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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape
Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Did i love this? Absolutely!
Am I furious that I waited this long to read it? One hundred percent!
Sing Me to Sleep is not only a unique young adult fantasy, but contains a black and brown cast of characters, which makes it that much better! We have an irresistible and manipulative main character, Saoirse — a beautiful, black siren whose appetite for murder is insatiable and secrets seem never ending. Our male main character, a handsome, melanated prince who unwittingly employees a dangerous, illegal siren and enlists her help to hunt an assassin who just so happens to be Saoirse.
Sing Me to Sleep is an unputdownable slow burn romantasy that has you rooting for the manipulative, morally grey female main character
Am I furious that I waited this long to read it? One hundred percent!
Sing Me to Sleep is not only a unique young adult fantasy, but contains a black and brown cast of characters, which makes it that much better! We have an irresistible and manipulative main character, Saoirse — a beautiful, black siren whose appetite for murder is insatiable and secrets seem never ending. Our male main character, a handsome, melanated prince who unwittingly employees a dangerous, illegal siren and enlists her help to hunt an assassin who just so happens to be Saoirse.
Sing Me to Sleep is an unputdownable slow burn romantasy that has you rooting for the manipulative, morally grey female main character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Classism
Known to the Victim by K.L. Armstrong
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
4.0
The Lost Village had been on my TBR for months and I decided to go ahead and crack it open… Let me tell you, I enjoyed this book so much more than I had expected to (and I had figured I would like it). I absolutely could not put it down, needing to know what was going to happen next. I do with there was more that wrapped up the ending as I still have questions.
Alice and a small crew she has put together venture out into the long abandoned village that her grandmother’s whole family had disappeared from. They are on a mission to film a documentary about the village and hopefully come up with the answers to how the whole village disappeared without a trace and why a newborn was the only one left.
As the crew of five attempt to unravel the villages dark disappearance, their camp and equipment is destroyed and the crew begins to mysteriously disappear. It becomes clear that there is a presence in the village with them that has malicious intentions.
Alice and a small crew she has put together venture out into the long abandoned village that her grandmother’s whole family had disappeared from. They are on a mission to film a documentary about the village and hopefully come up with the answers to how the whole village disappeared without a trace and why a newborn was the only one left.
As the crew of five attempt to unravel the villages dark disappearance, their camp and equipment is destroyed and the crew begins to mysteriously disappear. It becomes clear that there is a presence in the village with them that has malicious intentions.
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
4.0
Think 'The Great British Bake Off' but add murder and sabotage.
Grafton Manor in Vermont, the location of the renowned television baking competition, Bake Week.
Maxwell pulls us into Grafton Manor and the lives of the host, Betsy Martin, and the six contestants as they compete to win the golden spoon. This season is different though, Bake Week has a new co-host, someone seems to be sabotaging the bake, people are hiding secrets, and a dead body turns up.
I enjoyed Jessa Maxwell's debut novel. She did a phenomenal job of getting us to care about the characters right from the start. The build-up was a little slow, but Maxwell sprinkled revealed secrets throughout the characters' storylines that built up to the ultimate secret being revealed a murder, and the answers to who sabotaged the bakers and why. I wished that there was a bit more tension between the characters and that we could have gotten a POV on Melanie, just to add a little something extra.
I am a huge fan of 'The Great British Bake Off' and it was so easy to imagine the scene of the contestants baking in the tent and how 'Bake Week' as a whole operated. I am also a fan of locked-door mysteries. If you are too, I highly recommend this book!
Grafton Manor in Vermont, the location of the renowned television baking competition, Bake Week.
Maxwell pulls us into Grafton Manor and the lives of the host, Betsy Martin, and the six contestants as they compete to win the golden spoon. This season is different though, Bake Week has a new co-host, someone seems to be sabotaging the bake, people are hiding secrets, and a dead body turns up.
