Just a tiny tickling in the tip-pity-tips of her fingers. I'm honestly not sure if I would have liked Lindsey Kelk's Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight had I read it as a child, but I sure didn't love it now. If you're looking for an over the top fanciful (and mildly annoying) Cinderella retelling,…
The water makes her feel better. Kat Leyh's Thirsty Mermaids is a debauchery filled tale about Mermaids who cast a spell to turn them human so they may partake in the drinking pastime. Of course, the intent is to return to the sea the next morning, but it seems our mermaids went into this plan…
Annoyed with Goodreads? Wish you had a shelf you could add dnf books to without having them in your "Read" shelf? You can have one! I've written about this before, but I'm often reminded that not everyone knows how this particular feature works. I've been using it for ages now, though, and I utterly love…
“The truth is, the world is a fucked up place sometimes.” Oh, I don't think it's really possible for me to recommend Cristin Terrill's All Our Yesterdays enough. This is one of those books that just sort of shocks you the whole way through. And it does this well. This is a book I finished…
We have the ability to love each other, no matter our differences. To help each other, no matter our weaknesses. I first came across Cinder by Marissa Meyer in 2012 at a time when I’d been dejectedly hopping from disappointing book to disappointing book in search of a new read that I would actually enjoy. As it…
The legends lie. They smooth over imperfections to tell a good tale, or to instruct us how we should behave, or to assign glory to victors and shame those who falter. It's safe to say, at this point, that Alexandra Bracken is a phenomenal writer. I was pretty on board with Lore from the start,…
It's never too late if you really want to learn. I've talked about Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara's Little People, Big Dreams series many times before on this blog. And it should come as no surprise that I picked up her Hans Christian Andersen story as well. I think the thing I love about this series…