*Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing this book as a digital galley in exchange for an honest review. One-Sentence Summary: After the appearance of Death in both of their lives, two young people, Bluma and Yehuda Leib, travel through lands of demons and avoid capture to survive. My Review:Continue reading “The Way Back by Gavriel Savit”
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Waiting on Wednesday – FENCE: DISARMED by Sarah Rees Brennan
[SPOILER ALERT FOR FENCE: STRIKING DISTANCE BY SARAH REES BRENNAN] One-Sentence Summary: In the sequel to Striking Distance, Disarmed takes the Kings Row team to France where plot lines are resolved and relationships are formed. 😈 Why I’m So Excited! Oh gosh, where do I begin! Striking Distance was one of my favorite and mostContinue reading “Waiting on Wednesday – FENCE: DISARMED by Sarah Rees Brennan”
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
One-Sentence Summary: After discovering that she is an elf, 12-year-old prodigy Sophie Foster tried to trace back her origins and the source of her powers in a world unknown to her. My Review: All right, here we go. I read KOTLC for the first time a few years ago and I’m rereading the series toContinue reading “Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger”
Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater
Hello! I’m reading a lot of books at once and there have been a couple of ARCs so I know I haven’t been sharing as many reviews, but I’m still posting on Instagram, @thefictionfeature if you want to check that out! One-Sentence Summary: Alec Walker has been experimenting with plants for a long time, butContinue reading “Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater”
Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
I finished this, like, two weeks ago so bear with me. One-Sentence Summary: Tensions rise and secrets get more and more dangerous in the second book of the Renegades Trilogy. My Review: First things first, I liked Renegades better. I think objectively they’re pretty equal, but while Archenemies had more of a sense of urgency,Continue reading “Archenemies by Marissa Meyer”
Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald
One-Sentence Summary: After killing the only water source in her city, Emanuela escapes and accidentally stumbles upon another city with a surplus of water and a suspicious ruler. My Review: Did I hear about some of the potential warnings in this book? Yes. Did I ignore them? … Also yes. Friends! The “eye horror” describedContinue reading “Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald”
Lightbringer by Claire Legrand
One-Sentence Summary: Timelines unite and characters die in the finale to the incredible Empirium Trilogy! My Review: … Wow. Just for reference, I read Furyborn almost two years ago and it was one of the first YA books that I really connected with. This series ending meant a lot to me. This review will mostContinue reading “Lightbringer by Claire Legrand”
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
One Sentence Summary: The niece of infamous gang leader Ace Anarchy becomes a spy to destroy the so-called superheroes who failed her family in their time of need. My Review: I started reading this book as an obligation, but now I have the rest of the trilogy out from the library and I’ve already finishedContinue reading “Renegades by Marissa Meyer”
A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe – BLOG TOUR
Goodreads Summary: Thea Hope longs to be an alchemist out of the shadow of her famous mother. The two of them are close to creating the legendary Philosopher’s Stone—whose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into gold—but just when the promise of the Stone’s riches is in their grasp, Thea’s mother destroys theContinue reading “A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe – BLOG TOUR”
Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
One-Sentence Summary: Team bonding and fake dating unite in a novel inspired by the FENCE Comics. My Review: First of all, I want to say that this book had a really distinct feel. I love this and the comics, but they felt so different, which I actually thought was really good. The comics bring meContinue reading “Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan”
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