“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! A Touch of Gold is just one of those books that... Continue Reading →
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – Review
Published: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Untitled #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: The Tower of Living and Dying by Anna Smith Spark
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! In a few short months, the sequel to last year's much... Continue Reading →
The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger – Review
Published: May 16, 2017 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Untitled #1 Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: An epic fantasy debut, The Empire’s Ghost weaves together the lives of the haves and the have-nots both desperately fighting to reassemble the remains of a fallen empire. The empire of Elesthene once spanned a... Continue Reading →
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas – Review
Published: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1 Pages: 272 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it,... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Priest of Bones by Peter McLean
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! Well, I'm intrigued. Priest of Bones seems like a promising start... Continue Reading →
Vacation Reading Recommendations
It's that time of the year again my dear readers - VACATION TIME. People are heading towards the beach with books in hand and buddy, that sand is going to get everywhere. In anticipation of this mass migration towards bodies of water, I'd like to share some of my favorite vacation reading material. I typically... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! This book captured my attention at the first glance - the... Continue Reading →
Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan – Review
Published: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Gods of Blood and Powder #2 Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 5/14/18
Furyborn by Claire Legrand I'm pretty excited to start this book - it has great reviews on Goodreads and I dig the past/future parallels that it seems to have. Hoping this will be a true gem! The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang I can already tell this book is going to be excellent.... Continue Reading →
