Title: Spark of the EverflameAuthor: Penn ColePublisher: Independently publishedPublication Date: June 2023ISBN: 9798988161714 Synopsis: In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by the Descended, their cruel magic-wielding offspring, Diem Bellator yearns to escape the insular life of her poor village. Her mother’s sudden disappearance-and the discovery of a dangerous secret aboutContinue reading “Book Review: Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole”
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Book Review: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Title: Ruthless VowsAuthor: Rebecca RossPublisher: Wednesday BooksPublication Date: December 26, 2023ISBN: 9781250857453 Synopsis: Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is missing, and the city of Oath continues to dwell in a state of disbelief and ignorance. When IrisContinue reading “Book Review: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross”
Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Title: Divine RivalsAuthor: Rebecca RossPublisher: St. Martin’s Publishing GroupPublication Date: April 3, 2024ISBN: 9781250857439 Synopsis:After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to winContinue reading “Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross”
Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkowski
Title: The Winner’s KissAuthor: Marie RutkowskiPublisher: Square FishPublication Date: March 7, 2017ISBN: 9781250104434 Synopsis:War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kindContinue reading “Book Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkowski”
Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
*I received a digital ARC on NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Foxglove KingAuthor: Hannah WhittenPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: March 7, 2023ISBN: 9780316434997 Synopsis: When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule:Continue reading “Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten”
Book Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkowski
Title: The Winner’s CrimeAuthor: Marie RuskowskiPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublication Date: March 2015ISBN: 9780374384708 Synopsis: A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she achesContinue reading “Book Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkowski”
Book Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Title: The Winner’s CurseAuthor: Marie RutkoskiPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublication Date: March 4, 2014ISBN: 9780374384678 Synopsis:They were never meant to be together. As a general’s daughter, seventeen-year-old Kestrel enjoys an extravagant and privileged life. Arin has nothing but the clothes on his back. Then Kestrel makes an impulsive decision that binds Arin to her. ThoughContinue reading “Book Review: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski”
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: Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Title: Tower of DawnAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingPublication Date: Originally published in 2017ISBN: 9781639731053 Synopsis: Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea’s last hope. But they have also come to Antica forContinue reading “Book Review: Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas”
Book Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Title: Queen of ShadowsAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingPublication Date: First published in 2015ISBN: 9781639731015 Synopsis: Celaena Sardothien has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight forContinue reading “Book Review: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas”
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