Aside from young adult, one of my favourite genres to read is historical fiction. I really don't talk about historical fiction enough on here - in fact I hardly talk about it at all. I'm not as well versed in historical fiction as I am in YA, but nevertheless, when someone asks me what my … Continue reading Favourite Historical Fictions
Title: The Darkest Star Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: YA SciFi Pages: 368 Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: October 30, 2018 Synopsis: When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an … Continue reading The Darkest Star – Book Review
Title: The Sisters of the Winter Wood Author: Rena Rossner Genre: Fantasy, Magic Realism Pages: 464 Publisher: Redhook Release Date: September 25, 2018 Synopsis: Raised in a small village surrounded by vast forests, Liba and Laya have lived a peaceful sheltered life - even if they've heard of troubling times for Jews elsewhere. When their parents … Continue reading The Sisters of the Winter Wood – Book Review
Title: Rule Author: Ellen Goodlett Genre: YA fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Pages: 384 Synopsis: The king is dying, his heir has just been murdered, and rebellion brews in the east. But the kingdom of Kolonya and the outer Reaches has one last option before it descends into leaderless chaos. Or rather, three unexpected options. Zofi has spent … Continue reading Rule – Book Review
Title: Not Even Bones Author: Rebecca Schaeffer Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Synopsis: Dexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market — until she’s betrayed. Nita doesn’t murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet—her mother does that. Nita just dissects … Continue reading Not Even Bones – Book Review
Title: Mirage Author: Somaiya Daud Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA Publisher: Flatiron Books Pages: 320 Release Date: August 28, 2018 Synopsis: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams … Continue reading Blog Tour: Mirage
In January I set a reading goal for the year for myself as 25 books. So far I have read 19 and am almost finished my 20th. At this rate I can see that I will definitely surpass that goal, but I'm glad to not be feeling the same pressure to read as I was … Continue reading Mid-Year Favourite Reads
