Category: Reviews

Review: Reality Boy by A.S. King

Review: Reality Boy by A.S. King

Paola reviews Reality Boy by A.S. King and gets a little emotional.

Review: Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott

Review: Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott

Oh, Heartbeat, why do you put me in this position? […]

Review: Sekret by Lindsay Smith

Review: Sekret by Lindsay Smith

Sekret is kind of tricky to review. It wasn’t bad, […]

Review: The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain

Review: The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain

Christina reviews The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain and explains why she just couldn’t finish it.

Review: Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick

Review: Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick

Tsarina, Tsarina, why wouldn’t you let me love you? I […]

Review: Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott

Review: Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott

Someone much crueller than me would describe this book as […]

Review: Half Bad by Sally Green + Giveaway

Review: Half Bad by Sally Green + Giveaway

Steph reviews Half Bad by Sally Green and is amazed at how brutal is was. Read on and enter to win a finished copy!

Review: The Last Sisterhood by Ann Fortier

Review: The Last Sisterhood by Ann Fortier

I’ll be honest with you guys, when I started writing […]

Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

Steph reviews Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando and talks about how touching it was and gets a little personal.

Review: Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

Review: Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

Death Sworn, what the hell happened? I’m sorry, that’s harsh. […]

Review: Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

Review: Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk

“Haunted” is not powerful. It is not poignant. It is not smart. It is simply a waste, and I regret reading it wholeheartedly.

Review: Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach

Review: Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach

Hey guuuuuuyyyss? Remember a few weeks ago when I told […]

Review: Split Second by Kasie West

Review: Split Second by Kasie West

5 Reasons I Can’t Believe You’re Reading This When You […]

Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer

Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer

Meg reviews Cress by Marissa Meyer, book three in the Lunar Chronicles and it is filled with Thorne, all the Thorne. And Iko. And other stuff that is also good.

Review: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

Review: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

It is doubtful that one will truly like every piece found here, but so too is it unlikely that one will dislike them all. The important thing to note is that the highs and lows are evenly spread throughout and for the most part mild in their permutations, and should consequently ensure an engaging reading experience from beginning to end.

Review: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach

Review: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach

Meg reviews Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach. It’s all the best bits of scifi with a fantastic cast of characters on top.

Review: Defy by Sara B. Larson

Review: Defy by Sara B. Larson

Meg reviews Defy by Sara B. Larson and can’t figure out for the life of her why she read it in the first place.

Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge + Giveaway

Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge + Giveaway

Meg reviews Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge, a completely original take on a tale as old as time. Plus, a giveaway!

To All the Books I Forgot to Review (1)

To All the Books I Forgot to Review (1)

Steph gives you an overdose of mini-reviews from 2013 books she accidentally forgot to review. Also, a giveaway!

Review: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

Review: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

What’s left, then, is a sequel that tries to do many things and fails at nearly all of them. It is both too self-contained to feel a proper continuation of a preexisting story and ongoing series, and too listless to work as a memorable piece of fiction in its own right. It is both too open-ended in regards to some plotlines and too conclusive when it comes to others. It presents a façade of evolution by lazily pushing forward uninteresting threads and finalizing ones that should have gone on whilst bringing the most important enigmas to a frustrating stasis.

Review: A Mad Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller

Review: A Mad Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller

Meg reviews A Mad Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller, a delightful mashup of art school, feminism and Edwardian London.

Review: Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder

Review: Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder

Kat Kennedy reviews Taste of Darkness and explains why she couldn’t finish. Ie. Too many feels.

Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

For all of that, though, “The Book Thief” is at its core a story, and it is a good one. It touched me despite its unsettling context and emotional puppetry. Zusak is an adept writer who uses words to great effect, and I love what he has done here.

Review: Avalon by Mindee Arnett

Review: Avalon by Mindee Arnett

Meg reviews Avalon, it’s kind of like a robot: technically interesting, no human emotion.

Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

Steph Sinclair reviews The Iron Traitor and ponders how this series can ever end well.