Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard (Spoiler-free) Audiobook Review

Queen Song Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary—how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lie ahead for her…

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (Spoiler-free) Audiobook Review

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.  "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a…

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Spoiler-free) Review

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace.…

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Spoiler-free) Review

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat…

What Are You Reading Wednesday?

What Are You Reading Wednesday was created by Rhianna, Marissa, and Kendall. The idea is to create a space for book lovers to share, discuss, and recommend the books they are currently reading and loving. All you have to do is answer the questions about your current read and then head over to one of the host’s sites…

Wrap Up: March 2018

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful March! Winter is finally over! Yay for that! March wasn't my best reading month but that's okay. I haven't had the greatest month if I'm to be honest. My older brother passed away this month, I am in the process of moving, and I am now…

The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson (Spoiler-free) Review

The Beauty of Darkness is the third and final book in the Remnant Chronicles trilogy. This series just really blew me away honestly. I had no idea that I would love this series so much when I first picked up The Kiss of Deception. I am so so happy that I decided to give this series a shot! The Beauty…

Full Dark, No Stars (Spoiler-free) Review

A new collection of four never-before-published stories from Stephen King. 1922 The story opens with the confession of Wilfred James to the murder of his wife, Arlette, following their move to Hemingford, Nebraska onto land willed to Arlette by her father. Big Driver Mystery writer, Tess, has been supplementing her writing income for years by…

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Spoiler-free) Review

At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade…

The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson (Spoiler-free) Review

The Heart of Betrayal is the second book in The Remnant Chronicles. The first book in this series is The Kiss of Deception, which I have already read and reviewed. You can read that review here. In a normal book review, I would normally post the synopsis, but because this is a sequel, I felt that the synopsis was too spoilery…