Author: Natalie Haynes Pub Date: 26 Jan 2021 Publisher: Harper Page Count: 368 Dates Read: Apr 20 – 23 Reading Method: Physical Category: Adult Backlog Review This was an absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking retelling of the Trojan War, focusing solely on the women and their stories. I loved that Haynes focused so heavily on the way the women were affected by the decisions …
Review: Ruinsong
Author: Julia Ember Publication Date: 24 Nov 2020 Publisher: FSG BYR Page Count: 368 Dates Read: Apr 19 – 20 Reading Method: Physical // YA Backlog Review If you like magic, music, and evil queens, have I got the recommendation for you! Cadence’s voice is her weapon. Though her singing can bring about healing as easily as pain, she is forced to …
Review: The Shadow House
Author: Anna Downes Publication Date: 5 Apr 2022 Publisher: Minotaur Books Page Count: 320 Dates Read: Apr 14 – 15 Reading Method: Physcial ARC // Thank you to the publisher! Review A few years ago, I read The Safe Place by Anna Downes and remember really liking it, so when I saw she had another book coming out, it went to …
Review: This Poison Heart
Author: Kalynn Bayron Publication Date: 29 June 2021 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Page Count: 384 Dates Read: Mar 16 – 23 Reading Method: Audiobook – Subscription Backlog Review Another book in my backlog challenge completed! This Poison Heart came in a past Owlcrate box and has been sitting on my shelf for a hot minute. I wasn’t totally in love with Cinderella is Dead, …
Review: Escaping from Houdini
Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publication Date: 27 Aug 2019 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Page Count: 480 Dates Read: Mar 14 – 19 Reading Method: Physical – Series Backlog Review Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell stuck on a ship with the magical Moonlight Carnival and Harry Houdini – sign me up! I’m always a fan of a carnival. With the carnival comes a whole cast of eccentric …
Review: Plain Bad Heroines
Author: Emily M. Danforth Publication Date: 20 Oct 2020 Publisher: William Morrow Page Count: 612 Dates Read: Mar 20 – 24 Reading Method: Physical – Adult Backlog Review This beautiful, behemoth of a book has been sitting on my shelf for ages. I picked it up when all my friends were raving about it on bookstagram, but the sheer length of it …
Review: A Far Wilder Magic
Author: Allison Saft Publication Date: 8 March 2022 Publisher: Wednesday Books Page Count: 384 Dates Read: March 7 – 11 Reading Method: Physical (thank you to the publisher!) Review This book was absolutely fantastic. I’ve been seeing all my friends reading and loving it, so I was a little hesitant going into it because of the hype. I am here to say I …
Review: The Fear
Author: Natasha Preston Publication Date: 1 March 2022 Publisher: Delacorte Press Page Count: 368 Dates Read: 5 March Reading Method: Physical (thank you to the publisher!) Review I’ve seen Preston’s books floating around for a while now and everyone only has nice things to say about them, so I was incredibly excited to read The Fear! I was trapped in a vehicle …
Review: The Christie Affair
Author: Nina de Gramont Publication Date: 1 FEB 2022 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Physical ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: FEB 10-12 Review What a rollercoaster of a read! The story is told through Nan’s perspective, the woman who is having an affair with Agatha’s husband, Archie. In a fit of distress, Agatha disappears without a …
Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Author: Axie Oh Publication Date: 22 FEB 2022 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Page Count: 336 Reading Method: Digital ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: FEB 7 – 10 Review With a stunning cover like that, how could the story inside not be just as beautiful? The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a story that will pull you into …
Review: Bright Ruined Things
Author: Samantha Cohoe Publication Date: 15 February 2022 Publisher: Wednesday Books Page Count: 352 Dates Read: February 5 Reading Method: Physical (thank you to the publisher!) Review Last year I read A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe and absolutely fell in love! When I saw Cohoe had another book coming out I shot it straight to the top of my tbr. With a …
Review: Tools of Engagement
Author: Tessa Bailey Publication Date: 22 SEP 2020 Publisher: Avon Page Count: 368 Reading Method: Physical – Romance Backlog Dates Read: FEB 12 – 13 Review Enemies to lovers and a televised house flipping competition between siblings – what the heck more could you want? Bethany is a perfectionist who enjoys paying attention to even the tiniest of details, often to …