Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Thorns and RosesAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: BloomsburyPublication Date: June 2, 2020ISBN: 9781635575569 Synopsis: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly aContinue reading “Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas”

Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Title: Iron FlameAuthor: Rebecca YarrosPublisher: Red Tower BooksPublication Date: November 7, 2023ISBN: 9781649375858 Synopsis: Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’sContinue reading “Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros”

Book Review: Plan A by Deb Caletti

*I receive a digital ARC of this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Plan AAuthor: Deb CalettiPublisher: October 3, 2023Publication Date: Labyrinth RoadISBN: 9780593485545  Synopsis:Ivy can’t entirely believe it when the plus sign appears on the test. She didn’t even know it was possible from . . . what happened. But itContinue reading “Book Review: Plan A by Deb Caletti”

Book Review: An Echo in the City by K. X. Song

*I received a digital copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*Title: An Echo in the CityAuthor: K. X. SongPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: June 20, 2023ISBN: 9780316397025 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get anContinue reading “Book Review: An Echo in the City by K. X. Song”

Book Review: Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Check & MateAuthor: Ali HazelwoodPublisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: November 7, 2023ISBN: 9780593619919 Synopsis: Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her familyContinue reading “Book Review: Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood”

Book Review: Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Catfish RollingAuthor: Clara KumagaiPublisher: Penguin TeenPublication Date: October 3, 2023ISBN: 9781774882764 Synopsis: There’s a catfish under Japan, and when it rolls, the land rises and falls. At least, that’s what Sora was told after she lost her mother toContinue reading “Book Review: Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai”

Book Review: The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie

*I received this digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Only Girl in Town Author: Ally CondiePublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: September 19, 2023ISBN: 9780593327173 Synopsis:For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before senior year. Once, she had Alex to be herContinue reading “Book Review: The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie”

Book Review: The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The King is DeadAuthor: Benjamin DeanPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: July 18, 2023ISBN: 9780316519144 Synopsis: Heavy is the crown James has been born to wear, especially as the first Black heir to the British throne. ButContinue reading “Book Review: The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean”

Book Review: Why I’m Here by Jill Frayne

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Why I’m HereAuthor: Jill FraynePublisher: NeWest PressPublication Date: May 2022ISBN: 978-1-77439-049-8 Synopsis from Goodreads:Fifteen-year-old Gale is desperate to get out of Whitehorse, a fact that is immediately clear to counsellor Helen Cotillard when Gale walks into her office with her reluctant stepmother.Continue reading “Book Review: Why I’m Here by Jill Frayne”

Book Review: The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Phoenix KingAuthor: Aparna VermaPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: August 31, 20213ISBN: 9781668627983  Synopsis: The Ravani kingdom was born of a prophecy, carved from unforgiving desert sands and ruled by the Ravence bloodline: those with the power to command the Eternal Fire. Elena AadyaContinue reading “Book Review: The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma”