I am so glad this was May’s #COYER book club pick! I’m not sure I would’ve picked it up otherwise. Romancing the Duke by is a historical romance loosely based on Beauty and the Beast. I’m a sucker for all BATB retellings so I was really excited to dive into it. Y’all I turned on […]
This book broke me! As beautifully written as the first, The Rose & the Dagger picks up days after the tumultuous ending of The Wrath and the Dawn. Shazi has been taken by Tariq to his outpost at the Badawi camp, Khalid struggles to rebuild his city, and war is coming. If they are to […]
Growing up, I was always fascinated by Arabian Nights and Aladdin and of course the mysterious Scheherazade or Shahrazad. I watched so many cartoons and retellings that I lost count! So when I first stumbled across The Wrath & the Dawn, it is no wonder I bought it immediately. Sad to say though, it sat […]
I don’t know why, but I put off reading this book for so long. If I had to guess, it was because I liked the ending of A Court of Wings and Ruin, and I wasn’t ready to revisit the characters. Well, my heart wasn’t ready to revisit them. A Court of Frost and Starlight […]
Warning! There will be excessive amounts of fangirling in the following review. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, then it should come as no surprise to you that Imdalind is one of my all-time favorite series. When announced a special edition, I was all kinds of excited. I couldn’t jump back […]
This book was a pleasant surprise. Jackaby by is the first in the series by the same name. Set during the Victorian age, I expected a freaky paranormal mystery that would leave me jumping at noises and leaving all the lights on at night. That is not at all what this is! Jackaby is a […]
Oh my! I don’t even know where to begin. The Lost Prince by picks up a few weeks after the events of The Lost Magic. If you haven’t read the previous books in the series, there may be spoilers to them in this review. Consider yourself warned ๐ Jette is living her worst nightmare. To […]
One of Us is Lying by is an intriguing mystery following four high school students after one of their fellow classmates dies during detention. This book reminds me of a darker version of the 80’s classic The Breakfast Club, which happens to also be the original inspiration for the story. Delivering a keep-you-guessing mystery while […]
The Rook by picks up almost exactly where The Hunt left off. Tempest has returned to the king, claiming her place on his war council, and acting as a spy for the Jester. However her world is about to implode. Secrets and lies are the game, but is Tempest ready to put her wits against […]
This review was written for YA Books Central and is reprinted here with permission. You can see the original here. has been on my reading list for years, and now I can finally say I have read one of her books and not just read it but loved it! Things That Should Stay Buried is […]