Summary: Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lord’s eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with the strongest magical land-sense? His scandalous daughter, who ran away from home years ago to study illusion? Hetta knows it won’t be her, and she’s … Continue reading Book Review: Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster
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Book Review: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Summary: Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be … Continue reading Book Review: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
This Week in Reading: A Rough Start But a Strong Finish!
Had a bit of a rough go with reading for much of the week. I did manage to do okay with audio and finished up Peace Talks and started my next read there. But for print I was incredibly distracted and didn't make much progress at all until the weekend. Over the weekend I finished … Continue reading This Week in Reading: A Rough Start But a Strong Finish!
The TBR Tag
Yay, another tag! I'm not quite sure who originally created this one, but I recently (somewhat haha) saw this tag over at Space and Sorcery and thought it looked like a fun one to fill out. How do you keep track on your TBR list? Well, I only consider books officially on my TBR if … Continue reading The TBR Tag
TBR Shelf Cleanup #33
Time for another round up of books from my TBR to go through! Each week I'll be going over a selection from my physical unread books and deciding what to keep and what to purge. There will be a third option--undecided--which I might ask for your input on why you think I should keep or … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #33
Book Review: Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Summary: While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with an air of the sinister directs her to perform a task with potentially scandalous consequences. He rewards her effort with … Continue reading Book Review: Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
This Week in Reading: Things Are Still Chaos, but I’m Reading!
Hello all! Here in the United States today is a national holiday, Labor Day, so I have off work. Of course our contractor decided to work today so I only had one free day this entire three-day weekend where I could relax (Sunday) and that was catching up on chores and blogging. Weeeeeeee! (I've not … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Things Are Still Chaos, but I’m Reading!
Twenty Books of Summer Wrap-Up
Many thanks again to Cathy at 746 Books. for hosting this event! I had a lot of fun with it again this year. Even though I didn't finish every book on my initial list, I did get through a lot of them and I read a lot of other fun books besides these. 🙂 Here’s … Continue reading Twenty Books of Summer Wrap-Up
TBR Shelf Cleanup #32
Time for another round up of books from my TBR to go through! Each week I'll be going over a selection from my physical unread books and deciding what to keep and what to purge. There will be a third option--undecided--which I might ask for your input on why you think I should keep or … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #32
Book Review: Amber & Dusk by Lyra Selene
Summary: Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Out in the permanent twilight of the Dusklands, her guardians called her power to create illusions a curse. But Sylvie knows it gives her a place in Coeur d'Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City, … Continue reading Book Review: Amber & Dusk by Lyra Selene
Way Too Fantasy 