Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This book! Where to begin? Raucous. Zany. FUN! Or as one review put it, Delightfully bonkers. Jen Deluca, author of the Well Played I was not expecting the absolute riot of an adventure that is India Holton's The Wisteria Society of Lady ...
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WOMS: Bringing Down the Duke
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As promised, here's my first book review after a lengthy hiatus of my WOMS [What's on my Shelf?] series! So beware: spoilers! At the moment of writing this, I stayed up last night until after the wee hour of 2:00 AM, and then immediately picked the ...
What’s on my Shelf: May-June
As promised last week, since June has ended, here are my latest book reviews. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I’ll begin with this delightful beauty since I’ve literally just finished it. My first thoughts are of gratitude to Wecker for embracing two cultures which are so intimate to myself, I felt I was reading a personal, alternate history of familiar lives long parted from me. It made me proud to read a story about these two cultures I cherish. The way she captured ...
What’s on my Shelf: Malediction Trilogy and ACOTAR Series
I realise this a bit of a change from the bi-monthly reviews I write. However, between tweaking my new website and reading new material, I realised I neglected to write a few reviews in addition to needing to write my bi-monthly update. Thus, we’re going to break from tradition a bit. The following reviews are for two series I’ve read. And as always, spoilers! Malediction Trilogy by Danielle L. Jensen I stumbled across this series thanks to Elise Kova, who was instagramming about ...
Why is the Romance Gone?
What's that saying, "Whatever happened to romance?" I ask because in the past few months, I've read several novels –– the majority being teen fantasy (What? I like it) –– and I'm shocked at the lack of romance. Astounded, really. Flabbergasted. Sure, there are a few of the novels I've read which have romantic subplots. I'm also reading a very specific genre, and I have not read that many books. However, and I could be utterly wrong, even with the little bit of romance in this handful of ...