Book Reviews and Other Fangirl Musings
Amina's Song by Hena Khan Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: March 9th, 2021 GOODREADS--BOOKSTORE LINK--BOOKSHOP AFFILIATE LINK* *by using this link to purchase the book I would receive a small commission at no extra cost to you I received this from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for a review. This does not affect my review… Continue reading Amina’s Song
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna Rating: 4.5/5 Publication Date: February 9th, 2021 Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally… Continue reading The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: October 8th, 2019 Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse.… Continue reading Ninth House
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by VE Schwab Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: October 6th, 2020 A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. 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.… Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by VE Schwab
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi Rating: 4/5 Publication Date: September 22nd, 2020 They are each other’s fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope. Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost — one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends,… Continue reading The Silvered Serpents Review
Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: June 25, 2019 Power. Courage. Invincibility. The marks of a true hero. Meg Sawyer has none of these things. Meg has never stopped a moving bus with her bare hands, been bitten by a radioactive insect, or done anything moderately resembling saving the world. She doesn't… Continue reading Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds REVIEW
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Publication Date: August 4th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to… Continue reading Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest Publication Date: August 25th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Following in the footsteps of her überfamous grandma, eighteen-year-old Evie Jones is poised to be Hollywood’s next big star. That is until a close friend’s betrayal leads to her being blacklisted . . . Fortunately, Evie knows just the thing… Continue reading Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown Publication Date: June 2nd 2020 Rating: 5/5 The first in an fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction. For Malik, the… Continue reading A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Review
Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith Publication Date: January 28th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Divya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest online game. Divya—better known as popular streaming gamer D1V—regularly leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the game’s vast and gorgeous virtual universe. But for… Continue reading Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith (Though do read mine here because this book was PHENOMENAL)
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