Thank you to Del Rey Books for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! One-Sentence Summary: Emily Wilde returns to contemplate her future and explore an Austrian village, her companion’s potential to rule a faerie realm she has yet to find. and the mysterious disappearance of a fellow scholarContinue reading “Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett – ARC Review”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske – ARC Review
Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for providing a digital galley of this book in exchange for an honest review! One-Sentence Summary: After being assigned a job he’s certainly not qualified for involving magic, Robin must work with his new coworker to solve the mystery of his disappearing predecessor. My Review: ALL THE STARS.Continue reading “A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske – ARC Review”
Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews
One-Sentence Summary: Daphne is chosen by Artemis to aid Apollo in returning stolen items to the Olympians so that they can maintain their powers. My Review: First, let’s rate this on the retelling scale! I’m not familiar with the myth of Daphne and Apollo, but after looking it up for the purpose of this review,Continue reading “Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews”
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
I’m back! I know I was gone forever, I plan on writing a bunch of reviews soon and I read seven books this week. 😂 One-Sentence Summary: In this Romeo and Juliet retelling, Roma Montagov and Juliette Cai must set aside their past and overcome their family rivalry to stop a madness spreading in 1920sContinue reading “These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong”
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
One-Sentence Summary: In the sequel to The Gilded Wolves, the gang travels to Russia to find a lost artifact to survive and become more powerful than ever. My Review: I loved The Gilded Wolves, but I was really convinced that The Silvered Serpents would be worse. When you read a really great book, it’s hardContinue reading “The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi”
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Goodreads Synopsis: No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. It’s 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthyContinue reading “The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi”
The Mercies – Review
Goodreads Synopsis: After a storm has killed off all the island’s men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft. Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Bergensdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the seaContinue reading “The Mercies – 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”
The Tenth Girl – Review
The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring is a book that cannot be confined to a single genre. It takes place in 1978 at a boarding school in Argentina. The main characters are Mavi, a girl trying to run from her mother’s past by using her English skills to masquerade as a teacher, and Angel, aContinue reading “The Tenth Girl – Review”
Orphan Monster Spy – Review
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen is a historical fiction book about the Holocaust. It is told from the POV of Sarah, a Jewish teenage girl whose German father’s genes allow her to fly under the radar. When Sarah meets a British spy in the war, she is recruited by him to go undercover atContinue reading “Orphan Monster Spy – Review”
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