The Smoke Thieves was described as A Game of Thrones for a YA audience, though its multiple perspectives, the warring kingdoms and many character deaths were the only similarities – beyond that, The Smoke Thieves is comprised primarily of common fantasy tropes, making for a rather generic read. With one of the opening scenes involving actual demon hunting, I expected the demon smoke...
Review | The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The Bear and the Nightingale was one of my more anticipated reads for the year. As someone who loves historical...
DIY | My TBR Jar
I’ve been making an effort to read more backlist titles this year, in part because the number of books...
Top Ten Books to Pull Me Out of a Reading Slump
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, she posts an idea...
Review | Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood...
Review | Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage...
Top Ten Bookish Websites
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, she posts an idea...
Review | The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome; 2) A person’s undoing; 3)...
Review | The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in...
My At-Home Reading Survival Kit
If you’re anything like me, reading is a completely immersive process – and one that frequently leads to all the...