Lost Souls of Leningrad by Suzanne ParryMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022
Review: 100 African Americans Who Shaped American History: A Black History Biography Book for Kids and Teens
Review: The Young Activist’s Dictionary of Social Justice
Review: Radical Radiance: A 12-Week Journey to Discover the Beauty of Self-Love and Manifest Abundance and Joy
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022
Review: A Deal with the Elf King
A Deal with the Elf King by Elise KovaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This young adult story about a girl becoming a human queen in the world of the Fey was one that I devoured. I loved that it had just a touch of spice so that it would work for all ages. If I would have read this last year when it came out it would have been the perfect escape from the world of covid. I loved the flow and pacing and the characters. I do have to say that make sure you grab that extra part that is on the author's website because it leads right up to the next book and its a must!! I hope that she decides to reprint these and add that to the actual book. I have since added book two and three to my wishlist.
This is one story that will whisk you away to a far off land where your troubles disappear. At least for a little while. Its the perfect book to leave your world behind and be absorbed into a story.
Go Into This One Knowing: Young Adult with a touch of spice.
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
Review: Ash Princess
Ash Princess by Laura SebastianMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
*This review was from 2018*
Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: I am a die-hard fantasy fan and this one hit it off early on.
Do I Recommend this book? YES if you love darker themed stories this one is for you!
Notes and Opinions: Color me sold with this very dark and dangerous fantasy. I think this one could have gone even darker but as it sits it was so amazing and I couldn't put it down. This one has it all magic, amazing characters, and some wonderful world building.
The world building to this one was great. We get a rundown of the magic and the gods in this world as well as a little backstory on what happened. I would love a prequel to this one about Theo's mom and her rule. Or even further back. The author did a fabulous job making this world come to life and I never felt that it was info dumping or confusing me.
The magic in this one was new (at least from what books I have read). I love reading about new creatures and new magic. So many authors just use the same old thing with a slight twist and this one didn't do that. The magic in this one was spot on and worked well. It was easy to follow but also still had that mystery surrounding it where you know that they don't know everything about their magic. It really made it feel vibrant, new, and amazing.
The characters in this one were great. I do think that this would have made a very good dual POV with Theo and Soren but as it sits it was still wonderful. I really loved Theo she was put into a situation where everything was her fault even though it wasn't. I don't think I would have been strong enough to be whipped again and again. She was strong and fierce and a survivor. I am excited to see what happens in book two Lady Smoke. As for the light love triangle (yes there is one) I really enjoyed it. It was done very well and I again can't wait to see what is going to happen with it. At the end of this book, you find something out about one of her loves. And I am very interested to see how that plays out.
At the end of this one, I think that this one overall could have been much darker. This being a higher young adult story I think that the author could have gone all out with the darkness and really make us readers scream. But as it sits I still really loved it. It was pretty much perfect in my eyes. It was still plenty dark and had such an amazing world. If you like darker stories this one is for you!
Go Into This One Knowing: Murder, Plots, Magic, Punishments (whipping), no cliffhanger, slight love triangle
*This review is from 2022*
Unfortunately 2018 to now my enjoyment of this story has died. I loved this one when I first read it but sadly revisiting this one again for bookclub this just wasn't as good. I know that our reading tastes evolve over time but this just makes me super sad.
This one made me so bored. I wanted to slap the MC so many times as she was droning on. She had no real emotions and I was just bored out of my mind. I did decide to keep at it until I made it to my normal 50 pages after I stopped and DNFed at 40 pages but still I just didn't care about the characters.
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Review: I'm Different You're Different We're All Different
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Review: Love Is Love
Love Is Love by Michael GenhartMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful story for kids to help them learn that love can be more. It was colorful and family can be diverse in many ways.
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Review: Love Is Love
Love Is Love by Michael GenhartMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful story for kids to help them learn that love can be more. It was colorful and family can be diverse in many ways.
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Review: More Than You Can See: A Mother's Memoir
Friday, August 5, 2022
Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an amazing story that I could not put down!
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Review: Witch Please
Witch Please by Ann AguirreMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I have a love hate relationship with this book. There were parts I loved like the characters but the world building of the aspects of the witches powers and lines were a little difficult to follow. And this is coming from someone that has been within the religion of witchcraft for many years. Overall this one is one that I would check out at the library before committing to it.
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Monday, August 1, 2022
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