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: Omen’s Bite

Author: P.C. and Kristen Cast Publication Date: 5 April 2022 Publisher: Wednesday Books Page Count: 320 Dates Read: Apr 8 – 14  Reading Method: Physical // Thank you to the publisher! Review Book two in the Sisters of Salem series is finally here!  The story picks up following the tragic events of the previous book, and each sister must deal with their …

Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic

Author: Adrienne Tooley Pub Date: 9 Mar 2021 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Page Count: 368 Dates Read: Mar 19 – Apr 1 Reading Method: Physical / Subscription Box Backlog Review:  Last month I buddy read Sweet & Bitter Magic with my pal @lizgriffinreads (on Instagram).  This one has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I wanted to tackle …

Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Author: Sue Lynn Tan Pub Date: 11 Jan 2022 Publisher: Harper Voyager Page Count: 512 Dates Read: Mar 29 – Apr 1  Reading Method: Physical / Fairyloot Review Hi, hello – this book was absolutely freaking phenomenal!  I need the next book IMMEDIATELY!!!   Daughter of the Moon Goddess follows Xingyin who is, you guessed it, the daughter of the moon goddess.  When she …

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: 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: Only a Monster

Author: Vanessa Len Publication Date: 22 February 2022 Publisher: HarperTeen Page Count: 416 Dates Read: February 28 Reading Method: Physical – Fairyloot Review I was so excited when I found out Only a Monster was going to be the FL pick – I just knew it was going to be stunning.  Uh… the purple edges were definitely a choice.  Not one that I …

Review: Little Thieves

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 …

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: Skin of the Sea

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 …

Review: All of Us Villains

Author: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman  Publication Date: 9 November 2021 Publisher: Tor Teen  Page Count: 400 Reading Method: Physical Arc [ thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: November 7 – 9 Review: Continuing the streak of excellent reads in November, I present All of Us Villains.  It’s pitched as a villainous Hunger Games and it delivered!  Though there are certain …