court of Thorns and Roses trilogy by Sarah J. Maas

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