The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove My rating: 3 of 5 stars *3.5/5 This is a perfectly good middle-grade adventure story. I think my issue with it was that, ultimately, I’m a little too old to be the good target audience for it — the same thing happened with the Percy Jackson series, so I […]
Read More Review: The Glass SentenceEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars “What about, like, Narnia?” asked Christopher. “Those kids went through all sorts of different doors, and they always wound up back with the big talking lion.” “That’s because Narnia was a Christian allegory pretending to be a fantasy series, you asshole,” said […]
Read More Review: Every Heart a DoorwayAnd I Darken by Kiersten White My rating: 4 of 5 stars *A huge thank you to Random House Children’s for providing me a digital ARC of this novel via Netgalley for the purposes of review* This is not a fast book, but if you stick with it, you may find it rewarding. I went […]
Read More Review: And I DarkenA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas My rating: 4 of 5 stars *4.5/5 An improvement over A Court of Thorns and Roses, without question, A Court of Mist and Fury embraces the myth of Hades and Persephone, leaving Beauty & the Beast behind in the dust. This is a much longer […]
Read More Review: A Court of Mist and FuryAs you may well be aware, Game of Thrones, HBO’s television adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, returned to television for its sixth season on April 24th in what can probably be accurately described as one of the biggest television events of the year. People gather for viewing parties, […]
Read More Confectionary FandemoniumDevil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black My rating: 0 of 5 stars 4.5/5* **Thank you to ABRAMS Kids and Amulet Books for providing me a digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley for the purposes of review** Did I ever mention I love stories with Faustian deals? Well, I love stories with Faustian deals. […]
Read More Review: Devil and the BluebirdThe Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman My rating: 3 of 5 stars **Thank you to the Berkley Publishing Group for providing me a digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley for the purposes of review** I’ll be honest, I was a little hesitant about this book at first. The premise sounded fun, but I’ve been […]
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