If you’re a regular reader of my reviews, you will know that I am not a big fan of circus/carnival books and the only one that I truly loved was Caraval by Stephanie Garber. I’ve read a handful more of similar storylines, yet they never seem to leave me hankering for more. Daughter of the Burning City was better than other circus/carnival books that I have read but it still wasn’t a book that I would read again and again.
In my attempt to read more middle-grade novels, Prisoner of Ice and Snow caught my attention as the perfect read. It’s a mix between Frozen, Prison Break and Six of Crows, and since I love the first two (I haven’t read Six of Crows), I was excited to give this book a go. …
When I searched this book on Goodreads so that I could add it to my ‘currently reading’ shelf, I noticed that this book had a very low average rating and I just felt so disheartened. But, I started the book and read it til the very ending. The average ratings on Goodreads didn’t miss the mark too much. …
900 billion years later and I finally got the chance to read Cinder. I own all four books in the series and I’ve only just started reading them. WOW, KIRSTY. JUST… WOW. But I’ve finally read the first one and all I can say is that it was worth the wait. This is such an exceptional book and I cannot wait to read more about this world. …
Yes, all of my graphic novel reviews at the moment are about Saga because it’s amazing and it’s the only graphic novel series that I’m reading at the moment because I can’t get enough of it. If you’ve read my reviews of volumes 1-3, you will know how much I ADORE this series, however volume four wasn’t up to the same standards as the previous three. …
A book about books? Yes, please! A book about a corrupt bookish society where you’re not allowed to own your own books? Hell, yeah! Sign me up. I went into this book with very high expectations because of the two aforementioned reasons, and I really wasn’t disappointed. …
Why haven’t I read this book sooner?! I should have read it as soon as I had it. How did the beautiful cover NOT pull me in even quicker? I’ll tell you why… Because I’m stupid. This book is full of adventure, mystery, books and just awesomeness. …
This series just keeps getting better and better! With every volume, we are thrown deeper into the lives of Marko and Alana and are given more blood and gore, more background on all of the characters and more gorgeous artwork. …
I think this may be the first obvious re-telling novel that I’ve actually reviewed on my webiste. I know that I read and reviewed Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh, but that didn’t read like a re-telling at all, whereas Spindle Fire did. The connections between this novel and the original fairy tale were obvious. However, there were still big twists and turns in this novel that I really liked. …
I didn’t think it was possible but… This is better than volume one… Now that the storyline has kicked off and the characters have all been explained to us, it is easier to understand the world building and the connections that the different characters have with one another. It’s just so so good! …