Book Review: Rebel

I have no idea why I didn’t immediately pick up Rebel when it was released last year (especially when I went out of my way to refresh my memory by picking up the Legend series in graphic novel form). But I finally read it! And I fully recommend avoiding my mistake and putting this series ender on …

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Book Series Review: Shadow of the Fox (+ Anime Recommendations)

I'm so excited to be on the blog tour for Night of the Dragon ! I'm particularly pleased, as the Shadow of the Fox  trilogy by Julie Kagawa has cemented itself as one of my all-time favorites. I'd already read and loved Shadow of the Fox  two years ago, but finally read  Soul of the Sword  …

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Friends with ARCs | Bone Crier's Moon + Little Universes

Little Universes simply blew me away. I had a gut feeling that it would be a good read, but I severely underestimated the impact this story would have on my heart! Sisters Mae and Hannah Winters are two girls who have personalities as different as night and day (and not just because one of them is …

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Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter

I’m a huge Tamora Pierce fan, even though I only started reading her work as a college student. (Fun fact: When Macky and I first started dating, he recommended Tamora Pierce’s work and lent me his copies of her books to read!) I’ve been slowly but surely catching up on all things Tamora Pierce, a…

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Tunes & Tales:: Heard It In a Past Life

Wow, but it has been well over a year since the last time I did a Tunes & Tales ! I've been itching to bring back this feature for some time, because there are just so many excellent songs and albums that I personally love that I really wanted to shine some light on. This is version 3.0 of …

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Abbreviations #101 | In Five Years, Undercover Bromance + The Honey-Don't List

Where do you see yourself in five years? While this is a question most encountered in job interviews, it’s safe to say that you’ve probably been asked (or asked yourself) this at least once before. Rebecca Serle’s latest adult fiction offering In Five Years is inspired by this question, centering a…

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Book Review: Headliners

Even though I read (and enjoy!) a lot of contemporary romances, it still feels like finding a rare treasure when I discover a new title to add to my favorites list. So, I’m excited to finally be sharing my thoughts on Headliners , the fifth book in the London Celebrities series from Lucy Parker, to…

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Adventures in Anime #3: Snow White with the Red Hair

It's always exciting when Rachel & I come up with a blog series to collaborate on, but I'm especially thrilled about Adventures in Anime (formerly known as Friends with Anime )! We share a mutual love for anime (with our tastes particularly aligning over shōjo shows) and decided that it…

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Book Review: The Kingdom of Back

The Kingdom of Back centers around a historical figure I wasn’t all that familiar with prior to reading this novel: Nannerl Mozart, elder sister to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (yes, that Mozart), a gifted musician and composer in her own right. Drawing inspiration from Nannerl’s own history, and the fi…

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Book Review: Chain of Gold

It hasn’t even been a full year since I did a deep dive into the Shadowhunters universe and binged all 15 previously published books (and read the 16th shortly before it was released in June). I have a hard time believing I haven’t always loved this world and this lore and these characters because…

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Book Review: House of Earth and Blood

House of Earth and Blood is the first novel in Sarah J. Maas’ brand-new adult fantasy series Crescent City , and it’s brilliant . Bryce Quinlan, half-Fae and half-human, is irrevocably changed on the night that her closest friends are murdered by a demon. When similar murders begin happening again in…

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February 2020

February might be the shortest month of the year, and I might have been sick for a good portion of it, but I still somehow managed to cram the month full of fun activities! The first week was mostly devoted to spending more time with Rachel  before she left, including dinner dates and brunch dates a…

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