All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven – Book Review

  Rating: 5/5 Goodreads Summary "Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in...

Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter – book review

    Rating: 3.5/5 Goodreads summary: "In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now—but not Vassa’s working-class neighborhood. In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she lives with her...

Three Dark Crowns #1 – by Kendare Blake – Book Review

  Rating: 3.5 Stars "In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a...

Clockwork Angel – Book Review

  Rating: 5 stars "In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into...

Assassin’s Apprentice – Book Review

Rating: 3 stars   "In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely.  Only...