MIDNIGHT SUN

I know Twilight got a-lot of flack from a collective of people for basically being considered "bad" literature and for having an anti-feminist main character. It is true that I would never consider Meyer's writing to be "literary" in the sense that it uses beautiful and transcendent language, but neither do the rest of the …

THE CHILDREN OF ODIN

I read this book first about five years ago and fell absolutely in love with it. I have always been a big fan of mythology, and delved deep into Norse mythology specifically, in my early twenties. That's when I became fascinated with the Vikings and their way of life. This was one of the books …

GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW

YA Fantasy This book, which is inspired by the Popol Vuh, was written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the same writer who penned Mexican Gothic (see my review here) which I loved. The story starts out very strong. I get sucked into the main character's, Casiopeia's, viewpoint immediately. I loved this character. She felt like a sort …

THE WITCHES OF VEGAS

YA Urban Fantasy Many thanks to NetGalley, BookBuzz and The Wild Rose Press, Inc. for providing me with an e-book in exchange for my honest review. The Witches of Vegas is a YA urban fantasy book, but I think it would be better classified as Adult horror. There are some torture scenes which are especially …

THE BEAUTIFUL

YA Dark Fantasy When I picked up this book, I had no idea it was going to be a vampire book. If I had known that beforehand, I probably wouldn't have read it. I was obsessed with vampires for a bit but am pretty much fed up with them by now. It was good that …

STAY AT HOME

–Laying in Bed – A Book I Read in a Day: THE QUEEN’S PERIL by E.K. Johnston. –Snacking – A Book That is My Guilty Pleasure: The Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar. –Netflix – A Series I Want to Start: CURSED, an Arthurian retelling. –Deep Clean – A Book That Has Been on …

MEXICAN GOTHIC

Adult Horror This book started off reminding me of 'We have Always Lived in the Castle', in fact, it had exactly that vibe. An old house, an aristocratic family filled with sinister secrets, and a mystery in the middle of it all that is waiting to be solved. The writing was very engaging. It held …

LEIA, PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN

YA Space Opera I'm a big fan of Leia in the Star Wars movies, even though she isn't my favorite female character (that would be her mother, Padmé, which I'm sure I've mentioned many times before in my other reviews). But Leia is still a close second favorite, so I was holding this book to …

AHSOKA

YA Space Opera I was pleasantly surprised by this story, but more so by the character itself. I had not watched Rebels and had no idea what to expect from this book other than it was set in the Star Wars universe and featured a brand new character that doesn’t appear in any of the …

THE MID YEAR FREAK OUT

What is the best book you have read so far in 2020? THE QUEEN’S SHADOW by E.K. Johnston. What is the best sequel you have read so far in 2020? THE QUEEN’S PERIL by E.K. Johnston, although it’s technically a prequel. What is a new release that you haven’t read yet but want to? MEXICAN GOTHIC by …