All the Rage by Courtney Summers
I was perusing my library one afternoon when I came across this book sitting on one of the shelves. I had never heard about it before, but after reading the book, I was instantly intrigued.
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
The one good thing about studying English at university, is that you have to read books that you never dreamt of reading, books that you didn’t even know existed. And sure, analysing the heck out of them *sometimes* takes the fun out of reading them for pleasure, but hey, at the end of the day, you’ve read a book that is new to you and that’s good! With Dawn, it was like that. I’d never heard of it (even though I HAD heard of Butler’s Kindred), and I hadn’t exactly had the best encounters with the other science fiction books that I had had to read for my course. But you know what? I actually really enjoyed this one. …
Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton
Ahhhhh, here it is: the final book in the Rebel of the Sands trilogy. I feel like I have been waiting for this all my life. I read Rebel of the Sands when it first came out, and following Amani on her journey across the desert, into the Sultan’s palace in Traitor to the Throne, and back across the desert, has been a delightful (and not so delightful) journey.
*Because this book is the third and final in the series, there ARE going to be spoilers, because I don’t think I can write this review without them…* …
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Wow… Just wow… I am completely and utterly blown away by this novel. I managed to snag a copy at YALC in the summer and the day after YALC, I went straight on holiday to Malta, so naturally, I thought that would be the perfect place to take Girls of Paper and Fire and to relax by the pool and read it.
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
When I picked the Science Fiction module for my university course, I was hoping that I would be reading some brilliant novels that I could really get stuck into. I did not think that one of them would be about monks and would span hundreds of centuries and that it would bore me to death. There were obviously a couple of redeeming qualities otherwise I wouldn’t have given it 1.5 stars, but it was just a complete yawn-fest. …
Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco
The Stalking Jack the Ripper series is one of my favourite series of all time. I just can’t get enough of the writing, the characters, the romance, the mystery… Just everything about it is amazing. So when the cover, the premise and the title was revealed for Escaping from Houdini, I was SO SO SO excited!
The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck
I was browsing my local library one day when I came across The Lantern’s Ember. I had heard a lot of hype surrounding it, and I was actually surprised that my library had a brand new release! I also had been sent a copy by the publisher, so at least I could read the physical and the e-book version. The cover was gorgeous and the premise sounded right up my alley, so I decided to take it home and dive right into it. …
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Like The Bone Season, I am incredibly late to read the Shatter Me series. I had to read it for the monthly book club that I go to at my local Waterstones and I was so glad that Shatter Me was picked, because it just meant that I had an excuse to FINALLY get around to it.
It’s very… meh? …
Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
I had heard SO MUCH HYPE surrounding this book so as soon as I saw that it was available to request off NetGalley, I jumped at the chance. I didn’t start reading it til a few months later though because well… That TBR was CRAZY OUT OF CONTROL.
Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popović
Wicked Like a Wildfire is yet another hyped up YA magical realism book that completely let me down. Yes, I know that I’m starting this review in a negative way, but I just had to get that off of my chest. …