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Book Review: The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

As we’re heading into winter, I’ve been cozied up with my crochet project and a copy of The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by #CarissaBroadbent. I’ll admit that this book took a little longer than usual to get through—a little less reading and a little too much Netflix—but I still enjoyed this second book in the #CrownsofNyaxia series.

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Book Review: Tideborn by Eliza Chan

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: TidebornAuthor: Eliza ChanPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: March 25, 2025ISBN: 9780316564946 Synopsis: A tsunami and a dragon’s wish have wrought changes upon the city of Tiankawi that have never been seen before. But shared experiences have not healed the rift between the city’s fathomfolkContinue reading “Book Review: Tideborn by Eliza Chan”

Book Review: Gleam by Raven Kennedy

Title: Gleam (Plated Prisoner #3)Author: Raven KennedyPublisher: SourcebooksPublication Date: May 28, 2024ISBN: 9781464224492 Synopsis: The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out… Until you realize it’s about keeping you in. I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’tContinue reading “Book Review: Gleam by Raven Kennedy”

Book Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Title: The Serpent and the Wings of NightAuthor: Carissa BroadbentPublisher: Nasyra PublishingPublication Date: August 16, 2022ISBN: ‎9781957779027 Synopsis:The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held byContinue reading “Book Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent”

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: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Title: Our Missing HeartsAuthor: Celeste NgPublisher VikingPublication Date: October 4, 2022ISBN: 9780735245341 Synopsis:Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,Continue reading “Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng”

Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park

*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra KimAuthor: Patricia ParkPublisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 21, 2023ISBN: 9780593563373 Synopsis:Alejandra Kim doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her súper Spanish name andContinue reading “Book Review: Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park”

Book Review: Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Out of the SunAuthor: Esi EdugyanPublisher: House of AnansiPublication Date: September 6, 2021ISBN: 9781487009878 Synopsis from Goodreads:What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are,Continue reading “Book Review: Out of the Sun by Esi Edugyan”

Book Review: From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: From Little Tokyo, With LoveAuthor: Sarah KuhnPublisher: Viking BooksPublication Date: May 11, 2021ISBN: 9780593327487 Synopsis from Goodreads:If Rika’s life seems like the beginning of a familiar fairy tale–being an orphan with two bossy cousins and working away in her aunts’ business–she wouldContinue reading “Book Review: From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn”

Book Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Title: The Nickel BoysAuthor: Colson WhiteheadPublisher: DoubleDay CanadaPublication Date: July 16, 2019ISBN: 9780385693967 Synopsis from Goodreads:Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South in the early 1960s, one innocentContinue reading “Book Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead”