Towards the end of last year I read Romanov by Nadine Brandes and thought that it was wonderful, and wanted to share the rest of my thoughts on the book. The history books say I died.They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell … Continue reading Romanov Review
After reading the sampler of this book ages ago, I finally got round to reading the whole of Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman, and it was great! When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival. … Continue reading Dry Review
Having fell in love with covers, and then the blurb, of this duology for a long time, I was happy to finally be able to get round to reading this book last month! If you know me at all, you know that I love YA dystopias and fantasies, so there was no doubt that this … Continue reading Everless Review
The reason I requested this book on NetGalley was that it explored taxidermy, something I had not seen before in YA literature. The cover along with the title suggested a certain kind of romanticisation, that one might see with a Studio Ghibli film, and in a certain way I was right. I received this book … Continue reading The Art of Taxidermy Review
On Friday, I reviewed the first book in the Strange the Dreamer duology, by Laini Taylor. Today, I will review the second installment, Muse of Nightmares Synopsis In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries … Continue reading Muse of Nightmares Review
In a continuation of my Laini-Taylor-A-Thon, I am starting on the Strange the Dreamer duology. I have wanted them since I saw the American covers. They are to die for, and I finally got my own copy (of the worse but still great British cover) at YALC and had to read them immediately. Synopsis THE … Continue reading Strange The Dreamer Review
The time has come to finish of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor with my review of Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor. Synopsis By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. … Continue reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters Review
