The nitty-gritty: Another winning story in the Heartstone series, I was once again enchanted by White’s lively storytelling and wonderful world-building elements. One of my favorite things about Heartstone, the first book in White’s Pride & Prejudice fantasy retelling, was the world building. I’m a big P&P fan, but those elements are not what won […]
The nitty-gritty: A slow-paced beginning turns into thrilling excitement at the end, which makes up for some of the more tedious sections. I’ll admit that when I first saw the cover of Breach, I thought it was science fiction. Maybe that’s why I feel like I got off on the wrong foot with this book. […]
The nitty-gritty: I loved the world-building and some of the characters, but the MC Tomas didn’t completely win me over. Reviews for Priest of Bones seem to be all over the map, so I was very curious to see where I would fit in. And the answer to that seems to be somewhere in the […]
The nitty-gritty: A unique combination of elements comes together in this lush, fairy tale-inspired story. The Sisters of the Winter Wood is a beautifully written story with elements I loved and others that didn’t work quite as well, so I guess you could say this was sort of a mixed bag for me. I’m pushing […]
The nitty-gritty: Lots of potential, but unfortunately, this story was too problematic for my taste. Well, I think you can tell by my rating that A Winter’s Promise just didn’t work for me. I had high hopes for this book, which is apparently a huge success in the author’s native country of France, and has […]
The nitty-gritty: Romantic and thrilling, Phoenix Unbound is a fantastic start to a new series. You know those times when you start reading a book and you’re immediately swept up in the writing, the story and the characters? Well, this was one of those times for me. After a couple of pages I knew I […]
The nitty-gritty: Lush imagery and beautiful writing make this a stand-out YA fantasy, despite some issues I had with one of the characters. Keeper of the Bees, as I found out after I requested it, is a companion novel to Blackbird of the Gallows, which got lots of rave reviews from the blogging community last […]
The nitty-gritty: Full of humor, emotion and plenty of thrilling fight scenes, Bloody Rose is a worthy sequel that you don’t want to miss. Tam pulled a strand of windblown hair from her eyes. “Aren’t all druins immortal?” Tam asked. “Essentially, yes,” said Freecloud. The coin in his hand vanished with a flick of his […]
The nitty-gritty: A compelling story, exciting action and TITANS make this YA novel a whole lot of fun! I had so much fun with this book, and I have to thank Quirk Books for bringing it to my attention, because I had never heard of it until it was pitched to me. And this review […]
The nitty-gritty: A unique and action-packed start to a new series full of fascinating magic, complex characters, and even some unexpected humor. A struck match sounds like a kiss in the dark, sometimes. She remembered thinking that, watching the flame crack to life and then flutter down to the pools of alcohol running across the […]