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Review: Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova

Posted May 22, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova Series: Hollow Crown #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 28, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 464 Format: E-Book Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads I am Renata Convida.I have lived a hundred stolen lives.Now I live my own. Renata Convida was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a Robari, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata’s ability to steal memories from royal enemies enabled the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, rebel spies working against the crown and helping the remaining Moria escape the kingdom bent on their destruction. The Whispers may have rescued Renata from the palace years ago, but she cannot escape their mistrust and hatred–or the overpowering memories […]

Review: Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

Posted May 20, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan Series: Girls of Paper and Fire #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 5th 2019 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn’t the end of the plan—it’s just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior love Wren must travel the kingdom to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. The journey is made even more treacherous thanks to a heavy bounty on Lei’s head, […]

Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Posted May 9, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 14, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Retelling, Young Adult Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads ONLY ONE CAN BE QUEEN ‘A feminist fantasy fairy tale not to be missed’ BookPage Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone. In fact, it has never beat at all, for her father cut it out and replaced it with one of glass. When she moves to Whitespring Castle, Mina forms a plan: win the king’s heart with her beauty, become queen, and finally know love. The only catch is that she’ll have to become a stepmother. Fifteen-year-old Lynet looks just like her late mother, and one day she discovers why: a magician created her out of snow in the dead queen’s image. Lynet would […]

Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

Posted April 21, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Series: The Chosen Ones #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 7, 2020 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 400 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice – catastrophic events known as Drains – leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. The Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him. After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal . . . for everyone but them. After all, what do you do when you’re the most famous people on Earth, your only education was in magical destruction, and your purpose in life is now fulfilled? Of all the five, Sloane has had the hardest time […]

Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

Posted March 24, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh Series: The Beautiful #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on October 8, 2019 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Pages: 432 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city’s glitzy underworld, known as Le Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group’s […]