Nuanced Characters, Complex Relationships, and a Hidden Horror Make for an Excellent Debut [Review]

13 May 2019 / review / 2 Comments
Nuanced Characters, Complex Relationships, and a Hidden Horror Make for an Excellent Debut [Review]

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 2 April 2019 Publisher: Disney-HyperionLength: 368 pages Genre: Contemporary speculative fiction (horror/fantasy)Target Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Bisexuality, depressionContent warnings★★★★½ After the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be […]

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Touring My Sister’s Bookshelves

8 May 2019 / Uncategorized / 2 Comments
Touring My Sister’s Bookshelves

Special guest on the blog today! You might know my sister from Ash from her contributions to Family Reads. While we have some overlap in our taste in books, Ash has a different variety of books and way of organizing […]

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Historical Haints Make for a Great Summer Read [Review]

6 May 2019 / review / 2 Comments
Historical Haints Make for a Great Summer Read [Review]

Just South of Home by Karen Strong Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 7 May 2019 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersLength: 320 pages Genre: Middle grade speculative fiction#OwnVoices: Black girl living in southern USA ★★★★ Twelve-year-old Sarah is finally in […]

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Finishing Middlegame Put Me In a Reading Slump Because it is That. Good.[Review]

3 May 2019 / review / 7 Comments
Finishing Middlegame Put Me In a Reading Slump Because it is That. Good.[Review]

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 7 May 2019 Publisher: Tor.comLength: 528 pages Genre: Speculative fiction ★★★★★ I received a free copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands […]

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March and April 2019 Month in Review

1 May 2019 / month in review / 4 Comments
March and April 2019 Month in Review

Hello! Remember me? I took an impromptu hiatus in April. I had planned to start posting again on April 12 (the due date of my final assignment) but I let job applications and interviews eat up another week of my […]

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