Category: Reviews

Review: MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

Review: MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

Stephanie Sinclair reviews MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza and complains about characterization and plot devices.

Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Adrienne Fray reviews Scarlet by Marissa Meyer and talks about her bleeding heart love for the Lunar Chronicles series.

Review: Everbound by Brodi Ashton

Review: Everbound by Brodi Ashton

Stephanie Sinclair reviews the hotly anticipated sequel to Brodi Ashton’s Everneath, Everbound. She drowns in her feelings and wonders where she can ship her downpayment of children off for book three.

Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Kat Kennedy reviews Crewel by Gennifer Albin – a novel woven from terrible characters, stitched hastily into a hodge-podge of dullery and torn from the fabric of horribleness. Come see what sparked Kat’s ire.

Review: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

Review: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

Adrienne Fray reviews Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff and expresses her disappointment with a mystery that seemed to solve itself.

Review: Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz

Kat Kennedy reviews Marco Impossible and tries not to gush and explode into a raving ball of love for Hannah Moskowitz.

Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

“The Thirteenth Tale” is not a bad book. Unfortunately, neither is it a great one. It is a novel that contains a great concept and some wonderful ideas, but does little with them.

Review: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Review: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Adrienne Fray reviews the dystopian novel, Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi.

Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Kat Kennedy reviews the highly anticipated sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight. She muses on romance and hope and naivete, but mostly she muses on her girlcrush for Laini Taylor.

Review: Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson

Review: Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Quicksilver, the suspenseful companion novel to R.J. Anderson’s Ultraviolet. She highly recommends it!

Review: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

Review: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

Adrienne Fray reviews Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield.

Review: Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Review: Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Prophecy by Ellen Oh and is very sad to have not loved this book considering its fantastic premise. C’est la vie.

Review: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

Review: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

This is a piece of literature that, like its predecessor, requires a great deal of time and effort from its reader. Also like its predecessor, thankfully, it’s well worth the investment.

Review: Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Review: Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Adrienne Fray reviews Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev. She may or may not have read Shakespeare before, but that didn’t deter her from mildly enjoying the novel.

Review: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

Review: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

Kat Kennedy runs down what her reading experience was like with The Lost Prince. Spoiler: We found The Lost Prince. Another Spoiler: Abs. Lots and lots of abs. Third Spoiler: Shame. Lots and lots of shame. Read on to find out what happened!

Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Kat Kennedy reviews Pivot Point by Kasie West, a novel about a young woman who can see alternate realities into the future and decide which path in life she wants to take. Kat Kennedy wants to take all paths in life that involve alcohol. Oh wow! That’s all the paths anyway! YEY!

Review: Prodigy by Marie Lu

Review: Prodigy by Marie Lu

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Prodigy by Marie Lu, regrets ever complaining about the characters in Legend and has a moment of angst. She’s sorry. It was unavoidable.

Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Adrienne Fray reviews Stephanie Perkins’ Lola and the Boy Next Door. She found it charming. Read more to find out why!

Review: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Review: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Cuddlebuggery’s newest reviewer, Anna Swenson, reviews Ask the Passengers by A.S. King. Read more to find out what she thought!

Review: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Review: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Somehow, Martin manages to take all of these pieces and make a cohesive whole. It all ties together wonderfully, and I’m at a loss as to how he manages to do it so well. Naturally, there are a lot of loose ends left after things draw to a close, yet it stands as a compliment to Martin’s storytelling ability that I wanted to pick up the sequel the moment that I finished the first installment.

Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray

Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray

Cuddlebuggery’s newest reviewer, Adrienne Fray, reviews The Diviners by Libba Bray.

Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Stephanie Sinclair reviews the highly anticipated sequel to Cinder, Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer and expresses HER EMOTIONS and possibly THROWS ALL THE THINGS thanks to the ending.

Review: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Review: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

That rare book that deserves the titling of “novel,” David Mitchell’s work is an ambitious piece of literature that manages to tell a wide-reaching story without once losing its focus.

Review: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

Review: Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

Stephanie Sinclair takes a moment to marvel at complex characterization and master storytelling in her review of Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta.

Review: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Review: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Article 5 by Kristen Simmons and talks about how she likes her dystopians. Hint: With world building!