I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Faraway Inn, Calisa is looking to reset. She’s just dumped her cheating boyfriend, and now has …
Tag: young adult
Series Review | Monsters of Verity duology
Conflicting, thy name is Monsters of Verity. In This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet by V. E. Schwab, a cataclysmic event called the Phenomenon altered the world as we know it. Now, human populations cluster in cities, with only a few scraping by in the wastes between. In the city of Verity, monsters of …
Top 10 Books I Read in 2025
2025 was... something. At least I got a lot of reading done, so it's time for a wrap up! So… every single one of these top books is some form of fantasy. I promise I read other genres! I just happen to like fantasy best, and, well, it’s extremely evident this year. Oops. As usual, …
Book Review | Make Me a Monster
Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m fully back in my Frankenstein obsession. Bring on the del Toro movie! If it’s even half as amazing as it looks, I’m going to lose my mind about it. But that’s a different discussion. So Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron follows Meka, a teenager whose parents run a …
Book Review | Devious Prey (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Devious Prey by Scott Reintgen. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Devious Prey by Scott Reintgen, Pearl Trask boards an airship with her aunt, determined to make this latest smuggling …
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