Monday Chatter: Why Plagiarizing Reviews is Bad (Because Apparently it Needs to Be Said)

Happy Monday, everyone! Originally I wasn't going to write an entire post about this because I don't like voluntarily courting drama (unless it involves someone coming after a person I care about. Then I start sharpening knives), but the more I thought about it, the more irritated I got. So I'm just gonna get it …

Review + Giveaway (INTL): Gather the Fortunes – The Most Neil Gaiman Thing I Read Since I Last Read Neil Gaiman

Title: Gather the Fortunes (A Crescent City Novel Book 2) Author: Bryan Camp Publisher: John Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release Date: May 21st, 2019 Genre(s): Urban Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Gods, Mythology Page Count: 384 (hardback) Rating: 8.0/10     Renaissance Raines has found her place among the psychopomps—the guides who lead the souls of …

Review: Deposing Nathan – Heartwrenching, Raw, and So Very Important

  Title: Deposing Nathan Author: Zack Smedley Publisher: Page Street Publishing Release Date: May 7th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Contemporary Subjects and Themes: LGBTQIAP+, Religion, Abuse Page Count: 400 (hardback) Rating: 9.0/10     For sixteen years, Nate was the perfect son—the product of a no-nonsense upbringing and deep spiritual faith. Then he met Cam, who …

Review: Dealing in Dreams – Starts Off High, Crashes To Blandness

Title: Dealing in Dreams Author: Lilliam Rivera Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release Date: March 5th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Dystopia Subjects and Themes: Feminism Page Count: 336 (hardback) Rating: 6.0/10   Sixteen-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That role brings with it violent throwdowns and access to the hottest boydega clubs, but …

Review: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? – In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Dream

Title: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? Author: Temi Oh Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Release Date: March 7th, 2019 Genre(s): Literature, Sci-Fi Subjects and Themes: Space expedition Page Count: 528 (hardback) Rating: 8.5/10     A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave …

Review: The Cruel Prince – Bad Fae Boys Don’t Do Romance (Or Much of Anything)

Title: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air 1) Author: Holly Black Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: January 2nd, 2018 Genre(s): YA Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Fae Page Count: 384 Rating: 6.0/10     Me: I should just write a mini review. Writing a detailed review for this is probably …

Review: The Monster Baru Cormorant – A Chess Game, A Lesson in Economics, And a Masterclass in Character Work

Title: The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade 2) Author: Seth Dickinson Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: October 30th, 2018 Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Politics, Economy, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 464 (hardback) Rating: 9.0/10 As the long-awaited sequel to Traitor Baru Cormorant, Monster was one of my two most anticipated releases of 2018 and I …

Review: Once Upon A River – A Non-Magical Magical Delight

Title: Once Upon a River Author: Diane Setterfield Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: December 4th, 2018 Genre(s): Mystery, Historical Subjects and Themes: Stories about stories Page Count: 421 (hardback) Rating: 8.5/10     On a dark, misty night in the small English village of Radcot, locals gather at the Swan Inn to cap their day …