If you’ve been anywhere near the YA community lately, you’ll know that Children of Blood and Bone is one of the most hyped of books of 2018. The hype beast is a hard one to live up to, with rising expectations with every review. Not to add to it or anything, but this book definitely […]
Trigger warnings: emotional and physical abuse, marital rape, torture, relationship violence, childbirth/pregnancy concerns There’s no disputing it – Reign the Earth is a story of abuse. The mental, emotional and eventual physical abuse that Shalia goes through after being married to Calix, the King is incredibly vivid and confronting. And because of that, this is definitely […]
While this book wasn’t quite on my radar before its release, I was sold after trusted fantasy-loving friends remarked on how beautiful it was. After reading… I would have to agree! I think of An Enchantment of Ravens as a lighter version of Uprooted, which I was a SUPER fan of. Seriously, every time a […]
The more I think about The Cruel Prince, the more I love it. Despite being a fae book with political intrigue and morally grey characters, I found it so relatable. It captured so many emotions and themes, some that hit really close to home. Here’s some reasons why I loved it: 1. Jude is one badass anti-hero As a […]
I feel like The Hazel Wood is definitely a hit or miss kind of book. Readers will either be enchanted by it or not care either way, like I did. The first half of this book was really hard for me to continue: it was slow and tiring and full of dialogue with no explanations. […]
Note: The author has content warning posted on her Tumblr, which you can find here. Mask of Shadows contains violence, abuse, PTSD, displacement, misgendering, and self-harm. Please be aware of this before reading! After searching relentlessly for a fantasy that would capture my attention from beginning to end, I finally found it in Mask of […]
Note: This is the sequel to The Reader, which you can find my review here. It will contain minor spoilers! WHAT. A. STORY. Traci Chee does it again with her clever writing, multifaceted characters, and heart-aching storyline(s). The Speaker starts from where The Reader leaves off, but everything is much more intense: Sefia’s feelings towards […]
While I enjoyed this author’s previous work, Midnight Thief, which you can find my review here, Rosemarked was on another level. Readers can really tell how much Blackburne’s writing has grown as she continues to write in-depth stories with a multitude of characters. In Rosemarked, we follow the first-person POV’s of Zivah and Dineas, both […]
Godsgrave is the sequel to Nevernight, the first book in The Nevernight Chronicle. This is a spoiler free review. What could be even more brutal than assassin school? Well my friends, I’ve learnt that there’s something even worse than killing people for coin. And that’s killing people, for entertainment. In Godsgrave, Mia has moved on from the […]