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 […]
It’s a good thing that we have books in this world, or I wouldn’t know how I would be able to survive. But in Sefia’s world, books are nonexistent and words are just meaningless scribbles. I admit, I was a little hesitant coming into this story. What does pirates have to do with books having […]
Last weekend I flew down to Sydney to be reunited with Jenna and amazing blogger friends! I had the pleasure of moderating the Writing Herstory: Today’s female experience in contemporary YA panel with five amazing Aussie YA authors – Gabrielle Tozer, Sarah Ayoub, Tamar Chnorkian, Kirsty Eagar and Erin Gough. It’s the first time I […]
It all boils down to this: what kind of books do you prefer? I know my immediate answer would be “fantasy!” because that’s the way I roll. Recently I’ve been noticing how absolutely subjective ratings books is, and how there are so many factors that make a reader like a book. For example, I may love […]
The Bone Season is one of my favourite fantasy series, and I cannot wait until The Song Rising is released! With thanks to Bloomsbury Australia, I’m sharing with you the prelude to The Song Rising, which is released on March 7, 2017. I want it now! Prelude 2 November, 2059 The lights scalded my borrowed eyes. I was still […]
The Memory Book reduced me to a puddle of tears and I spent an entire night crying about it. Which is what makes this book perfect for me because I cannot resist a cryworthy contemporary story. Sammie has an incurable neurological disease that is slowly causing her to lose her memory and will eventually claim […]
A couple adjectives to describe this book would be adorable, quick, fluffy, and light. It almost played out like a high school movie. We have very authentic characters dealing with various real life situations that influence the way they act. Even though the short length of the book means that these situations aren’t fleshed-out as […]
You know that blissful, happy feeling after you’ve finished an awesome book and you have no words to describe it? That’s me right now. I got so absorbed in Nevernight I forgot how to review. That’s why I put together this list to tell you what I loved about it! Also everyone loves lists right? #helpful 1. School of Witchcraft […]
Historical is one of my favourite fiction genres and Salt to the Sea was everything that I love about historical fiction, with a cherry on top. It was impactful and emotional and I don’t think I could have asked for anything more. Salt to the Sea was an extremely well researched novel. The book follows […]