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 …
Author: Jennifer Saint Pub Date: 4 May 2021 Publisher: Flatiron Page Count: 320 Dates Read: Mar 27 – 29 Reading Method: Physical – BOTM Backlog Review I love a good mythology retelling and Ariadne immediately jumped out at me. I mean, look at that gorgeous cover! Ariadne was a beautiful story about, you guessed it, Ariadne. More than that, it was a story …
Author: Margaret Owen Publication Date: 19 October 2021 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Page Count: 512 Dates Read: Feb 22 – 26 Reading Method: Physical / Illumicrate Backlog Review What a treasure of a story! Wrapped in this gorgeous Illumicrate packaging, I would expect nothing less. This cover – freaking stunning. The edges – divine. The naked hard cover – a work of art. Even the …
Author: Laura Sebastian Publication Date: 6 July 2021 Publisher: Berkley/Ace Page Count: 448 Dates Read: Feb 17 – 22 Reading Method: Physical / BOTM Backlog Review I have been on a mega King Arthur kick lately and when I saw this as one of the Book of the Month picks, I knew I needed to keep the streak going! With a …
Author: A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy Publication Date: 26 March 2019 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Page Count: 368 Dates Read: Jan 16 – 19 Reading Method: Physical – YA Backlog Review Once and Future is an original take on the King Arthur story, where everything is set in space. There’s so much to love about this story – it’s funny, it’s queer, it’s …
Author: Natasha Bowen Publication Date: 2 November 2021 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Page Count: 336 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to Underlined!] Dates Read: November 3 – 5 Review: First of all, can we please take a minute to appreciate this absolutely stunning cover?! I am in awe. She’s so gorgeous *inserts a million heart-eye emjois*! The contents …
Author: Marissa Meyer Publication Date: 2 November 2021 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Page Count: 512 Reading Method: Digital ARC [thank you Fierce Reads!] Dates Read: October 29 – 30 Did we all fall in love with Rumpelstiltskin from Once Upon a Time or was that just me? When I saw Marissa Meyer – ya know, the author who gave us a plethora …
Survive the battle, see the war… The queen will betray you, sarah henning Author: Sarah Henning Publisher: Tor Teen Pub Date: 6 July 2021 Page Count: 368 Reading Method: Digital ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: July 7 – 14 Synopsis: After a thousand years of political stability, the realm of The Sand and Sky is up for grabs. …
Fear is a game, Shiori, I reminded myself. You win by playing. six crimson cranes, elizabeth lim Author: Elizabeth Lim Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pub Date: 6 July 2021 Page Count: 464 Reading Method: Physical ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: July 3 – 4 Synopsis: Shiori’anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through …
Author: Alexandra Overy Publication Date: 20 April 2021 Publisher: Inkyard Press Page Count: 496 Reading Method: Physical ARC [Thank you to Inkyard Press] Dates Read: May 4 – 6 Synopsis: When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, …
Author: Chloe Gong Publication Date: 17 November 2020 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Page Count: 464 Reading Method: Physical Book Synopsis: The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old …
Author: Kalynn Bayron Publication Date: 7 July 2020 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Page Count: 400 Reading Method: Digital ARC Synopsis: It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If …
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