I enjoyed Jessa Maxwell's debut novel. She did a phenomenal job of getting us to care about the characters right from the start. The build-up was a little slow, but Maxwell sprinkled revealed secrets throughout the characters' storylines that built up to the ultimate secret being revealed a murder, and the answers to who sabotaged the bakers and why. I wished that there was a bit more tension between the characters and that we could have gotten a POV on Melanie, just to add a little something extra.
I am a huge fan of 'The Great British Bake Off' and it was so easy to imagine the scene of the contestants baking in the tent and how 'Bake Week' as a whole operated. I am also a fan of locked-door mysteries. If you are too, I highly recommend this book!
Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin
4.0
Gigi is a romance buff, she loves all things love and owns a romance bookshop that she inherited from her parents. Growing up hearing her parents' love story, Gigi absolutely believes in "happy ever after" and soulmates. So when her friends book her a trip to England to meet the voice behind a sentimental book to her, the voice that she's fallen in love with, she knows this is her chance to find true love.
I really enjoyed this book, reading it in one day. As a sucker for 'found family' tropes, I gravitated toward the side characters' stories and formed an attachment to them. The romance was okay, I really enjoyed the cheesy-romance portions of the book, in typical fashion, it made me a little giddy and excited. Overall I think that the 'found family' aspect of the novel was much stronger than the romance,
I received an ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I really enjoyed this book, reading it in one day. As a sucker for 'found family' tropes, I gravitated toward the side characters' stories and formed an attachment to them. The romance was okay, I really enjoyed the cheesy-romance portions of the book, in typical fashion, it made me a little giddy and excited. Overall I think that the 'found family' aspect of the novel was much stronger than the romance,
Spoiler
though I loved watching her fall for Taj without knowing that was happening!Spoiler
Loved it!I received an ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
4.0
Wow! This book was beautifully written. The flow and imagery of the sentences are so elegant and captivating.
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls, follows Winifred, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her father and obese dog in a cemetery. She's an outcast, "weird", and determined to save the cemetery so she and her father can stay in their apartment on the property. How? After a few accidental "ghost sightings", in which she was mistaken for a ghost, she believes this may be the key to staying in their home, especially after running into a real ghost. When Winifred learns more about her new ghost friend, Phil, she realizes she doesn't want to exploit her. She has to decide what's more important, her home, or her new friend.
I was wowed from the beginning, Dimaline quickly pulled me in with the poetic feel of the language used in this novel. I definitely recommend this book!
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review of this novel.
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls, follows Winifred, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her father and obese dog in a cemetery. She's an outcast, "weird", and determined to save the cemetery so she and her father can stay in their apartment on the property. How? After a few accidental "ghost sightings", in which she was mistaken for a ghost, she believes this may be the key to staying in their home, especially after running into a real ghost. When Winifred learns more about her new ghost friend, Phil, she realizes she doesn't want to exploit her. She has to decide what's more important, her home, or her new friend.
I was wowed from the beginning, Dimaline quickly pulled me in with the poetic feel of the language used in this novel. I definitely recommend this book!
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review of this novel.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
4.0
Maxine Hong Kingston’s memoir, The Woman Warrior, published in 1976 tells in a fantastical blend of nonfiction and fantasy, the story of not only herself as a Chinese American woman, but also those before her like her Chinese immigrant mother and the aunt whose name is unknown to her. Despite being criticized for her portrayals of both Chinese culture and men, she remained dedicated to spreading and celebrating The Woman Warrior. Her memoir recounts the bravery not just of the women in the story, but of herself to speak up and bring to light the experiences and prejudices that Chinese women faced and how that affected their children born as Chinese Americans. Considering, family secrets and cultural expectations, The Woman Warrior is a critical look at speaking up and out when expected to stay silent.
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
4.0
Typically not one for nonfiction, I tore through this book! I wasn't expecting to get so engrossed in this book so quickly. Erica Armstrong Dunbar took us on a journey through the life of Ona Judge and the lives of those around her in a way that didn't feel "boring" or "dry". She brought new information and uncovered secrets regarding the Washingtons and those enslaved under them. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting more information on the history of this country, the ones to led it, and those that were a slave to it.