*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Dreadful SplendorAuthor: B. R. MyersPublisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: August 2022ISBN: 9780063209831 Synopsis: London, 1852. Genevieve Timmons has made her living posing as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy believers, until one misstep lands her in a jail cellContinue reading “Book Review: A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers”
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Book Review: Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
*I received this book from Hachette in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Muse of Nightmares Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2, 2018 ISBN: 9780316341714 Synopsis from Goodreads: In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other aContinue reading “Book Review: Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor”
Review: Himself by Jess Kidd
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Himself Author: Jess Kidd Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: March 21, 2017 ISBN: 9781501166099 Synopsis from Goodreads: Blending strange kindnesses, casual violence and buried secrets: an unforgettable debut from a dark new voice in Irish fiction. When Mahony returns to Mulderrig, aContinue reading “Review: Himself by Jess Kidd”
Review: Strange the Dreamer
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 28, 2017 ISBN: 9780316341684 Synopsis from Goodreads: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has alwaysContinue reading “Review: Strange the Dreamer”
Review: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
*I received this book from Hachette Book Group Canada in Exchange for and honest review.* Title: Lair of Dreams Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9780316126045 Synopsis from Goodreads After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O’Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. NowContinue reading “Review: Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray”
Review: Black Dog Summer by Miranda Sherry
*I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Black Dog Summer Author: Miranda Sherry Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada Publication Date: February 10, 2015 ISBN: 9781476779768 Synopsis from Goodreads: Compulsively readable and stylistically stunning, Black Dog Summer begins with a murder, a farmstead massacre, in the South African bush. Thirty-eight-year-oldContinue reading “Review: Black Dog Summer by Miranda Sherry”
Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: The Raven Boys Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Published: 2012 ISBN: 978-0-545-42492-9 Synopsis from Goodreads: Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.His name isContinue reading “Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater”
Review: Libba Bray’s The Diviners
Title: The Diviners Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Date Published: 2012 (hardcover), 2013 (paperback) Libba Bray, the author of the Gemma Doyle series (a series that I was complete obsessed with in high school and still love to this day), has begun a new series,Continue reading “Review: Libba Bray’s The Diviners”