Ever come across a book that you didn’t expect to like, but wound up being completely hooked to the story? That was All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman for me. I got the opportunity to read this when I started my mini vacation earlier this month thanks to Raincoast Books … Continue reading All of Us Villains
Under the Whispering Door review
4/5 stars It has been a busy month between work and building my plant collection, but I’m happy to be back with my (very late) review of an e-ARC of Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, which Macmillan kindly sent to me (thank you!!). I had heard so many great things about TJ Klune’s … Continue reading Under the Whispering Door review
Defy the Night review
4/5 stars This fall is packed with some amazing upcoming books and Defy the Night is pretty close to the top of my list of anticipated fall reads. Thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing, I got a chance to read it a little early and let me tell you, it definitely lives up to the hype! Defy … Continue reading Defy the Night review
Empire of the Vampire sampler review
TW (some of these were pulled from Illumicrate): Blood, gore, death/murder of a child, sexual assault, child abuse (physical), addiction, graphic animal deaths, alcoholism, torture, homophobia, blackmail, imprisonment 5/5 stars Why did I think it was a good idea to read the sampler of Empire of the Vampire? I might have screamed a little when … Continue reading Empire of the Vampire sampler review
Vespertine review
TW: self-harm, child neglect, PTSD *I received an e-ARC of Vespertine in exchange for an honest review. A big thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for giving me the opportunity to read this book early! I *may* have squealed a bit when I got the email saying I was approved to read this book … Continue reading Vespertine review
Iron Widow review
2.5/5 stars *I received an e-ARC of Iron Widow in exchange for an honest review. A big thank you to Penguin Books Canada for giving me the opportunity to read this book early! TW: Alcoholism, child mutilation (foot binding), femicide, misogyny, mentions of sexual assault, murder, familicide I grew up a huge fan of Gundam … Continue reading Iron Widow review
The Dead and the Dark review
4/5 stars TW: child death, serial murder, homophobia Life has been a little nutty, so it has been a while since I last posted anything, but I’m excited to be back with my review for The Dead and The Dark by Courtney Gould. Thank you Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Press for giving me the opportunity to … Continue reading The Dead and the Dark review
The Coming Storm review
*I received an e-ARC of The Coming Storm from Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review. A big thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for giving me the opportunity to read this early! 3/5 stars Ever try to go into books knowing as little as possible? After realizing how much better … Continue reading The Coming Storm review
The Wolf and The Woodsman review
4.5/5 stars *I received an e-ARC of The Wolf and The Woodsman from HarperCollins Canada in exchange for an honest review. A big thank you to the lovely team at HarperCollins Canada for giving me the opportunity to read this early! TW: racism, antisemitism, self harm, genocide, dismemberment, gore, descriptive animal death, physical abuse, torture. … Continue reading The Wolf and The Woodsman review
Tokyo Ever After review
*I received an e-ARC from Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review. A big thank you Raincoast Books for giving me the opportunity to read Tokyo Ever After early! 4/5 stars This is another book that is so different from what I usually read, but I’m so glad I picked it up! After seeing … Continue reading Tokyo Ever After review