Category: Book Reviews

The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks | Review

February 21, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! The Broken Eye by Brent WeeksSeries: Lightbringer #3Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: August 20th 2015 by Little, Brown Book GroupFormat: Paperback, 866 pagesRating: ★★★★★Find it here: Goodreads Just when I think this series can’t get more interesting, it does. How? By the characters growing up. Yes. I mean Kip. His growth over just three books blows me away. … More The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks | Review

The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling | Review

February 14, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! The Coldest Touch by Isabel SterlingGenres: Young Adult, ParanormalRelease Date: December 7th 2021 by Hodder & StoughtonFormat: Paperback, 384 pagesRating: ★★☆☆☆Find it here: Goodreads I really wanted to like this one. It had so much potential. Alas, I really didn’t find it all that interesting, even though a lot of the elements were there for it to … More The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling | Review

Gunner’s Apprentice by Brent Weeks | Review

February 7, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! Gunner’s Apprentice by Brent WeeksSeries: Lightbringer #2.5 (debatable)Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: July 18th 2014 by OrbitFormat: ebook, 40 pagesRating: ★★★★☆Find it here: Goodreads I’m… not entirely sure how I’m going to get through this review without spoilers, but here goes nothing. This is going to be on the shorter side because of that, though, so fair warning … More Gunner’s Apprentice by Brent Weeks | Review

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire | Review

January 31, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuireSeries: Wayward Children #7Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: January 4th 2022 by TordotcomFormat: Hardcover, 150 pagesRating: ★★★★★Find it here: Goodreads The world in these books just keeps getting bigger and bigger. From the lands that the characters go to through their doors, to the fact there’s another school out there to … More Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire | Review

The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks | Review

January 24, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! The Blinding Knife by Brent WeeksSeries: Lightbringer #2Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: September 1st 2012Format: Paperback, 671 pagesRating: ★★★★☆Find it here: Goodreads So you know how I said the school setting I’d heard about would probably like me like this one more than the first book? It absolutely did. I LOVE a school setting, especially when combined with … More The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks | Review

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire | Review

January 17, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuireSeries: Wayward Children #6Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: January 12th 2021 by TordotcomFormat: Hardcover, 174 pagesRating: ★★★★★Find it here: Goodreads I was not a Horse Girl growing up, exactly (I was wholeheartedly a Young Cat Lady and uphold that status today), but something about this particular Wayward Children book really hit … More Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire | Review

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks | Review

January 10, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! The Black Prism by Brent WeeksSeries: Lightbringer #1Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: August 25th 2010Format: Paperback, 661 pagesRating: ★★★☆☆Find it here: Goodreads I’m torn on whether or not I’ll enjoy this series as a whole. I love the magic system well enough to push through and see where the story takes me, but I’m not sold on the … More The Black Prism by Brent Weeks | Review

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire | Review

January 3, 2022

This review is spoiler-free! Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuireSeries: Wayward Children #5Genres: Young Adult, FantasyRelease Date: January 7th 2020 by TordotcomFormat: Hardcover, 206 pagesRating: ★★★★☆Find it here: Goodreads I swear, I could wax lyrical about this series endlessly. Yes, this review is VERY late, but I wholly blame that on Covid making me utterly overwhelmed just by the act of existing. … More Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire | Review

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron | Review

April 1, 2021

This review is spoiler-free! Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn BayronGenres: Fantasy, Young Adult, RetellingRelease Date: July 7th 2020 by Bloomsbury YAFormat: Hardcover, 389 pagesRating: ★★★☆☆Find it here: Goodreads Man, I love this cover. I love this cover so much. From the art style to the dress to the way Sophia is scuffed up and torn and looking absolutely badass, I love … More Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron | Review

The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee | Review

March 27, 2021

This review is spoiler-free! The Towering Sky by Katharine McGeeSeries: The Thousandth Floor #3Genres: Dystopia, Young AdultRelease Date:  August 28th 2018 by HarperCollinsFormat: Hardcover, 464 pagesRating: ★★☆☆☆Find it here: Goodreads Well, while the finale in this final book wasn’t as bad as I was worried it might be, there was a lot less to it than I really wanted. While the series … More The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee | Review