I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this series! In the third installment of the Cassidy Blake series, we …
Tag: middle grade literature
Top 10 Books I Read in 2020
Honestly, good riddance, 2020. Despite this year being utterly insane and pretty much terrible for so many reasons, I managed to read quite a bit. Never has the word “escapism” meant quite so much to me. I still tend to read a few genres most—fantasy, mythology, young adult—but I also tried some new things. I …
Book Review | The Beast and the Bethany
Well, this was unexpectedly fun! In The Beast and the Bethany, Ebenezer Tweezer has lived over 500 years, thanks to the help of the beast that dwells in his attic. He brings it food, and it gives him a life-extending elixir of youth. But over the years, the beast has grown more demanding, and now …
Book Review | Hollowpox
So I guess this is the part where I declare my eternal, platonic love for Captain Jupiter North. I’ve managed to hold off for two books, but I give up. I just adore him. (I’ll be avoiding spoilers for Hollowpox as best I can, but as this is the third book in the series, there …
Book Review | The Tower of Nero
Me, reading and enjoying a book by Rick Riordan? Unheard of! Wait, no it’s not. In The Tower of Nero, the final installment in the Trials of Apollo series, Lester (once the god Apollo) and Meg McCaffrey have made their way back across the United States, on their way to New York, where they will …