Review: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

"Sheโ€™s right. I am a warrior. I faced my to-do list. I fought for my freedom...and now Iโ€™m here. Iโ€™m back at the place where I first found myself, finding more pieces of who I am." Goodreads Quinn keeps lists of everythingโ€”from the days sheโ€™s ugly cried, to โ€œThings That I Would Never Admit Out…

Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

โ€œLike all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.โ€ Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel…

Review: Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan (Girls of Paper and Fire #3)

"Finish it. Those had been Zelle's last words to me. And though she was talking about the King, I know that in order to truly finish it, I can't stop at taking the King's life. I'm going to burn this whole godsdamned place to the ground." Goodreads Notice: This is the final book in the…