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Hardcover of His Hideous Heart As a self-proclaimed Poe Hoe, it should come as no surprise that I was beyond ecstatic when this anthology was announced… and I purchased it in three formats (eBook, Hardcover, audio). I’m not usually a big fan of anthologies but overall am incredibly impressed with this one; let me just tell you that “It’s…

eARC of A War of Swallowed Stars Friends, it’s been three weeks since I read and was destroyed by A War of Swallowed Stars. Emotional devastation wormed its way into my life with the conclusion of the Celestial Trilogy and to be honest? I’m okay with that because I love these characters so much and am thankful…

Dustborn is everything I wanted it to be and will be a book I shove lovingly to everyone I know and I’m not even remotely sorry about it. This book is a must-read for fans of Mad Max and and stories of humanity’s hopeful perseverance in the face of adversity. Honestly, how am I supposed to review such an amazing book?…

Hi, The Beautiful Ones is absolute perfection: it made me feel so many feelings and I love it so much. I don’t read a lot of romance: I picked this book up solely because it’s written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia… and I think I want/need more romance in my life now??? About The Beautiful Ones Publisher: Tor Books …

Our Last Echoes physical copy HI, OUR LAST ECHOES IS PERFECT AND I LOVED IT AND WILL RECOMMEND IT FOREVER. *puts on infomercial voice* Hey you! Do you like urban legends and paranornal stories? Do you like these paranormal stories dripping with so much atmosphere that you feel nervous reading? Do you like books told in multi-media…

The community decided on the best books of 2020, but now it’s my turn! 2020 was kind of the Year of the Slump for me, but I was blessed by some really fantastic reads. You can read more stats about my year in reading in the 2020 Adventure Log. My Favorite Reads of 2018 My Favorite Reads…

Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin is the feminist  Macbeth retelling that I didn’t know I needed until I read it. It’s powerful and evocative and a book I won’t soon forget. About Foul is Fair Publisher: Wednesday Books | Release Date: February 18, 2020 | Pages: 336Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Retelling | Format: eBook | Source:…

My Favorite Reads of 2018 The community decided on the best books of 2019, but now it’s my turn! I read a total of 91 books in 2019, which is honestly amazing considering how much of the year I spent whining about being in a book slump. You can read more stats about my year in reading…

Happy New Year, friends!  🎇 🍾 🎉 I cannot believe that 2019 is finally here, it feels like 2018 lasted for an entire decade. Regardless I am super excited for the fresh slate that the new year brings, and I managed to finish my final current read last night sixteen minutes before midnight! I read a total…

It’s been a long time since a book has set my soul ablaze, leaving me anxious to devour its pages but wanting to savor every word. I loved this book with every ounce of my being: this is the epitome of why I love the science fiction genre all wrapped up into one. About This Mortal Coil Publisher: Simon…

I devoured The Dark Side of Nowhere in a couple of hours and after finishing it I was left with the feeling of awe. I can’t get this book out of my head. About the Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster  |  Release Date: September 1, 1996  |  Pages: 240 Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction  |  Format: Hardcover  | …

If you enjoy morally gray characters and anti-heroes like I do, this definitely is a book for you. About the Book Publisher: Tor Books  |  Release Date: September 24, 2013  |  Pages: 366 Genre: Adult, Science Fiction  |  Format: eBook  |  Source: Publisher via Newsletter

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness…

Friends, this book absolutely blew me away. Contagion was one of my most anticipated releases and one that surpassed my expectations completely. This is hands-down one of my favorite reads of 2018. About Contagion Publisher: HarperTeen | Release Date: July 24, 2018 | Pages: 432Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Horror | Format: eARC | Source: Publisher via Edelweiss

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Friends, this book murdered me; I am a ghost typing up this review. This book has to be one of my biggest surprises of 2018 so far – it touched me deeply from the first sentences and kept me hooked until the end (and beyond, I am already stalking the 2019 sequel King of Fools). About Ace of Shades…

Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt. I vividly remember the moment that my reading world somewhat widened. It was 2002 and I was about to graduate high school, and one of my final projects in A.P. English was to choose a book from this long list to read and present on. I chose Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut…

About the Book Publisher: Bloomsbury USA  |  Release Date: February 20, 2018  |  Pages: 304 Genre: Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia  |  Format: eARC  |  Source: Publisher via Netgalley

When ninety-five percent of the world’s population disappears for no apparent reason, Mira does what she can to create some semblance of a life: She cobbles together a haphazard…

About Children of Blood and Bone Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. | Release Date: March 6, 2018 | Pages: 544Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy | Format: eARC | Source: Publisher via Netgalley

They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners…

About the Book Publisher: Ballantine Books  |  Release Date: February 13, 2018  |  Pages: 401 Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction  |  Format: eARC  |  Source: Publisher via Netgalley

A spellbinding debut novel about the trailblazing poet Forugh Farrokhzhad, who defied Iranian society to find her voice and her destiny “Remember the flight, for the bird is mortal.”—Forugh Farrokhzad…