Book Review: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Kingdom of AshAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingPublication Date: Originally published in 2018ISBN: 9781639731077 Synopsis: Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people-but at a tremendous cost. Locked in an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge thatContinue reading “Book Review: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas”

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: 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: Friends like These by Meg Rosoff

*I received an egalley of this book from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Friends like TheseAuthor: Meg RosoffPublisher: Tundra BooksPublication Date: May 30, 2023ISBN: 9781774881101 Synopsis:New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives inContinue reading “Book Review: Friends like These by Meg Rosoff”

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: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto

*I received an e-galley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Chloe and the Kaishao BoysAuthor: Mae CoyiutoPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 7, 2023ISBN: 9780593461631 Synopsis:Chloe knows what it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila, study business management, and join the family company. But whenContinue reading “Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto”

Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Summer of Bitter and SweetAuthor: Jen FergusonPublisher: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication Date: May 10, 2022ISBN: 978-63086180 Synopsis: Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whoseContinue reading “Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson”

Book Review: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Good CompanyAuthor: Cynthia D’Aprix SweeneyPublisher: CCCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: May 4, 2021ISBN: 9780062876003 Synopsis:Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her bestContinue reading “Book Review: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney”

Book Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: A Venom Dark and SweetAuthor: Judy I. LinPublisher: Feiwel & FriendsPublication Date: August 23, 2022ISBN: 9781250767103 Synopsis:A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided byContinue reading “Book Review: A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin”

Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*Title: Blame it on the BrontësAuthor: Annie SerenoPublisher: Forever, Hachette Book GroupPublication Date: May 3, 2022ISBN: 978-1-5387-2143-8 Synopsis: English professor Athena Murphy is an authority on the novels of the Brontë. To save her job, Athena decides to write a biography of C.L.Continue reading “Blame it on the Brontës by Annie Sereno”