Review: Winter by Marissa Meyer

Goodreads – Amazon – Book Depository CW: Ableist Language, Rape Threats Summary Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mark her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of…

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Spotlight: A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository Summary An ancient mystery. An unlikely union. For one young princess in a state of peril, a dangerous wish could be the only answer… She is the princess of Bharata—captured by her kingdom’s enemies, a prisoner of war. Now that she faces a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose.…

Review: War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

Goodreads – Amazon – Book Depository CW's: Violence Summary VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.…

Blogtour: The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

Hello fellow bookworms 🎼 I was fortunate enough to receive a digital copy of The Brightsiders through participating in the xpresso book tour! I cannot even express how excited I was to read this book, because Queens of Geek by the same author was one of my favorite books last year. Just as I had hoped I…

Review: Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository CW’s: Violence, Mild Drug Content, Inferred (+ highly condemned) pedophilia, alluded parental abuse ** Summary Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school—and her reputation—behind to follow her…

Arc Review: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository CW’s: Hurtful bi comment  Summary When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show…

Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer

Goodreads – Amazon – Book Depository CW: Ableist Language Summary In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's…

Spotlight: The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository CW's: Rape, Sexual Assault, Ableist Language (challenged), Transphobic Comment Summary Who are the Nowhere Girls? They’re everygirl. But they start with just three: Grace Salter is the new girl in town, whose family was run out of their former community after her southern Baptist preacher mom turned into a radical liberal after falling…

Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository CW’s: Gore (Organs, Corpses), Violence, Murder Summary Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away…

Spotlight: Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali

Goodreads – Amazon – Bookdepository CW's: Attempted Rape, Sexual Assault, Islamophobia (challenged) Summary How much can you tell about a person just by looking at them? Janna Yusuf knows a lot of people can’t figure out what to make of her…an Arab Indian-American hijabi teenager who is a Flannery O’Connor obsessed book nerd, aspiring photographer, and sometime graphic…