Tag: YA

4 stars, Book Review

Sistersong by Lucy Holland Spoiler-Free + Spoiler Review

A retelling based on a the old, English ballad ‘The Twa Sisters’, a story of betrayal and deceit between two sisters, and this finally gives those woman a voice, as well as a narrative to the rumoured third sibling. The story follows Kenye, Sinne and Riva, three children of a King whose kingdom is under threat of a Saxon invasion, made worse by their weakening connection to the magic after Gilaid, a Catholic priest, arrived and started spreading his religion… Continue reading Sistersong by Lucy Holland Spoiler-Free + Spoiler Review

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The Christmas 2021 Book Wishlist

But with this year came so many exciting 2021 book releases! And, perhaps, at times too many book purchases by yours truly, but my materialist coping mechanism aren’t the point of this post, the point is celebrating those materialist coping mechanisms! So today I’m compiling a list of all the 2021 releases I haven’t been able to pick up to this year, despite how badly I want to read them. Continue reading The Christmas 2021 Book Wishlist

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2020 Releases

July 2020 Anticipated Book Releases

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power Synopsis: For her whole life it’s just been Margot and her mother, but that’s not enough for Margot – she wants family, she wants history – and now she’s found the key to get it: a photography The photograph leads her to a town called Phalene, to what could be home, but when Margot gets there she quickly … Continue reading July 2020 Anticipated Book Releases

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3 Stars, Book Review, Buzzfeed Recommends

Buzzfeed Recommends Part Six: Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland Review

This is the sixth review of my ‘Buzzfeed Recommends Series’ in which I read and review all the books Buzzfeed recommended in their article: ’15 Brand-New Young Adult Novels That Are Just So, So, Good’. You can read the summary for that here. Continue reading Buzzfeed Recommends Part Six: Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland Review

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3 Stars, Book Review

Arc Review: Ignite The Sun by Hanna Howard

The story of ‘Ignite The Sun’ follows a young girl Siria who lives in a kingdom constantly shrouded in darkness and can’t even remember seeing the sun. Queen Iyzabel says she shrouded the kingdom in darkness for the people’s protection years ago, but Siria hates the darkness and longs to see the sun that her best friend and his grandfather told stories of. But she’s desperate to please her parents, so she swallows her distaste for darkness and travels into the Queen’s court for a chance to take a place there, however what Siria discovers at the Choosing Ball changes her life and possibly the kingdom forever. Continue reading Arc Review: Ignite The Sun by Hanna Howard

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2 stars, Book Review, Buzzfeed Recommends

Buzfeed Recommends Part Four: The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz

This is the fourth review of my ‘Buzzfeed Recommends Series’ in which I read and review all the books Buzzfeed recommended in their article: ’15 Brand-New Young Adult Novels That Are Just So, So, Good’. You can read the summary for that here. Continue reading Buzfeed Recommends Part Four: The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz

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