Over the years, Fredrik Backman has built a reputation for writing books that perfectly captures the human condition, no matter the circumstances. Anxious People takes perhaps one of the most hilariously outrageous concepts and turns it into a breathtaking story of the messy nature of life. Set in a small Swedish town, Anxious People sets… Read More Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
*Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links* Most of us at some point in time have heard of Achilles’ heroics during Greek mythology’s Trojan War. If not, then you’ve definitely heard the term, Achilles Heel, a weakness that despite your strengths will be your undoing. Achilles, a mythological hero, was the best of the Greeks,… Read More Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor Publication Date: March 28th, 2017 by Hodder & Stoughton Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult/Adult Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around – and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that… Read More Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Publication Date: May 1st, 2005 by Gollancz Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Fiction. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary ELANTRIS WAS A PLACE OF GLORY The capital of Arelon, the home to people transformed into magic-using demigods by the Shaod. But then the magic failed, Elantris started to rot, and its… Read More Review: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo Publication Date: March 6th, 2018 by Feiwel & Friends Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a… Read More Review: To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 by Orion Children’s Books Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy-tales, Retelling. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and… Read More Review: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon Publication Date: May 6th 2016 by CreateSpace Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, New Adult, Fantasy. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Swallow, Daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them… Read More Review: The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers, #1) by Sarina Bowen Publication Date: September 6th, 2016 Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Sports – Ice Hockey Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary In high school, they were the perfect couple—until the day Georgia left Leo in the cold… Hockey player Leo Trevi has spent the last six years trying… Read More Review: Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen
The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta Publication Date: August 14th 2012 by Candlewick Press Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca – but five years have passed, and now it’s… Read More Review: The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta
The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski Publication Date: March 12th 2015 by Bloomsbury Children’s (UK) Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary Lady Kestrel’s engagement to Valoria’s crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means… Read More Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski
My Midnight Musing 