Hell... It's About Time: Macky Reads StarCraft: Evolution

I don’t always write a review for the books I read, mostly because there’s a theme to whatever winds up on ye auld book blog, but I’m making an exception for this book. It’s highly possible that some of y’all are fellow StarCraft fans and if you are, well, have I got the book for you! Penned by th…

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On Crazy Families and Florida Ghosts: Macky Reads Mormama

Told from multiple points of view and set in Jacksonville, Florida, the story of Mormama spans literally more than a hundred years of messed up family drama. For the most part, Mormama reads more like a mystery-slash-family history tale than it does a “ghost” story. Did I mention that one of the p…

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{Bookish} Style Files: Beasts Made of Night

Who's in the mood for pretty dresses paired with pretty book covers? *raises own hand* As is made blatantly obvious by today's post title, I'm sharing yet another {Bookish} Style Files  this month. Today, I'll be featuring Beasts Made of Night , Tochi Onyebuchi's debut fantasy YA…

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Macky Reads Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath

If I were to provide a synopsis for this book, this is what I would say: in which a young, whip smart girl discovers the hidden magical underground world of London after a do-it-yourself plumbing attempt on her bathroom sink goes awry. I want to start by saying that I love so many parts of this bo…

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Sol Invictus! Macky Reads The Tapestry Series

The Tapestry series is a modern middle-grade epic that throws all caution to the wind the moment you strap in for the ride. It starts when young Max McDaniels barely escapes being attacked by some foul otherworldly creature on the very same day he was approached to join an elite and exclusive sch…

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Another Cinderella Story • Geekerella

Having grown up on a steady diet of fairytales and Disney films, it won't surprise you to learn that I have a rather large soft spot for happily ever afters and modern spins on classic fairytales. Geekerella  is a brilliant take on the classic Cinderella story, weaving in fandom, conventions li…

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Bound by Blood • Far from the Tree

Grace is an adopted only child who, after giving her own baby up for adoption, is determined to find her biological family. Her search turns up two siblings - Maya, loud and opinionated and dealing with the fallout from the revelation of her adoptive family's secrets, and Joaquin, reticent and…

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Let's Make a Deal • The Wish Granter

After I fell head over heels in love with C.J. Redwine’s The Shadow Queen last year, I was eagerly anticipating the follow-up companion novel, The Wish Granter . This novel centers around Ari Glavan, twin to Thad, bastard daughter of Súndraille’s king, who finds herself becoming a princess upon the…

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Table for Two #10: Union Fare

I'm really excited that Rachel of Hello, Chelly and I have teamed up once more to bring you a brand spanking new collaboration that involves two of my favorite things - New York City and food. We're proud to introduce Table for Two, where the two of us will be highlighting restaurants and …

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Macky Reads Welcome to the Slipstream

Friends, meet Van. She travels the world with her mom Sofia (who is a financial accounting genius who recently got hired to work for a Vegas casino/hotel) and her surrogate mom/nanny-since-forever Ida. A math whiz with an apparent penchant for making music, Van is navigating this new phase of her …

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Run Like the Wind • The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

I was looking forward to checking out The Heartbeats of Wing Jones since I’d first heard of it, in part because the story sounded right up my alley and in part because I’ve been friendly with author Katherine Webber for a few years now. It’s is about a girl dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy:…

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Creating a Capsule Library

I'm really excited to share this post with all of you! My lovely friend Hannah of So Obsessed With came up with this brilliant idea, and I'm so honored she asked me and our other friends Kelly of Belle of the Literati  and Rachel  of Hello, Chelly  to be a part of it! The idea of a capsule lib…

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On Last Stands and Mini Cavalries: Macky Reads The Rains & Last Chance

With the first book out already and the second coming out next week, allow me to present Gregg Hurwitz's duology of freaky fun sci-fi terror: The Rains  and its sequel Last Chance . Seriously, do yourself a favor and grab both books when Last Chance comes out this fall because it has everything …

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