I feel like I owe an explanation for not being around. I've not been posting for quite a while (not that I was ever that consistent to begin with. Oops), but I've still been writing reviews. I just haven't had the time to add gifs, links, images, and generally polish until it becomes the final,... Continue Reading →
White Cat Holly Black YA Fantasy Cassel comes from a family of curse workers: people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn't got... Continue Reading →
Note: This review was written 2ish years ago, so I'm not sure how my opinions have, or would have changed. The Martian Andy Weir Adult Sci-fi Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a... Continue Reading →
Note: This is the third book in this series, so while I'll try to avoid spoilers for the other books, there are some in here. Ruin and Rising Leigh Bardugo YA Fantasy The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a... Continue Reading →
Note: This is the second book in the series, so while I will avoid all the spoilers I can for the first book, some are still here. The Elite Kiera Cass YA Romance The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's... Continue Reading →
The 100 Kass Morgan YA Dystopian/Sci-fi No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now. Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents -- considered expendable by society -- are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the... Continue Reading →
Note: I read and reviewed this book around a year ago November. It's possible (but not so likely) that my opinions may have changed, I don't remember much of the details. Anna Dressed in Blood Kendare Blake YA Horror Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before... Continue Reading →
Lock & Mori Heather W. Petty YA Mystery In modern-day London, two brilliant high school students—one Sherlock Holmes and a Miss James “Mori” Moriarty—meet. A murder will bring them together. The truth very well might drive them apart. Before they were mortal enemies, they were much more… FACT: Someone has been murdered in London’s Regent’s... Continue Reading →
Okay. So I was just watching Youtube and this video came up. I immediately thought of sharing it here. Warning, it's 20 minutes, but it's good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9tZ5WryEww 1. I haven't read Twilight, so I can't say anything about it here. 2. I absolutely agree with her about the '8th' Harry Potter book. It was fanfiction... Continue Reading →
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