The Art of Starving – A Looking Glass into Myself (Personal Story + Review)

Title: The Art of Starving Author: Sam J. Miller Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 11th, 2017 Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy Page Count: 384 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.0/10 (Champions of the Genre)     Trigger Warning (for the post and the book): Depression, self-harm, starvation, and eating disorder. I've gone back and forth on whether …

[Review] Imposter Syndrome – A Brilliant Combination of Action, Complex Characters, and Heartfelt Examination of Mental Health

Title: Imposter Syndrome (The Arcadia Project 3) Author: Mishell Baker Publisher: Saga Press Release Date: March 13th, 2018 Genre(s): Urban Fantasy Page Count: 481 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.0/10 (Champions of the Genre)       So this review started out as a normal review and then it morphed into a weird self-reflection/series appreciation/review monstrosity. Because …

[Review] Lamb – Jesus Christ and His Best Friend Walk into a Bar…

Title: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Author: Christopher Moore Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: March 1st, 2002 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Humour, Fantasy Page Count: 464 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10     I'm not going to make a frequent habit of reviewing books that are more than 10 years old, but occasionally …

[Review] Torn – Fabric Swatches and Revolutions

Title: Torn (The Unraveled Kingdom 1) Author: Rowenna Miller Publisher: Orbit Release Date: March 20th, 2018 Genre(s): Fantasy Page Count: 480 pages Goodreads Rating: 6.0/10     This was a bit of a disappointment. While I liked the first 1/4, the rest of the book didn't quite match up with the expectations I had going …

[Review] The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Twisty, Original, and Utterly Spellbinding

Title: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Publisher: Raven Books (Imprint of Bloomsbury UK) Release Date: February 8th, 2018 (UK); September 18th, 2018 (NA) Genre(s): Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: 528 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     Stuart Turton is a twisted fucking genius. I doff my hat to the mysterious acid-fueled …

[Review] How to Stop Time – A Moving Look at Time and Happiness

Title: How to Stop Time Author: Matt Haig Publisher: Harper Avenue Release Date: February 6th, 2018 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Sci-fi, Contemporary Page Count: 336 pages Goodreads Rating: 7.5/10         I think every one of us has, at one point or another, wished our lives were longer. That we could take the distance …

[Review] The Only Harmless Great Thing – Of Sentient Elephants and Radium Girls

Title: The Only Harmless Great Thing Author: Brooke Bolander Publisher: Tor Release Date: January 23rd, 2018 Genre(s): Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Alternate History Page Count: 96 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       Books like this remind me just why I love Sci-fi/Fantasy. Not that I need reminders. Not really. I grew up teething on SFF stories, …

Review (That’s Not Really a Review): The Raven Boys – I Can’t Believe I Didn’t Read This Sooner

Title: The Raven Boys Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: September 18th, 2012 Genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Contemporary Page Count: 416 pages Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10       This isn't going to be in the form of most of my reviews--in that I'm not going to go down a checklist and recount all the ways …