The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan--inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he … Continue reading ARC Review: Fence Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
Hi all! Welcome to another post of If you like that, try these ..., my weekly post series where I share book (and sometimes movie or TV show) recommendations based on a book I’ve read. A new post comes out every Thursday! Today's pick is ... "To get what you want, you have to know exactly how … Continue reading If you like that, try these … Captive Prince
'But if he wins?’ TW: Sexual assault. [I have also included a couple of screenshots of the sexual assault scene because I discuss my feelings on it, so please do not read this review / skip the WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE section if you feel the scene/my screenshots will potentially cause harm.] So the final short … Continue reading Review: Pet by C.S. Pacat
Thursday night was the launch party of the first issue of Fence, a new comic series by Australian author C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince series), and Mexican illustrator Johanna the Mad. The party was held at All Stars Comics in Melbourne and it was an absolutely amazing night! We had cake, cupcakes with all the characters faces on … Continue reading Fence Comic Launch Party: Info from the Q&A & Pictures!
If you guys have been following me for any length of time, you know that my favourite writer is C.S. Pacat and my favourite book series is her fantasy series Captive Prince. Today, Pacat announced her "Top Secret Project" and I wanted to share it with everyone on here because I know a lot of my … Continue reading C.S. Pacat announces new comic series with artist Joanna the Mad
"We'll make another kind of empire." I'm dead, I've died, I've gone to heaven - the third short story in the collection of Captive Prince short stories was a tiny little masterpiece that I will remember forever. This is less of a review, and more of a general freaking-out over the perfection of this story. So when … Continue reading The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant by C.S. Pacat (CP short stories #3)
Hi all! I hope January has been as productive a month for you as it has been for me! December was a bleak period for my blog, but I managed to correct that this month. I caught up on long overdue reviews, took part in a reading challenge, and worked with an amazing company. As occurs … Continue reading January Wrap Up
"It was so close to his own thoughts - that everything he knew was gone, but that this was here, in its place, this one bright thing." This is not really a review, this is more of me just writing down my thoughts about the story and having a minor freak out. I feel like … Continue reading The Summer Palace by C.S. Pacat
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature meme created by the awesome The Broke and the Bookish. There is a new theme each week which gives bloggers the opportunity to share book lists! You have the choice to participate per week. Check out The Broke and the Bookish's blog for more info! This week theme: All … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday
I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger 2.0 Award by the lovely Maya at Book Dragon 1017! Thank you so much, Maya, for the nomination! It's kind people like you that make blogging so much more enjoyable. Everyone please check out her amazing blog and reviews here. ❤ The rules: Thank the person who nominated … Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Award 2.0
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