Books That Are Not Worth the Hype – Oops

There is nothing wrong about books turning into popular sensations across all platforms, because it gives its authors tons of exposure and readers something new to look forward too. While I do believe that some books popularized in book social media, such as Booktube, Booktok or Bookstagram, actually deserve the hype that's it's currently getting, …

ARC Review: Dance of Twilight and Tears by Zara Mills

Algae and toe shoes, feathers and tutusBehind the gilded doors of the Paris Opéra Ballet, two best friends, Madeleine and Lucie, dance the night away. But at first morning light, their human bodies transform into webbed feet, billed lips, and wings.When enchanted, the girls are the Bois de Boulogne’s famous black and white swans. For …

Review: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo. And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life. Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to …

Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back—even for just a little while—is to steal love from others. Wren is a source—a rare kind of …

ARC Review: The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme

For a hundred years, the once-prosperous kingdom of Perin Faye has suffered under the rule of the greedy and power-hungry Thungrave kings. Maralyth Graylaern, a vintner's daughter, has no idea her hidden magical power is proof of a secret bloodline and claim to the throne. Alac Thungrave, the king’s second son, has always been uncomfortable …

Review: Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Title: Furyborn (The Empirium #1) Author: Claire Legrand Release Date: May 2018 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair …

Review: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Title: Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) Author: Neal Shusterman Release Date: January 2018 Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Summary: Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the second novel of the chilling New York Times bestselling series from Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. Rowan has gone …

ARC Review: Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury

Title: Between the Sea and Stars (The Lena Series #1) Author: Chantal Gadoury Release Date: June 19, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Retellings, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ I received an ARC ebook copy of this book personally from the author in exchange for a honest review Summary:  A Legend,  A Magical Shell  A Girl Who Dreamed Of Something …

Review: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Title: Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) Author: Neal Shusterman Release Date: November 2016 Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Summary:  Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are …

Review: Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Title: Love and Gelato Author: Jenna Evans Welch Release Date: May 2016 Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Summary: “I made the wrong choice.” Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to …