Rating: 3.5/5 Summary: Lady Whitmore is a Countess without any money. When her Grandmother arranges a pathetic match for her, she decides to take fate into her own hands. Assuming the alias of her recently fired maid, Adelaide, she joins the Glittering Court. As Adelaide trains with other common ladies, she must kept her identity and knowledge a secret. A growing connection to Cedric Thorn complicates things when she learns a deadly secret about him. Now she’s determined to save him, but can she save […]
I Am a Weapon of my Master’s Molding, But I Shall Do What I Please
The Assassin’s Blade Rating: 4.0/5 Summary: Prequel to the Throne of Glass Series. See how Celaena trains and runs missions for the King of Assassins, Arobynn Hamel. In the first novella, Celaena is sent to Skull’s Bay, with Sam Cortland as her backup, to seal a deal between the Pirate Lord & Arobynn. After finding out what Arobynn truly wants with the Pirate Lord, Celaena defies her master, ruins the port and their distasteful deal. Upon arriving home she is beaten and sent to find […]
I Really Wanted to Punch Her Parents… A Lot
The Glass Castle Rating: 3/5 Summary: This is the memoir of Jeannette Walls and her dysfunctional family. She has a very unorthodox childhood, which some may call negligence or even abuse on her parent’s part. It’s the story of how one can lose faith in people after so many defeats. But it’s also the story of how perseverance and determination can get you out of a tough situation. So many things happened in this book, it’s tough to nail down exactly what to say. It’s […]
I Literally Forgot Everything About the Series, but Read the Last One Anyway
Rating: 5/5 Summary: The Shadowhunters are plagued by Sebastian, their worst enemy ever, and the creatures he has Turned using the Infernal Cup. As Institutes are attacked and Shadowhunters retreat to Idris, who will save them from Sebastian and the Endarkened Ones? Clary and Jace know Sebastian wants them even though he fears the Heavenly Fire coursing through Jace’s veins. Alec is still pining over Magnus and what he did to him, will Magnus ever forgive him? In the final installment of the Mortal Instruments […]
Can I Please Just Get Some Peace & Quiet from all these Men’s Thoughts!?
Rating: 5/5 Summary: Todd is one month away from the birthday that will make him a man in Prentisstown. While searching for apples in the local swamp, he stumbles upon a patch of silence in the Noise. The Noise is everywhere, there cannot be patches. Thoughts stream endlessly from men and there is no stopping it. When Todd goes back to the farm, his caregivers panic and he must be sent away. A plot is unraveling and Todd is a key, he must be kept […]
Hated this Textbook
While the authors had good intentions, I was thoroughly disappointed in this book. The whole premise of this book is so that educators can use YA as a teaching aide. However, the authors have only thinly disguised their preference for classics. The tone I found while reading is that “Oh this YA book is good… but classics are still better.” and “teenagers won’t change their views/perspectives based off books!”. Both these statement are total bullshit for me so I highly disagreed with their opinions and […]
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