I thought I would do something slightly different this time around and write up a review of the first three books in this series as they are all backlist. I am doing it this way for a few reasons; one they only take up one post leaving more review spaces for newer titles, two they […]
REVIEW: Crier’s War
My Thoughts: There are very few times that a review of a book hypes me up as much and this review hyped me for this book. This is one of the few books I knew about and wanted when I opened my Owl Crate Box in October. I knew I wanted to read it and […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Burn Our Bodies Down
Wilder Girls was one of the standout books for 2019 for me, surpassing any and all expectations. It was the perfect combination of Horror, Suspense, and Romance. Thus I am absolutely THRILLED to see a new book by Rory Power coming out! Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No […]
REVIEW: Dark and Deepest Red
My Thoughts: I cannot even begin to tell you exactly how much I love this book. Which really should not surprise you as Anna-Marie McLemore is the deity of Magical Realism. Their writing style is so beautiful and evocative it makes our own world feel a tad bit more magical. Dark and Deepest Red was […]
REVIEW: Call Down The Hawk
My Thoughts: As I stated in my Waiting For Wednesday post for Call Down The Hawk, I am a latecomer to The Raven Cycle, but goodness did I fall hard for these all. Especially Adam and Ronan and their slow-burn romance. I think I whooped out loud when they finally kissed. This was definitely one […]
Seventy-Seven Saturday: Call Down The Hawk
Ronan pressed the heel of his hand against his eye, checking for nightwash, but it wasn’t bad yet. “I’m not that big of an asshole.” Page 77 Snippet – Call Down The Hawk. So I have already read past this point in the book and this scene! OMG! This scene was peak Lynch and Parrish! […]
Seventy-Seven Saturday: Slay
I don’t know what she wants me to say to this, so I let her keep talking. I think that’s partially why we’ve been friends for so long – she fills the spaces I would otherwise leave silent. Page 77 Snippet – Slay by Brittney Morris I’m not even sure why but this snippet made […]
REVIEW: Undead Girl Gang
My Thoughts: I had heard mixed reviews of this book but decided to give it a go, because if you have known me for even a second; lesbian witches is something I’m in for ALWAYS. I didn’t expect to cry as often as I did in this book. In the long run, this book was […]
October OwlCrate Unboxing
I’m so excited to bring you today’s post! As many of you might know I have been receiving OwlCrate since April, and I really love it. I have talked a bit about the books that have come with it. So far everyone book I have read has been a great read. Last month I tried […]
Waiting For Wednesday: We Free The Stars
It is no secret that We Hunt The Flame was one of my favourite books I have read this year. I was obsessed with it before I read it and I only became more obsessed after I read it. Zafira is the Hunter, braving the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir […]
REVIEW: Cannonball
My Thoughts: This is such a hard review to write because on one hand I really enjoyed many aspects of this story. One the other I absolutely HATED the main character. She treats her friends as rubbish, she’s elitist and entitled. Even when she has succeeded she’s bitter and grumpy. I just wanted to shake […]
Seventy-Seven Saturday: The Diviners
It was well after eleven when Memphis returned to the Hotsy Totsy. Gabe came running up to him. “Where you been, boss man?” Page 77 Snippet – The Diviners by Libba Bray I am finally starting this book. Yes, I have been living under a rock for ages, I’m not sure why I kept putting […]
REVIEW: Her Royal Highness
My Thoughts: I have to say when I first started this book I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. I found millie at times a rather annoying narrator. I personally really found the setup scenes boring just take me to Scotland already! Besides the ex and one of the friends the other friends […]
Waiting For Wednesday: The Toll
I blame some kind of fatigue or brain fade for not posting this book earlier. I adored Scythe and am still got brain matter dripping out of my ear at how mind-blowing Thunderhead was. I cannot wait to see what Neal throws our way in this final book! It’s been three years since Rowan and […]
REVIEW: Sadie
My Thoughts: First off I listened to the audiobook for this and while this isn’t something I often mention when I have done so, this case is different.* The audiobook takes this book to the next level with a full cast of talented voice actors everything is 1000% better. Sadie alternates between chapters of a […]
Seventy- Seven Saturday: American Royals
His words were both a question and a promise. All Nina could do was nod. She shrugged out of his jacket and handed it to him before heading back inside. Page 77 Snippet — American Royals by Katharine McGee So I had heard a few things about this book and was interested in it, vaguely. […]
Waiting For Wednesday: The Gravity Of Us
I’m honestly a bit surprised that I haven’t already posted about this. I have been hearing about it everywhere for ages. I was so positive that I had already posted but think I got confused with Something like Gravity. As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to […]
REVIEW: Wayward Son
My Thoughts: This is a hard book to review because while I like it a lot, I’m not sure many readers of Carry On will. Don’t get me wrong it is a very good book, but also a very different type of book from Carry On. Which I think is appropriate. Simon, Penelope, Agatha, and […]
Waiting For Wednesday: We Unleash The Merciless Storm
We Set The Dark On Fire was one of the best books I read this year so far. I think of it all the time and I loved the way it was written. So, of course, I am thrilled about the second book! Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
This is an odd one to be excited for as I have yet to read the first book, but I have heard so many good things about the first book, that I can’t wait for this one to come out too. I might just wait to read them back to back and savour the series. […]
REVIEW: Frankly in Love
My Thoughts: First off, I absolutely adore the fact that the title is a pun on Frank Li’s name like that’s just perfect. Secondly, fake dating is my all-time favourite ever romance trope. So, of course, I was totally in for this diverse cute romance. YOU GUYS I WAS PLAYED! I got more than a […]
REVIEW: Legacy
My Thoughts: I read this book as part of the Aussie and Kiwi YA Bloggers August buddy read, which I was hosting. You can read the blog post and check out the chat questions over on the blog. I’ll be honest as this is a hard book to write about as I am not a […]
REVIEW: We Hunt The Flame
My Thoughts: This book! You guys I was so excited about this book that when I saw it in my Owl Crate I squealed like actually and completely squealed. It was so loud that my dog barked along thinking I might be dying or something. I then put it on my shelf to wait until […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Who Put This Song On?
This is a book I only recently stumbled upon and sounds like something I’m really interested in. I am learning I really like books that talk about identity and how to navigate and discover yours while living in a society that wants us to all be the same. Trapped in sunny, stifling, small-town suburbia, seventeen-year-old […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Ruthless Gods
Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan has definitely been a highlight of the year, and definitely a favourite book. I loved this dark gritty fantasy so much, with warring factions of magic, and dark evil boys. So the next book in the series is one I have been keeping my eye out for. Darkness never works […]
REVIEW: Sorcery of Thorns
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. […]
REVIEW: Wilder Girls
It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty’s life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest […]
REVIEW If I Was Your Girl
Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into her life. […]
REVIEW: These Witches Don’t Burn
Hannah’s a witch, but not the kind you’re thinking of. She’s the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she’s ever caught using it in front of a […]
Waiting For Wednesday: Come Tumbling Down
By far the Wayward Children Series by Seanan McQuire is one of my favourites I have discovered this year. I absolutely loved each one with Beneath the Sugar Sky is probably my absolute favourite of them. So, of course, I am 159% *IN* for the latest in the series Come Tumbling Down. When Jack left […]