Pax Novis by Erica Cameron sounds like such an amazing story. Now, I'm really not here for the mystery / thriller aspects of it, but rather the endeavor to smuggle and save war orphans. A novel with a theme like that is a novel definitely worth my attention. Cira Antares is deeply loyal to two things:…
This is such a funny topic, really, since it's hard to imagine that I could fall in love with a book and then forget about it. But it happens and it's true that not every book I loved is so memorable to the point that I actually can recall a whole lot about it. The…
When the Light Went Out by Bridget Morrissey really isn't my kind of book. First of all, it's contemporary. Second, it involves grief and death which I hate to read about. Third, there's apparently a potential murder mystery? Or at least something about the death that the main characters didn't know before. Eh, I couldn't…
Honestly, I kind of hated House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. But I can get where, at times, it could be said to capture your attention as a reader. A horror-esque retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, this story follows what is meant to be twelve sisters--though the number has dwindled to eight by the…
I have to admit, I'm a little confused as to how this is going to be a modernized retelling of Beauty and the Beast because the synopsis for Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon doesn't quite seem to fit the bill. That said, I am so excited for this one. Not only that, but I was approved…
The sad thing about looking back on my rejection for A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is the fact that by the time I got around to reading this book after it was published, I hated it. And now, looking at the summary for it I'm honestly kind of insulted that this book was…
I feel like I need to know a little bit more about Before the Broken Star by Emily R. King before I know for sure if this story is for me. However, I'm intrigued enough by this revenge turned truth-seeking plot and the girl with the clockwork heart to be willing to give it a…