Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Kiersten White Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary…

{Audiobook} Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite Narrator: Adepero Oduye When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess…

{Audiobook} Review: Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky Wayward Children #3 Seanan McGuire Narrator: Michelle Dockrey Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a standalone contemporary fantasy for fans of all ages. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced…

Review: Blanca y Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

Blanca y Roja Anna-Marie McLemore The biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know. The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they’re also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a…

{Audiobook} Review: Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman || My saltiest review to date + spoilers??

Obsidio The Illumiae Files #3 Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to…

Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black || This entire review is just me explaining my *lack* of feelings

The Cruel Prince The Folk of the Air #1 Holly Black Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that…

Review: A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland || I cried my soul dry

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares Krystal Sutherland Ever since Esther Solar’s grandfather met Death, her entire family has been doomed to suffer one great fear in their lifetime—a fear that will eventually lead each and every one of them to their graves. Take Esther’s father, for instance: He’s an agoraphobe who hasn’t left the…

Review: This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow || This is too personal and I’m feeling THINGS

This Is What It Feels Like Rebecca Barrow It doesn’t matter what the prize for the Sun City Originals contest is this year. Who cares that’s it’s fifteen grand? Who cares about a gig opening for one of the greatest bands to ever play this town? Not Dia, that’s for sure. Because Dia knows that…

Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik || Angry women are my aesthetic

Spinning Silver Naomi Novik Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders... but her father isn't a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife's dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem steps in. Hardening her heart against her fellow villagers'…

You’re the Best and You’ve Probably Emotionally Compromised Me in 2018 || Twenty-Ace-Teen and Contemporaries

The twenty-ace-teen™ joke (because there was a lot of asexual rep this year) is something I'm really proud of... let me have my moment.  I was debating on writing this post seeing as I tend to gush about my faves year round so you're probably tired of hearing about them... But it's customary to write this kind of…