Category: Reviews
Review: The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon ” If we all sing together, our song can light up the dark. “ Set in a space that could be yesterday, today, or tomorrow, The Bone Sparrow chronicles the life and times of a young boy living […]
Review: When The Serpent Bites
When the Serpent Bites by Nesly Clerge Fredrick Starks has fallen from grace. The descent was just as messy as it was cruel, and he’s got all the time in the world to contemplate his mistakes, now that he’s been shut away from the […]
Review: The Dirty Book Club
The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison There are a few things I dislike: Watching any season of American Horror Story without The Supreme Jessica Lange. A PSL with no whipped cream on top. Waiting for a new season of The Real Housewives of […]
Review: The Adventurers Guild
The Adventurers Guild by Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulos ” Ser Jerra Freestone, the Paladin. Magus Zahira Silverglow, the Enchantress. Mother Aedra, Priestess of the Golden Way. Dox Eural, the Assassin. Foster Pendelton: the Warlock. The Traitor. The Father of Monsters. Foster the […]
Review: Mistress of All Evil : A Tale of the Dark Fairy
Mistress of All Evil : A Tale of the Dark Fairy by Serena Valentino ” Whatever her origins, she belonged to the crows. “ Everyone knows the stories that belong to the princesses. They are tales as old as time, told of beautiful girls […]
Review: The West Woods
The West Woods by Suzy Vadori A legacy family full of secrets, a mysterious fountain set in dense woods, and a prestigious preparatory school make up the bones of The West Woods, the new novel by Canadian author Suzy Vadori. A prequel to the Prix […]
Review: The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding (A Fiendish Arrangement)
The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding (A Fiendish Arrangement) by Alexandra Bracken Prosperity Redding was not only cursed with a terrible name, he was unfortunately dubbed the black sheep of the family almost from birth. Steadily standing in the shadow of his vivacious twin sister Prue, […]
Review: She, Myself, and I
She, Myself, and I by Emma Young Having to watch a child’s life transition from one of never-ending promise and light into the creeping and unrelenting darkness of shadows is the very skeleton that worst nightmares are made of. Desperation has sent a London family […]
Review: Shutter
Shutter by Laurie Faria Stolarz ” I assume he must be on the run, hiding from someone maybe. His hands are in full view at his mouth; there appears to be something on one of his wrists. I edge out a little farther to take […]
Review: All The Dirty Parts
All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler Cole is the boy your friends will warn you about. Handsome and athletic, with just the right amount of artsy thrown in, he’s every teenage girl’s dream — on the surface. But he’s starting to get himself a […]