Unravel The Dusk by Elizabeth Lim | ARC Review

Title: Unravel the DuskAuthor: Elizabeth LimSeries: The Blood of the Stars #2Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, RomancePublisher: KnopfPublication date: July 7th, 2020Pages: 368My rating: Maia Tamarin’s journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. The boy…

Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson | ARC Review

Title: Empire of DreamsAuthor: Rae CarsonSeries: Fire and Thorns #4Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High FantasyPublisher: Greenwillow BooksPublication date: April 7th, 2020Pages: 432My rating: Even though Red Sparkle Stone is a foundling orphan with an odd name and a veiled past, she's about to be adopted into the royal family—by Empress Elisa herself. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe…

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson | Book Review

Title: Sorcery of Thorns Author: Margaret Rogerson Series: N/A Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry  Publication date: June 4th, 2019 Pages: 456 My rating: All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up…

The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell | Book Review

Title: The Last Magician Author: Lisa Maxwell Series: The Last Magician #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi, Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: July 18th, 2017 Pages: 512 My rating:  Stop the Magician. Steal the book. Save the future. In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an…

Crier’s War by Nina Varela | ARC Review

Title: Crier's War Author: Nina Varela Series: Crier's War #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, LGBT+ Publisher: HarperTeen Publication date: October 1st, 2019 Pages: 448 My rating: After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the…

Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson | ARC Review

Title: Vow of Thieves Author: Mary E. Pearson Series: Dance of Thieves #2 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Henry Holt Publication date: August 6th, 2019 Pages: 480 My rating: Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them―the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer,…

The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai | ARC Review

Title: The Right Swipe Author: Alisha Rai Series: N/A Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Avon Publication date: August 6th, 2019 Pages: 400 My rating: Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional hookup. The cynical dating app creator controls her love…

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim | ARC Review

Title: Spin the Dawn Author: Elizabeth Lim Series: The Blood of Stars #1 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books Publication date: July 9th, 2019 Pages: 416 My rating: Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to…

The Diviners by Libba Bray | Book Review

Title: The Diviners Author: Libba Bray Series: The Diviners #1 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Romance Publisher: Little Brown Books Publication date: September 12th, 2012 Pages: 578 My rating:  Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic.…

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Book Review

Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Series: N/A Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, LGBT+, Retelling, Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date:September 20th, 2011 Pages: 352 My rating:  Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all…