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ARC Review: Of Starlight and Bone by Emily Layne
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. After two years of blogging, I finally got Netgalley and this is the first book I read from it. I’m glad to say it was a good start! I probably won’t be using Netgalley too often in the immediate future, since I don’t have many books on it, but we’ll see. Of Starlight and Bone was in the Read Now section, and it was one of the few YA books there. Title: Of Starlight and BoneAuthor: Emily LayneGenre: YA Science FictionSeries: The Lost Colony #1Release Date: March 7, 2023Publisher: Owl Hollow PressPage Count: 261 Cinder meets Firefly in this dark, YA science-fiction…
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Review: Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m here with my first review of 2023. I’m hoping to do more reviews this year, so let’s see how that goes. Today, I’m reviewing Glitter Gets Everywhere. Title: Glitter Gets EverywhereAuthor: Yvette ClarkGenre: MG Contemporary/Realistic FictionSeries: NonePage Count: 320 (hardcover) Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over the last few months, and she needs the world to stop spinning around her. She needs things to return to normal — or as normal as they’ll ever be. Normal definitely does not include her family moving from their home in a cozy corner of…
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Review: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
Break my heart, why don’t you, Aiden Thomas? I am floored. I thought Cemetery Boys was good; this was next level. I am in love with this book. And I have to wait a whole year until the next one?! Title: The Sunbearer TrialsAuthor: Aiden ThomasGenre: YA FantasySeries: The Sunbearer Duology #1Page Count: 401 (hardcover) Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys. “Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not a real hero.”…
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Review: A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Being on summer break has felt kind of weird so far. I always feel like there’s something I need to do. When I had school, there was homework and studying, but now, I’m like, “what am I supposed to do with all this free time?” It’s been a month minute since I’ve done a review and I was wanting to get one out, so I decided to review A Wish in the Dark, one of the books I read for AAPI Month. I’ve heard great things about it and I am happy to say that it did not disappoint. Title: A Wish…
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Review: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. This week has been loooooong. We have this weird schedule at school for testing, so we have extra long block period sessions, where classes are two hours long. It makes the days go by so slowly. And we have it again next week! Anyways, enough complaining from me. I’m here to talk about a new favorite book of mine! Have you ever read a book where you just felt completely and totally happy when it ended? And you couldn’t keep that smile off your face? Well, I have found that book. Counting Down with You is now one of my favorite contemporaries.…
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Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
I have found a favorite mystery book–series, to be exact. Thank you very much, Holly Jackson. Seriously though, this book was amazing. (I’m really running out of words to describe books I love.) The hype it has is truly deserved. Title: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Author: Holly Jackson Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1 Page Count: 387 (paperback) The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder,…
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Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang | A Brilliant, Asian-Inspired Fantasy, Full of Warfare and Fire
Yes, I have finally read it. The Poppy War has been on my TBR for the longest time; I saw it first on Cherelle’s blog, most likely, and then it started popping up on a bunch of other blogs, with the most positive things to say about it. So I knew I had to read it. It was totally worth it. So, without further ado, onto the review! Title: The Poppy WarAuthor: R.F. KuangGenre: Fantasy, AdultSeries: The Poppy War #1Page Count: 527 (Paperback) A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery…
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Review + Moodboard: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah | A Powerful Story of Two Sisters During WW2
Well, that was an emotional roller coaster. When I was finishing this, I was up until 11:00 pm, reading the last eighty pages of this, and when I was done, I just sat there, trying to comprehend what I had read. It was a lot to take in. I received this as a birthday present from my older sibling (thank you to him!) and was instantly intrigued when I read the synopsis for it. A historical fiction novel about WW2, told from the perspective of the women? Count me in. Title: The Nightingale Author: Kristin Hannah Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult Series: None Page Count: 564 “In love we find out…
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Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
My mind is officially blown. I went into this book with extremely high expectations and Chloe Gong exceeded all of them. I can not believe how good this book is. It took me over a month to read but it was incredibly worth it and I can’t wait to read the sequel. Title: These Violent DelightsAuthor: Chloe GongGenre: Fantasy, Romance, Young AdultSeries: These Violent Delights #1Page Count: 449 Synopsis: “The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai,…
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Review: The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I have a book review for The Weight of the Stars. I read this book a while ago, but I haven’t able to write down a coherent review with my thoughts on it. I finally managed to put my thoughts down, so here it is! Title: The Weight of the StarsAuthor: K. AncrumGenre: Science Fiction, Contemporary, Young AdultSeries: NonePage Count: 384 Synopsis: “Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for…
