Magic and Mysteries

I can’t believe that it’s already August! Summer is still here, but I’m already starting to feel the hint of autumn in the air sometimes… Before all that, though, I have to get into all of the wonderful stories that I enjoyed in the heart of summer. I started out the month watching lots andContinue reading “July Wrap-up 🎇”

This book is beautifully written and whimsical. It’s full of beautiful ideas and tells both wonderful and awful truths. Sadly, it also just wasn’t for me. The characters are fully formed and came to life right on the page and the world was also very well-described and made me feel like I was there. It’sContinue reading “Book Review: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 🚪”

What a quick read! This book is packed full of so much diversity and a wonderful witchy aesthetic. Now I’m wishing for Autumn and Halloween like crazy! Read this if you appreciate feminine stories, diversity in stories, or even just really soft, fluffy stories. I really liked the resolution with “the monster” and I hopeContinue reading “Book Review: Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker 🥮”

“Nothing in dreams can hurt you.” This series… Upon finishing it for a second time, I feel so grateful that there are writers in this world so willing to put their words and hearts on the line. This trilogy is so full of emotion and heart and the world’s ugliest truths. It has everything thatContinue reading “Series Spotlight: The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski 🐅🦂”

This month was pretty slow for me in regards to new releases, but I was still able to stay pretty busy with my reading. As with last month, I wanted to include the Asian dramas that I watched this month that I like enough to recommend. First off was the Chinese drama Ashes of Love,Continue reading “June Wrap-Up ☀️”

ARC provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “They didn’t understand that there was no such thing as a secret. The truth was everywhere. It was in everything. You only had to open your eyes to see it.”* I read Sky In The Deep earlier this year despite seeing veryContinue reading “Book Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young 🏔”

This rundown will be in release order (if possible), and then I’ll put it in alphabetical (if possible) based on title once I get to the no release date titles. 1. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo: I’m a huge fan of both of Bardugo’s other series’ (particularly the Darkling!) and I’m so excited to readContinue reading “Most Anticipated Upcoming Releases 🌅”

“Now came the moment he would discover that despite all he had don’t to her, he had failed to break her.” I feel like there are so many comparisons for this book, such as: Crimson Peak, Jane Eyre, The Infernal Devices series, Beauty and the Beast, and also somehow a Nancy Drew mystery. But it’sContinue reading “Book Review: A Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson 📖”

I was able to enjoy so many amazing stories this month, but I ended up dropping all of my May to-read books that I thought I’d love! Sometimes things just don’t go the way we plan. I want to add in here at the beginning that I got very into the C-Drama Eternal Love/Ten MilesContinue reading “May Wrap-Up 🌸”

ARC provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “Fate is a force more powerful than gods.” I’m having such an amazing reading month! I feel like it’s just a matter of time until I strike out, but for now the streak continues. This book has my favorite qualities in it,Continue reading “Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 🔲”