Monthly Wrap Up: January 2021

Well, I had a really good reading month for January and finished 13 books. I can't really complain about this past month's reading. Hopefully this is a sign that I'm getting back to my normal amount of reading, but I guess time will tell for sure. One month does not make a pattern after all. … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: January 2021

Book Review: Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg #Spellmaker

Summary: England, 1895. An unsolved series of magician murders and opus thefts isn’t a puzzle to Elsie Camden. But to reveal a master spellcaster as the culprit means incriminating herself as an unregistered spellbreaker. When Elsie refuses to join forces with the charming assassin, her secret is exposed, she’s thrown in jail, and the murderer … Continue reading Book Review: Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg #Spellmaker

Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

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. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to … Continue reading Can’t-Wait Wednesday: The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

Book Review: Spellbound by Allie Therin

Summary: To save Manhattan, they’ll have to save each other first… 1925, New York Arthur Kenzie’s life’s work is protecting the world from the supernatural relics that could destroy it. When an amulet with the power to control the tides is shipped to New York, he must intercept it before it can be used to … Continue reading Book Review: Spellbound by Allie Therin

This Week in Reading: Is My Reading Spark Back?

Hi everyone! Despite feeling very 'meh' still, I managed to get a lot of reading in. I finished up FOUR books over the past week. Of course, two of them I was almost finished going into the week so it's not quite as impressive as it sounds, but I'll take it anyway. I guess I've … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Is My Reading Spark Back?

Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Summary: France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman … Continue reading Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

This Week in Reading: Small Bits of Progress

Well, I did manage to finish two manga volumes over the last week because I want to get them back to the library soon. But as for the rest--I'm still working on my books from last week. I have made some progress on them both though so not all is lost. I've also picked up … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Small Bits of Progress

Book Review: Blue Angel by Phil Williams

Summary: She’s touched the underworld. Can she survive its legacy? Waking on an unfamiliar floor, Pax is faced with two hard truths. A murderous government agency wants her dead – and monsters really do exist. What’s more, her body’s going haywire, which she desperately hopes isn’t a side-effect of her encounters in the city’s tunnels. … Continue reading Book Review: Blue Angel by Phil Williams

TBR Shelf Cleanup #49

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 #49

Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Summary: A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in … Continue reading Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune