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What would you give up to be beautiful? I don’t mean attractive, or pretty or any other term you could conjure up to describe that thing most women seek to be or most men seek to be with. I mean staggeringly beautiful, men falling at your feet with…
Traitor by Nicole Conway Traitor is the third installation in the Dragonriders Chronicles, following Fledgling and Avian. This series is not a trilogy, so don’t expect the adventure to end here, which isn’t a bad thing. I wanted to read the ending of this story, but I’m glad it wasn’t rushed because Traitor was a … More REVIEW: Traitor
Charming (Pax Arcana #1) by Elliot James John Charming works at a bar in middle-of-nowhere Virginia because he’s a werewolf (well, part werewolf) on the run from the Knight’s Templar. The Knights are sworn to uphold the Pax Arcana and protect the monsters of the world from human discovery. (The world building of the Pax … More REVIEW: Charming (Pax Arcana #1)
Avian by Nicole Conway Avian begins where Fledgling left off—literally with Jaevid in the same scene still reluctantly riding home for the three month interlude. Jaevid returns to find Katty with another boy (another blacksmith!) named Bren and his childhood home abandoned. Katty lives up to her name early on, and it’s clear she has … More REVIEW: Avian
Fledgling by Nicole Conway Jaevid is a half-elf, half-human that’s sent to live with this biological human father, Ulric, who makes saddles for dragon riders. Fledgling, especially early on, goes quickly into How to Train Your Dragon territory. Jaevid is basically Elven Hiccup. If this is the How to Train Your Dragon novelization, I’m okay with … More REVIEW: Fledgling
Artificial by Jadah McCoy In the future, humans battle for their life in Elite City. Like in many dystopias, humans destroyed the earth through their own hubris. The humans created the androids, the androids disappeared, leaving humanity to its fate. . That is, after the androids (the Glitches) developed emotions. Massive, bug like Culls show … More REVIEW: Artificial
True Born by L.E. Sterling (I wanted to get this book for review, but there were some issue with that. I found LE Sterling’s work on Wattpad, and here’s an interview from her.) Welcome to Dominion City. After the great Plague descended, the world population was decimated…and their genetics damaged beyond repair. The Lasters wait hopelessly … More AUTHOR INTERVIEW: True Born
Restarting Throw This Book at Me was fun. The reason I stopped being online at all had to do with 1) grad school 2) traveling and 3) burn out (more on this in the future maybe if I ever feel like talking about it, but Moses Siregar III talks about how he had a similar burnout … More State of the Blog: April book reviews and updates
Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairytales #1) by KM Shea Do I need to recap the plot of this book? If a series is entitled ‘Timeless Fairy Tales’, I’ve hope you know what you’re in for. As an unashamed fan of Robin McKinley’s Rose Daughter (what I consider to be the better of her two … More REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairytales #1)
The Pages of the Mind by Jeffe Kennedy I wanted to like this book. I really did. It has a fantastic cover, a great title, and it implied it was going to be about a badass librarian. I was hooked on that concept. Unfortunately, this story didn’t deliver. It’s not really about Dafne, the aforementioned … More REVIEW: The Pages of the Mind
How to Ditch Dead Guys by Ann M. Noser We start where How to Date Dead Guys left off. There’s no time skip—we jump right in after Mike disappears into the river. Emma is still dealing from the shock of losing all of her friends, and she wants to solve Steve’s murder. She also clearly … More REVIEW: How to Ditch Dead Guys
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