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: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Throne of GlassAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: BloomsburyPublication Date: August 2012ISBN: 9781639730957 Synopsis: In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom.Continue reading “Book Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas”

Book Review: Of Light and Shadow by Tanaz Bhathena

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Of Light and ShadowAuthor: Tanaz BhathenaPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: May 23, 2023ISBN: 9780374389123 Synopsis:Roshan Chaya is out for justice. Abandoned by her parents at birth and adopted by the kingdom of Jwala’s most notorious bandit before his brutal murder,Continue reading “Book Review: Of Light and Shadow by Tanaz Bhathena”

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: 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”

Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Title: SpareAuthor: Prince Harry, Duke of SussexPublisher: Random House of CanadaPublication Date: January 10, 2023ISBN: 9781039003750 Synopsis:Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press forContinue reading “Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex”

Book Review: A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers

*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”

Book Review: Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Tokyo DreamingAuthor: Emiko JeanPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: May 2022ISBN: 9781250766632 Synopsis:In this sequel to Tokyo Ever After, Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true. Only…Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citingContinue reading “Book Review: Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean”

Book Review: Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Over the Woodward WallAuthor: A. Deborah BakerPublisher: TorPublication Date: October 2020ISBN: 9780765399274 Synopsis from Goodreads:Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework –Continue reading “Book Review: Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker”

Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Tokyo Ever AfterAuthor: Emiko JeanPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: May 18, 2021ISBN: 9781250766601 Synopsis from Goodreads:Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother,Continue reading “Book Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean”