Top 5 WedTuesday – Disappointing Books of 2018 That I Still Appreciate

"Kathy. I think it's time for an intervention." "Uh, I have no idea what you're talking about. As usual." "'Top 5 WedTuesday'? Published one day before the next Top 5 Wednesday?" "Oh, get off my back. You make it sound like I do this every other week. This is literally the first--" "And speaking of …

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 …

Top 5 Wednesday – 2019 Releases that I Didn’t Care About But Am Now Tentatively Anticipating

"Top 5 Wednesday" is a weekly meme currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes in which you list your top 5 for the week's chosen topic. Oh boy oh boy. It feels like I haven't done one of these in forever. So, this week's prompt was "2019 releases that I don't care about." …

Review: Strange Grace – A Beautiful Dark Fantasy

Title: Strange Grace Author: Tessa Gratton Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: September 18th, 2018 Genre(s) and Subject(s): YA Fantasy, Fairy Tales, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 400 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10         I am so damn conflicted about this book. After reading the first 50% I was ready to call Strange Grace …

Top 5 Wednesday – Favourite Friend Groups #Squadgoals

"Top 5 Wednesday" is a weekly meme currently hosted on Goodreads by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes, where you list your top 5 for the week's chosen topic. This week's topic is: Favourite Friend Groups. Me: *Muttering* I will not make this post all about Dragon Age and Final Fantasy and anime. I will not make …

Review: The Dream Thieves – Sweet Dreams are Made of This

Title: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle 2) Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: September 17, 2013 Genre(s): YA Fantasy Page Count: 448 (hardback) Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10       My reviews for this series are somewhat unorthodox because, one, I figure there have been millions of traditional reviews already written about them. …