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Kicking It by Faith Hunter and Kalayna Price

October 31, 2020 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

When the ‘rona hit, I found it hard to concentrate on a book. If you’re in a slump, I highly recommend trying an anthology from your favorite genre. Kicking It was edited by Faith Hunter and Kalayna Price. I haven’t read any Jane Yellowrock books, but her story made me order the first book. I stumbled across the anthology more so for Price who wrote the Alex Craft books, which was my be favorite series from last year. I took a lot of breaks between […]

things that go “scoff” in the night

Bunny by Mona Awad

October 18, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

This book was praised to high-heavens, thus giving me high hopes. It is all over “best of” lists, there are tons of snarky little quips in write-ups, and the paperback features pull-quotes from Margaret Atwood and Karen Russell. I was ready to be ruined by this book… but. …it fell flat, as so many pumped-up things often do. Samantha, an unreliable narrator if ever there was one, is a post-grad MFA fellow at Warren College, a told-but-not-shown sPoOoOoKy college somewhere in New England. There’s some […]

“A witch without her spells is just a girl alone in the woods. And no one wants to be a girl alone in the woods…”

Ever Cursed by Cory Ann Haydu

October 11, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

Five years ago, the princesses of Ever were placed under the Spell of Without by an impulsive young witch. Every year on their 13th birthday, the princesses will be cursed to go without one vital thing. The eldest Jane was cursed to be without food. Therefore, she hasn’t eaten or drank in five years. Nora is cursed not to love, Alice is cursed not to sleep, Grace is cursed not to remember. Now that the youngest princess, Eden, is turning 13, the witch will tell […]

The Starless Sea

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

October 11, 2020 by Caitycat Leave a Comment

It’s rather daunting to approach a review of The Starless Sea. It’s a winding story that weaves inside and out, and I’ve heard (and personally believe) that it benefits from multiple reads. Alas, I am approaching this review having only read the book once. Still, I shall try my best. Zachary Ezra Rawlins once discovered a door painted on the side of a building. He did not go through the door that day, but he remembered it. When he finds a mysterious book in his […]

The dangers of not doing research before traveling abroad

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

October 10, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

I can’t even with these boys. These BOYS! They can’t seem to use their words with each other. Baz can be smooth as hell when he wants to, but he and Simon have a verbal block between them, and I can’t even. I want to smack them both upside the head, or give them a truth serum or something. They need to talk about their FEELINGS and they just WON’T! Anyway, we’re in America now, and on a road trip! Simon, Penny, and Baz […]

The cover makes the book look more exciting than it is

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

October 10, 2020 by crystalclear 1 Comment

I know that Ursula K. Le Guin is a big name in influential fantasy authors, especially for children’s and YA. And I’d never read anything by her, so I figured that I should. A Wizard of Earthsea is the classic hero’s journey with wizards and magic and dragons and all sorts of other stuff. What more could you ask for? Apparently a lot. I was bored! Partly due to the story, and partly because of the language. It felt stuffy. I think she was […]

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