In recent months I've become rather fond of graphic novels, so requesting The Princess of Cleves by Madame De La Fayette with script and art by Catel and Claire Bouilhac wasn't a hard choice. From the cover alone you can tell that the artwork is going to be brilliant and thus I was especially motivated to…

I've always adored novels that also have illustrations throughout. Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy and illustrated by George Ermos is one of those fun-sounding fantasy adventure novels that I just can't pass up. Besides, it reminds me so much of stories I've always deeply loved that I can't help wanting to see where this one takes me. Critically…

Honestly, I have no idea if I'm even going to like Havenfall by Sara Holland, especially since I kind of hated Everless. I did enjoy the sequel, though, so I'm assuming that there's got to be something to her writing as far as improvements go. This is just an excerpt of the novel, though, so I figure it's a…

I am so insanely excited for The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski. I don't know if I'm going to like it, but the fact that it's set in the same world as Rutkoski's The Winner's Curse has me on the edge of my seat for this story. I absolutely loved that series with all my heart and I couldn't…

Together We Caught Fire by Eva V. Gibson is one of those guilty pleasure reads that I kind of wish wasn't. Ever since that Disney show Life With Derek and Melissa Joan Hart's Drive Me Crazy I've been kind of fascinated with what happens when you have feelings for someone and the utterly out of your control situation of…

I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't get to read this one, mainly because it's not a book that I really see myself going out of my way to get elsewhere. I mean, sure, if I happen upon it in a book store I might read it there...but until I have kids of my own…