Book Review: In the Woods

Author: Tana French Genre: Thriller/Suspense Page Count: 429 Date Started: 6/4 Date Finished: 6/11 Spoilers?: Sort of. (Not the twists or anything, but some vague references to the end) A Brief Description As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm […]

How to Be a Better Ally: Books on How to Be an Anti-Racist

I haven’t read enough of these books. I will acknowledge that first and foremost, but I certainly plan to change that. I plan to read all of these by the end of this year, as I think that it is important that I educate myself on exactly how the system props me up and leaves […]

Book Review: Inkheart

Author: Cornelia Funke Genre: Lower Young Adult/ Fantasy Page Count: 576 Date Started: May 30th Date Finished: June 4th Spoilers: One slight spoiler (I’ve included a note of where and put it in italicizes) A Brief Description Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can “read” fictional characters […]

Book Review: Assassin’s Quest

Author: Robin Hobb Genre: Fantasy Page Count: 838 Date Started: 5/20 Date Finished: 5/29 Spoilers: Yes, for books 1 and 2 A Brief Description King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, […]

June TBR

I’m gonna have a lot of reading to do in June. I’m setting myself up here, but since the one class that is giving me trouble ends on June 19th, I’ll have more time to read after that. There are fourteen books on this list, and I’m probably not going to have time to finish […]

May Wrap-Up and Some Overall Thoughts

May has been….busy to say the least. I started a class that has kept me very busy, but in the time that I did have, I read these six books! I started Inkheart at the very end of the month, so I do not have a rating or review for it quite yet, but the […]

First Line Friday: Inkheart

“Rain fell that night, a fine, whispering rain.” This is going to be a First Line Friday post hosted by Hoarding Books! I think that the first line of this book really sets the mood for everything that’s about to happen. This was a series that I grew up reading, and when I saw that […]

5 Books Set in Space

I love space. I find the concept of it so interesting. The vast starry black just fascinates me. I especially love books that are set in space. Whether it’s on a planet or on a spaceship, whether it’s realistic science fiction, or theoretical science fiction, I love it. If the book is set in our […]

Book Review: Vengeful

Author: V.E. Schwab Genre: Sci-fi Page Count: 462 Date Started: May 17th Date Finished: May 19th Spoilers? Vague spoilers for the first book in the series, Vicious A Brief Description The sequel to VICIOUS, V.E. Schwab’s first adult novel. Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she is alone, except for […]

Book Review: Lovely War

Author: Julie Berry Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Page Count: 468 Date Started: May 9th Date Finished: May 16th A Brief Description A critically acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates–and the hearts–of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, […]