A Mulan inspired story set in historical Japan, what’s not to love about Flame in the Mist? Unfortunately, I found it to be a disappointing read, wishing it was something it was not. The novel starts out strong as the Emperor’s daughter Mariko, finds herself as the target of the Black Clan bandits and barely […]
Being a gamer, I loved the premise of In Real Life, the unremarkable Anda finding a purpose within the MMORPG world of Coursegold Online and getting paid for it in real dollars. She soon looks forward to hopping online every day and escaping the monotony of her day to day school life. There were some […]
Oh man, this book has so much potential but unfortunately it fell short for me. Set in 1900s Boston with a touch of the supernatural, it sounded like a diverse The Diviners (which I loved), but there wasn’t that much happening in the plot to keep me interested. There were many elements of the book I […]
I love fluffy contemporary romance novels and Lisette’s Paris Notebook looked extremely promising. It has an extremely cute cover and was screaming Anna and the French Kiss at me. However, I found this novel to be a pretty big disappointment and did not enjoy the reading experience at all. There isn’t really any other word to describe the plot […]
You know what’s worse than intense dislike for a book? Intense apathy. I’m a weak reader for rebels and revolution, but unfortunately Gilded Cage fall under the “miss” category for me. With all those high ratings and wonderful feedback, I hope my review will share a bit of information that you won’t find in the […]
They say there’s three sides to every story – and there’s three ways of reading Replica. With two stories printed on either side of the book, you can choose to read one story at a time, or alternate chapters between Lyra and Gemma, which is what I did. Lyra is a replica who starts off […]
So it appears that you can disagree with your co-bloggers on books. While Jenna loved The Thousandth Floor (you can read her review here), I could not stand it. It started out promising, with the use of technological advancements leading to life with Manhattan in a thousand floor tower. Those who live at the top, such as Avery […]
You know when you’re struggling towards a goal, but endless roadblocks are thrown in the way? That has been Evie’s journey throughout the Spark series. The biggest blockades to her living the life she wants, are the people who make up the Affinity Project. Being a genetically enhanced weapon, Evie is constantly pulled from pillar to […]
I have a penchant for devouring YA thrillers, so when I heard about the mystery behind The Leaving, I had to pick it up. Five teenagers get dropped off home with no knowledge for the past 11 years. They have procedural memory, but they have no memory of their relationships with each other, or what they’ve done […]