Magic and Mysteries

“We stand toe to toe, nothing but crossed blades between us.” ARC provided by the publisher through Edelweiss  in exchange for an honest review. This book is full of things that I don’t normally love: instalove, being on a journey nearly the whole book, more males characters than female characters, and girl disguises herself asContinue reading “Book Review: The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas 🗡”

“Some gods demand blood.” I was so pleasantly surprised with how much I ended up enjoying this book. I loved the synopsis, but that doesn’t always equal me actually clicking with something. Thankfully, this was very much my type of story! Wicked Saints is drenched in mythology, written in a beautifully lush, atmospheric way, packedContinue reading “Book Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan 📿”

April was a breath of fresh air after such a jam-packed reading month in March. I read several comics and listened to an audiobook… MMM. It was a big month for Star Wars with Star Wars Celebration happening earlier on in the month revealing awesome news and dropping long-awaited info, which inspired a lot ofContinue reading “April Wrap-Up 🌧”

“Nature demands balance.” First, I want to say that this book is definitely geared towards more mature readers as there’s lots of swearing and sexual innuendo throughout, a detailed sex scene, and some of the themes are too dark for a young audience. In this book there are fated, star-crossed lovers caught in polarized destiniesContinue reading “Book Review: Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin 🐍🕊”

“But little hope was still ‘hope,’ and Mehr had learned that even the smallest kernel of it, preserved in the darkness, could bloom into a miracle.” I read this book because both S. A. Chakraborty and R. F. Kuang blurbed it, and I’ve loved both of the books they are releasing this year! It’s aContinue reading “Book Review: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri ⏳”

ARC provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “‘Nothing lasts,’ said Nezha, at the same time that Kitay said, ‘The world doesn’t exist.’” This book is packed with action, wonderful friendships, Chinese mythology, edge of your seat suspense, enough mystery to keep you guessing, interesting politics, and best of allContinue reading “Book Review: The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang 🔥”

Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi: In February I read The Star-Touched Queen series as well as The Gilded Wolves and became a huge fan of Roshani Chokshi! This book totally re-affirmed that and was a great way to start out the month! My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Queen’s Shadow by E. K. Johnston: I’ve been a hugeContinue reading “March Wrap-Up 📚”

“Little girls are told to be quiet, Marian thought, steps quickening. And to wait, and to forbear. And to obey. Marian had never been good at any of those things, but she’d tried.” This was one of my most anticipated books this year, and while it had it’s moments I didn’t love it in theContinue reading “Book Review: Sherwood by Meagan Spooner 🏹”

This book is full of vibrantly beautiful writing, Chinese-based mythology, and a strong, hard-working protagonist. Things I liked: ⭐️The writing itself is so beautiful and vivid, it made the world so clear to me while reading. ⭐️I loved seeing Maia’s relationships with her family and home. ⭐️ As a lover of mythology, I was notContinue reading “Book Review: Spin The Dawn by Elizabeth Lim 🧵”

“‘You won’t get what you don’t go after.’ Lyss’s father, Han Alister, has drilled that into her. ‘So the first thing to do is figure out what you want.’” I hate that I have mixed feelings about this book, but alas. A lot rode on this final book of two series, and there were partsContinue reading “Book Review: Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima 🐉”