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February 25, 2022 Emily Reviews, Uncategorized

[Emily’s Review]: Gallant by V.E. Schwab

#1 New York Times–bestselling author Victoria Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.

Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home, it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.

Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.

Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Addie La Rue, dead, devil, family, Gallant, ghosts, ghouls, haunted, mute, Mystery, other world, secrets, shadows, VE Schwab

October 5, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall

I love the warm feeling that the holidays bring. Seeing that this book would revolve around Christmas, I knew it was a must read and I was excited to read about these best friends. Nick and Noel embodied the warm feeling of love and comfort that every Hallmark Christmas movie captures. Their dialogue and complete […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, best friends, best friends to lovers, Christmas, Contemporary, contemporary romance, family, found family, Friends to Lovers, Funny, Grief, healing from loss, Holidays, Love, music

September 7, 2021 Diane Reviews, Uncategorized

[Diane’s Review]: The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young

Back to Bastian we go! Adrienne has ushered us back to Bastian with a protagonist so clever and cunning I couldn’t put this book down! I have always had a deep love for Adrienne’s strong female characters and Bryn Roth is no exception. She is a fierce, intelligent chameleon, able to meld herself into whatever […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, fantasy, Standalone, YA Fantasy, YA Romance

June 2, 2021 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon

After reading Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon, I knew that I was going to love this book—and I was correct!! Rachel Lynn Solomon has this unique way of writing stories and characters that I immediately fall in love with, and that is exactly what happened with Quinn and Tarek. I connected with Quinn […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Baking, Contemporary, contemporary romance, cute, depression, family, Friends to Lovers, Funny, heartwarming, Jewish, mental health, musician, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, sex positive, summer romance, wedding planning, weddings, young adult, young adult romance

July 1, 2020 Asis Reviews

[Asis’ Review] The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

“Have you heard of the legends of sleeping kings? The legends that heroes like Llewellyn and Glendower and Arthur aren’t really dead, but are instead sleeping in tombs, waiting to be woken?” The story is about a group of four boys (and a girl… eventually) that’s looking for the body of old Welsh King Glendower, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: dimensional characters, family, fantasy, forbidden love, found family, friends, friendship, ghosts, magic, quest, raven, Urban Fantasy, YA, YA Fantasy

June 25, 2020 Asis Reviews

[Asis’ Review] SISTERS OF SWORD AND SONG by Rebecca Ross

Rebecca Ross is for sure one of my favorite authors of all time. And this book went beyond anything I expected. After reading both this and The Queen’s Rising duology, I can clearly see her style in themes and writing, and I am becoming a huge addict to both. This book really astonishes with the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: family, Good worldbuilding, high fantasy, magic, Romance, Sisters, Standalone, YA Fantasy

June 19, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

What happens when the person you had chosen to love for over a decade and have built an entire life together decides that he no longer loves you? Answer: Laurie and Dan met in their Freshman year in college and have been inseparable ever since, and with both becoming lawyers and now in their mid-thirties, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult, adult romance, broken heart, contemporary romance, Diverse Character(s), Fake Relationship, family, finding yourself, Funny, Grief, hate love relationship, heartbreaking, heartwarming, humor, lawyer, life after heartbreak, Love, love yourself

June 2, 2020 Elizabeth Reviews

[Elizabeth’s Review]: The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska

I like to think Alicia Jasinska read Beauty and the Beast and thought: let’s make our beast a QUEEN and let’s make it dark. And I was totally and completely about it. This book focuses on two POVs: Lina Kirk and Queen Eva and they each have something to prove. The dynamic between Lina and […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bisexual, Dance, darkfantasy, enemies to lovers, F/F Romance, Fairytale Twist, family, fantasy, Fiction, Love, magic, Sacrifice, selfless, sibling relationships, Witch Queen, Witches, YA, YA Fantasy, YA Romance

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