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Published: April 9, 2024 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: N/A Genre: Fantasy, Historical Pages: 387 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5 Stars Synopsis:From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishaverse series comes a highly anticipated historical fantasy set during the Spanish Golden Age In a shabby house, on a shabby street,... Continue Reading →
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I'm sure most of the bookish community has seen the recently revealed cover for Leigh Bardugo's latest adult fantasy novel since... Continue Reading →
Published: January 10, 2023 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: Alex Stern #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 481 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5 Stars Synopsis:Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell in #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's Hell Bent. Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out... Continue Reading →
Hell Bent by Leigh BardugoAt long last! The creepy rabbit book is available! I loved Ninth House when I first read it and have been anxiously awaiting the sequel along with everyone else for like two years. I just want to see what happened to Darlington! Also, I swear, I'm actually going to read How... Continue Reading →
Published: October 8, 2019 Publisher: Flatiron Books Series: Alex Stern #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 458 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug... Continue Reading →
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo I fell into the hype on this one and snagged an audio copy after I finished up the book I had been listening to. I'm about halfway through and I like it - intriguing, vaguely creepy, and a murder that may or may not be related to the eight occult... Continue Reading →
“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! So, Leigh Bardugo's first foray into adult fantasy sounds absolutely epic.... Continue Reading →
Published: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Pages: 546 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: When you can't beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a... Continue Reading →
Fictional Fight Club is a new weekly feature at Powder & Page where I pair up fictional characters with similar abilities/skills and determine who would win in a fight. Taniel Two-Shot vs. Jesper Fahey Taniel Two-Shot – Powder mage (can ingest black powder to enhance senses, increased endurance, can control bullet flight, can set off... Continue Reading →
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo I can't believe I'm just now getting around to this! I've had Crooked Kingdom since it's release date all the way back in September, but I just kept putting it off. I'm struggling to remember what was happening in Six of Crows, but I'm slowly catching back up and I... Continue Reading →
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