*This book was provided as a digital galley by NetGalley, HMH Books for Young Readers, and YALLStayHome. Goodreads Summary: “All around me, my friends are talking, joking, laughing. Outside is the camp, the barbed wire, the guard towers, the city, the country that hates us. We are not free. But we are not alone.” Fourteen teensContinue reading “We Are Not Free – Review”
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The Song of Achilles – Review
Goodreads Summary: Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the artsContinue reading “The Song of Achilles – Review”
Circe – Review
Goodreads Summary: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, whichContinue reading “Circe – Review”
Ignite the Sun – Review
*This book was provided as a digital galley by Blink and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Goodreads Summary: Once upon a time, there was something called the sun … In a kingdom ruled by an evil witch, the sun is just part of a legend about light-filled days of old. Luckily for everybody in theContinue reading “Ignite the Sun – Review”
The Kingdom of Back – Review
Goodreads Summary: Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish–to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she’ll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in 18th century Europe, and that means composing isContinue reading “The Kingdom of Back – Review”
This Savage Song – Review
Goodreads Summary: There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of twoContinue reading “This Savage Song – Review”
The Stone of Sorrow – Review
*This book was provided as a digital galley by NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers in exchange for an honest review. Goodreads Summary: In a land of myth and ice, seventeen-year-old Runa Unnursdóttir is not the runecaster her clan has been hoping for. She spends her days daydreaming of sailing away and exploring the world insteadContinue reading “The Stone of Sorrow – Review”
The Book of Sam – Review
*This book was provided as a digital galley by NetGalley and Dundurn Press in exchange for an honest review. Goodreads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Sam Sullinger lives in the shadow of adolescence. He’s lost among his overachieving siblings, constantly knocked down by his harsh father, and bullied daily. His only solace is his best friend and crush,Continue reading “The Book of Sam – Review”
The Court of Miracles – Review
*This book was provided as a digital galley by NetGalley and Knopf Children’s in exchange for an honest review. Goodreads Summary: In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles.Continue reading “The Court of Miracles – Review”
Bonds of Brass – Review
This book was provided as a digital galley by NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Goodreads Summary: A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend–the man he trusts most and might even love–only to learn that he’s secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire. Ettian Nassun’sContinue reading “Bonds of Brass – Review”
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