Book Review:
Title: Wayward Son
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: Macmillan
“I'd give him all that I am.
I'd give him all that I was.
I'd open up a vein.
I'd tie our hearts together, chamber by chamber.”
The story is supposed to be over.
Simon
Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won
the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes
the happily ever after…
So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch?
What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light…
That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West.
They
find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with
shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder
whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place...
Book Review:
Title: Serpent & Dove
Author: Shelby Mahurin
Publisher: HarperCollins
I received an early copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
“A witch and a witch hunter bound in holy matrimony. There was only one way such a story could end–a stake and a match.”
Two years ago, Louise
le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine,
forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There,
witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.
Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony.
The
war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most
dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her
growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be
made.
And love makes fools of us all.
Book Review (Blog Tour):
Title: The Kingdom
Author: Jess Rothenberg
Publisher: Macmillan
I received an early copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
“In the end, it does not matter what a story is about. It only matters who gets to tell it.”
Welcome to the Kingdom... where 'Happily Ever After' isn't just a promise, but a rule.
Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom is
an immersive fantasy theme park where guests soar on virtual dragons,
castles loom like giants, and bioengineered species--formerly
extinct--roam free.
Ana is one of seven Fantasists, beautiful
"princesses" engineered to make dreams come true. When she meets park
employee Owen, Ana begins to experience emotions beyond her programming
including, for the first time... love.
But the fairytale becomes a
nightmare when Ana is accused of murdering Owen, igniting the trial of
the century. Through courtroom testimony, interviews, and Ana's memories
of Owen, emerges a tale of love, lies, and cruelty--and what it truly
means to be human.
Book Review:
Title: Vicious
Author: V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Titan Books
“Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.”
Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.
Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?
