![How Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns Hooked Me [Wyrd & Wonder Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/three-dark-crowns-banner.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to […]
![The Last 10 Books I DNF’d [TTT]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/top-ten-tuesday-new-host.png?fit=500%2C203&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The topic this week is pretty straightforward. I have no qualms about DNFing a book. However, I’ve also become much better at selecting the books I read since I started book blogging, so it’s uncommon for me to DNF. (I also only mark a book as DNF if I read at least 10% or so, otherwise I just remove it from my TBR and don’t update the status.) I think […]
![5 Reasons to Love With the Fire On High [YA Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/with-the-fire-on-high.jpg?fit=662%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she knows she doesn’t have enough time for her school’s […]
![5 Star Fantasy Books in 5 Words [Wyrd & Wonder]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5-star-fantsy-5-words.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
This post has been sitting patiently in my drafts since I read Imyril’s 5 Star SF Books in 5 Words back in November. Wyrd & Wonder has prompted me to give it a go with fantasy books. Created by Matthew Sciarappa, the rules to this simple tag as laid out by Imyril are: Choose 5 books that you awarded 5 stars Pick 5 words to describe why you love each book […]
![Get to Know the Fantasy Reader [Wyrd & Wonder]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wyrd-and-wonder-2020-1.png?fit=800%2C300&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Imyril @ One More shared Jess @ Jessticulates‘ completed tag. Originally created by Bree Hill as the Get to Know the Romance Reader Tag, The Book Pusher adapted it for fantasy readers. 1) What is your fantasy origin story? (the first fantasy novel you read) The earliest fantasy book I can recall reading is Into the Land of the Unicorns. I love that cover SO! MUCH! I’m still trying to figure out […]