Book Review: The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

Summary: Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn't what the storybooks promised. Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a … Continue reading Book Review: The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

Mini Book Reviews: The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black

I'm still behind on book reviews so I'm doing something a little bit different today! I combined both of these books into one post of two mini-reviews. Enjoy! 🙂 Summary: Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of … Continue reading Mini Book Reviews: The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King by Holly Black

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence. Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass

Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

Summary: Set in 1491 during the reign of the last sultanate in the Iberian peninsula, The Bird King is the story of Fatima, the only remaining Circassian concubine to the sultan, and her dearest friend Hassan, the palace mapmaker. Hassan has a secret--he can draw maps of places he's never seen and bend the shape … Continue reading Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

This Week in Reading: More Progress Made!

I had an okay week in reading this week and finished two books, The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons and The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on both of these soon! The thing I'm most excited about is that I'm FINALLY caught up on my netgalley queue! … Continue reading This Week in Reading: More Progress Made!

Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson

Summary: Sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali is in an Olympus-sized mountain of trouble. Rule number one in arrow-toting matchmaking: don't stick yourself. But accidents happen, and Kali instantly falls hard for her indie rock, bass-playing target, Benicio. The God of Love is going to kill her. Even if he is her dad. Being the daughter of Eros … Continue reading Book Review: Lovestruck by Kate Watson

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages fills the … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad

Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

Summary: Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there. Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the … Continue reading Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker

Can’t-Wait Wednesday, aka Waiting on Wednesday, is a weekly meme originating from Jill at Breaking the Spine and now hosted by Wishful Endings. If you’re interested in participating, stop by Wishful Endings to link up your posts. In a world where demigods and demons walk among mortals, the Emperor of the vast Burnt Empire has died, leaving a turbulent … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker

Book Review: Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

Summary: They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before—the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the … Continue reading Book Review: Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts