Genre: YA Horror/Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino was off-the-scales impressive! I have not read The Devil Makes Three, so I was certainly blown away by the talent and skill Bovalino showed throughout the entirety of Not Good for Maidens! This wonderful novel switches between two POVs; May who had aContinue reading “ARC Review: Not Good for Maidens”
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ARC Review: Love Radio
Genre: YA Romance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle is an adorable romance novel about Dani, a girl who has basically given up on love, and Prince, a DJ who tries to convince Dani that he can make her fall in love with him after just 3 dates. Dani wants nothing to do withContinue reading “ARC Review: Love Radio”
ARC Review: We All Fall Down
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐ I was so excited to read We All Fall Down by Rose Szabo after reading an excerpt from the book. Sadly, it ended up being largely disappointing as a whole. The novel is about a small, magical town called River City. Kings and Maidens bring magic to the city, butContinue reading “ARC Review: We All Fall Down”
ARC Review: All Signs Point to Yes
Genre: YA Romance Anthology Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ A special thanks to Inkyard Press and Bess Braswell for giving me the opportunity to review this ARC! When I read the premise behind this anthology, a love story for each astrological sign, I was so pumped! There were quite a few wonderful stories included in this anthology! OneContinue reading “ARC Review: All Signs Point to Yes”
Book Review: Bewilderness
Genre: YA SciFi, YA Dystopian Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow! I don’t actually know what it feels like to be in the middle of a tornado, but I’d imagined it is similar to what I felt while reading Bewilderness by Kevin Cox! The novel follows a girl who has lost her memory and is in an entirelyContinue reading “Book Review: Bewilderness”
Book Review: Bitter
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last February I read Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, and absolutely loved it, so when I heard that the author was releasing a prequel this year, I was thrilled! Basically, Bitter tells the story of the city of Lucille before the monsters were banished. It follows Jam’s parents, Bitter and Aloe,Continue reading “Book Review: Bitter”
Book Review: Love From Scratch
Genre: YA Romance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I will be the first to admit that I typically have high expectations going into most books, so when a book surprises me, that is truly saying a lot! Love From Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill was one of those rare and surprising books! Basically, the novel follows Reese during herContinue reading “Book Review: Love From Scratch”
Book Review: Akata Woman
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 I read Akata Witch and Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor last year, and absolutely loved them! When I heard there would be a third book, Akata Woman, I had mixed feelings because I generally prefer to read all books in a series around the same time, but I was alsoContinue reading “Book Review: Akata Woman”
Book Review: Stepsister
Genre: YA Fairytale Retelling Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The synopsis of Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly drew me in right away. Cinderella’s stepsister cuts off her toes to try to fit into the glass slipper? What a novel twist on the classic story! There were so many things I adored about this book! First off, possibly the mostContinue reading “Book Review: Stepsister”
Book Review: Gilded
Genre: YA Fairytale Retelling Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ YES, YES, YES!!! Okay, I am not going to lie, I was not a huge fan of Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer. My faith was a little shaken when I didn’t get the chills I normally do while reading her books. However, Gilded has reinstated a motto we canContinue reading “Book Review: Gilded”
