Initial Thoughts: I've been reading this book to my voldies for months now, every Friday, and sometimes on half-days. And seriously, it was difficult to put down. I managed to stop myself from going ahead, but at least one of my voldies had no qualms about reading the entire book before I got to the [...]
Initial Thoughts: *sobs* This was a love-hate. I love-hate myself for love-hating the last book of what I found as a terribly beautiful trilogy. And it was SO GOOD. Up until I got around 200 pages of story that got thrown in there just to make people SUFFER. So I'm crying inside here. I can't [...]
Initial Response: Hngrrsrrdhhhggghgh. Okay, Ms. Shannon. You win. I laughed and rolled my eyes and everything, but that didn't seem to stop me from going "WAIT NO. DON'T STOP THE STORY NOW." Damn this series. THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon Bloomsbury, August 2013 YA science fiction, fantasy, dystopia Rated: 4 / 5 cookies The [...]
Initial Thoughts: A 1920s romp in supernatural New York City, with an ensemble of uniquely gifted characters. Seriously. This is my kind of book. THE DIVINERS by Libba Bray Little, Brown Books, 2013 YA paranormal, historical fantasy Rated: 4 / 5 cookies Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us? Evie [...]
If somebody told me a couple years back that it's possible that a magic system with a basis in alcohol can exist, I would have nodded, smiled, and then dismissed the prospect into the same closet I keep my imaginary friends. Then I found Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge on NetGalley, and after reading the teaser, I [...]
