ARC Review: Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith

"I'm here. And I'm not afraid." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I requested and was approved to receive an eARC of Don't Read the Comments from Netgalley. Today is its release day, so happy book birthday to Eric Smith! Divya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim…

Book Review Keyword Listicle 2.0

After writing my first book review keyword listicle, I realized that this idea could be replicated multiple times with different themes for the word sets featured. So today, we're creating another listicle centered around the theme of expressing the need for improvement. The following sets of words are adjectives that express disappointment for world-building, writing…

Review: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

"In this moment, she's both ordinary and extraordinary. Just like everyone in this story." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: Obsidio is the final book in the Illuminae Files trilogy. You can read my reviews for the first two books here: Illuminae || Gemina Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with…

Book Review: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu (The Young Elites #3)

Hello all! Welcome to my first review of 2017! What better way could we celebrate bringing in the new year on the blog other than dive into the last installment of The Young Elites trilogy, The Midnight Star by Marie Lu. Characters:✭✭✭✭ Cover:✭✭✭✭✭ Chapter length: ✭✭✭✭ Pacing: ✭✭✭✭ Cliche count: ✭✭✭✭✭ Overall rating:✭✭✭.5 Synopsis There…

2016 Reflection + 2017 Resolutions

As we welcomed the new year last night/this morning, I got to thinking about what 2016 has taught me and how it effects my 2017 resolutions. What I got from 2016: #1: Life is definitely not infinite, but death is not necessarily the end. #2: Opportunities rise and fall. Take a chance. #3: We make…