2018 was a great year for books for me! At the time of writing this, I've read over 52 this year! That's better than my one a week Goodreads goal, so yay for me! This year I got some great ARCs, got my first finished copies from a publisher, read some of my backlisted books, … Continue reading My Best Reads of 2018!
YA Fantasy
Review: The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Two hundred years' worth of killing. A town reliving a past it can't change, paying the price year after year. An eye for an eye. Published: March 6, 2018 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 310 (Hardcover) Series: N/A - Standalone "Once a Swan sister has whispered in your ear, promised the touch of her … Continue reading Review: The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Review: Everlife by Gena Showalter
The darkness has to be chased away, Ten. We will all do what we must or we will all fall down. Published: February 27, 2018 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 492 (Hardcover) Series: Everlife #3 They will choose love over war, and love will not let them down. STAND TOGETHER OR FALL … Continue reading Review: Everlife by Gena Showalter
Review: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
"No one is safe. Have you not learned that lesson, Blood Shrike?" Published: June 12 2018 Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 458 (Hardcover) Series: An Ember in the Ashes #3 Because it is necessary. Because my duty must come first. Because love cannot live here. Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. … Continue reading Review: A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Review: Happily by Chauncey Rogers
"You seem to have a gift for inviting trouble and adventure." Published: April 3 2018 Publisher: Self published Pages: 316 (Kindle) Series: N/A-standalone It was time to take control of the situation. To take control of everything and do what I felt I needed to, even if it lasted only for a moment. If … Continue reading Review: Happily by Chauncey Rogers
Review: Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
Part of me wishes I could remember. The rest of me never wants to. Published: May 29 2018 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pages: 398 (Hardcover) Series: Lifelike Warning. Danger. This thing wasn't human. It might look it, sound it, feel it. It might be as beautiful as all the stars in the sky. … Continue reading Review: Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Zélie Adebola remembers when the maji thrived; controlling water, fire, dreams, even the dead. But magic disappears when they need it the most. Now, there are no maji left and the king exercises complete and ruthless control. There is a way to bring the magic back, if Zélie, her brother, and Princess Amari can survive Prince … Continue reading Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Review: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
The psychic detectives of Lockwood & Co. are on a routine case when the unthinkable happens; the ghost is much stronger than they could have ever imagined. In the aftermath of that night, several old mysteries come to light, and it's up to Lucy, George, and Lockwood to uncover the answers or they might join … Continue reading Review: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Adrienne Young’s ‘Sky in the Deep’ Review
Eelyn is Aska, and for generations her clan has met on the battlefield and fought against their enemy; the Riki. When Eelyn sees her dead brother alive and fighting with the Riki she can't shake her anger and disbelief; but there's more hiding in the forest than Aska and Riki, and if they want to … Continue reading Adrienne Young’s ‘Sky in the Deep’ Review
Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff’s ‘Obsidio’ Review
Asha Grant and Rhys Lindstrom are on opposite sides of the fight for Kerenza IV; Asha is part of the growing underground resistance and Rhys is a BeiTech soldier. But for Asha and the others, time is running out, and Rhys might be their only hope. Published: March 13th, 2018 Publisher: Knopf Books … Continue reading Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff’s ‘Obsidio’ Review
