Book Reviews

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited loveโ€”sheโ€™s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly canโ€™t stomach the idea of rejection. So sheโ€™s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.… Continue reading The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

Reading Challenges

#Ownvoices Books About Diverse Women #WHMReadingChallenge

I can't believe it's already the last week of March, and therefore the last week of Women's History Month and the reading challenge! For this week, the prompt is #ownvoices books about diverse women. I spent some time thinking about how I wanted to do this, and in the end I decided to not just… Continue reading #Ownvoices Books About Diverse Women #WHMReadingChallenge

Book Reviews

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she's, in fact, one of Quadara's most skilled thieves and a liar. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara's most enlightened region, Eonia. He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. When… Continue reading Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

First Impression Friday

First Impression Friday: The Priory of the Orange Tree

First Impression Friday is a meme created by J.W. Martin, where you give a few impressions of a book you have recently started, and predict what you will think at the end. Itโ€™s cool because you get to look back after finishing the book to see what you were thinking at the beginning! This is one… Continue reading First Impression Friday: The Priory of the Orange Tree

Reading Challenges

Female Authors Highlight #WHMReadingChallenge

It's now the third week of the challenge Weird Zeal has created, the Women's History Month Reading Challenge. You can read about it here! For the blogging section, this week's prompt is female authors. I know I'm late, but I wasn't able to write my post the weekend before and writing it on Monday wasn't… Continue reading Female Authors Highlight #WHMReadingChallenge

Book Reviews

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis: In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home. Safi must avoid capture at all costs… Continue reading Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2019 TBR

Somehow March has already rolled around, and it's time to set some priorities! I can't let these books control me... I gotta get them in order. So, here are the top books I really want to get around to reading this spring. It was really tempting to put a bunch of new releases on here,… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2019 TBR

Book Reviews

Monstress Vol 1 (#1-6): Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them… Continue reading Monstress Vol 1 (#1-6): Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu

First Impression Friday

First Impression Friday: Four Dead Queens

First Impression Friday is a meme created by J.W. Martin, where you give a few impressions of a book you have recently started, and predict what you will think at the end. Itโ€™s cool because you get to look back after finishing the book to see what you were thinking at the beginning! First, a bit… Continue reading First Impression Friday: Four Dead Queens

Book Reviews

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Synopsis: Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, sheโ€™s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza canโ€™t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire… Continue reading Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia