Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man … Continue reading Blogmas #19: Mini Classic Review – Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
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Mini Classic Review: Frankenstein
Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when … Continue reading Mini Classic Review: Frankenstein
Mini Review: Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem
Twins Alec and Walker Holland have a reputation around town. One is quiet and the other is the life of any party, but they are inseparable. For their last summer before college, the two leave the city to live with their rural cousins, where they find that the swamp holds far darker depths than they … Continue reading Mini Review: Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem
ARC Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
When Addie LaRue makes a deal with devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny home town in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where … Continue reading ARC Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
A brand new space opera on an epic scale from the New York Times bestselling author of a beloved YA fantasy series. It was supposed to be a routine research mission on an uncolonized planet. But when xenobiologist Kira Navárez finds an alien relic beneath the surface of the world, the outcome transforms her forever and will … Continue reading Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
ARC Review: Fence Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
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
ARC Review: The Sugared Game by KJ Charles (The Will Darling Adventures, #2)
It's been two months since Will Darling saw Kim Secretan, and he doesn't expect to see him again. What do a rough and ready soldier-turned-bookseller and a disgraced shady aristocrat have to do with each other anyway? But when Will encounters a face from the past in a disreputable nightclub, Kim turns up, as shifty, … Continue reading ARC Review: The Sugared Game by KJ Charles (The Will Darling Adventures, #2)
ARC Review: The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) by Jenn Lyons
WHAT IF YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO DIE? Now that the city of Atrine has been destroyed and Relos Var's plan to free the dark god Vol Karoth has been revealed—the end of the world is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin, Janel, and Thurvishar must convince the king of the … Continue reading ARC Review: The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) by Jenn Lyons
ARC Review: The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
In Nova City, there are people capable of feats that defy the imagination. They're called Extraordinaries. There is Shadow Star: a protector who can manipulate darkness in his quest to protect those who cannot protect themselves. His arch-nemesis is Pyro Storm: an Extraordinary capable of controlling fire who is bent on bringing Nova City to … Continue reading ARC Review: The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
Double Book Review: The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Hi all! Today I'm bringing you a special book review: two in one! I absolutely adore S.A. Chakraborty's Daevabad series and I think its criminally underrated on Book Twitter/Booktube. This series is so much fun, the characters are phenomenal and the worldbuilding is iconic. Check out my reviews of the first two books (the final … Continue reading Double Book Review: The City of Brass and The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty