The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye Rating: 5/5 stars Published: May 16, 2017 by Balzer + Bray Pages: 400 (hardcover) Series: Second in the Crown’s Fate duology Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction/Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: Russia is on the brink of great change. Pasha’s coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more […]
I recently started and then DNF’d two ARCs I received on Netgalley. Part of me felt guilty for DNFing these ARCs, but then I realized, why am I feeling guilty? The publishers sent me these books for an honest review. And honestly, I did not like the book at all to the point of not […]
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee Rating: 4/5 stars Published: May 24, 2016 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Pages: 391 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Summary from Goodreads: San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare’s […]
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco Rating: 4.5/5 stars Published: September 20, 2016 by Jimmy Patterson Pages: 336 (hardcover) Series: First in a trilogy Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Thriller/Horror Summary from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a […]
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry Rating: 4/5 stars Published: April 12, 2016 by Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 478 (hardcover) Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Summary Goodreads: Dolssa is a young gentlewoman with uncanny gifts, on the run from an obsessed friar determined to burn her as a heretic for the passion she refuses to tame. Botille is a […]
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye Rating: 3.5/5 stars Published: May 12, 2016 Pages: 399 Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Fantasy Series: First in a duology Summary from Goodreads:Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only […]
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Rating: five out of five stars Published: June 7, 2016 Summary from Goodreads: Edward (long live the king) is the King of England. He’s also dying, which is inconvenient, as he’s only sixteen and he’d much rather be planning for his first kiss than considering who will […]