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”
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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 Way Back by Gavriel Savit
*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”
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 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”
Stalking Jack the Ripper – Review
Stalking Jack the Ripper is a historical fiction book by Kerri Maniscalco set in 19th century London. The story is told from the point of view of Audrey Rose Wadsworth, a seventeen-year-old girl born into some extent of nobility. The social norm is that she would only live to serve a husband or other maleContinue reading “Stalking Jack the Ripper – Review”
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