Beauty—and proud thief with a smart mouth—meets the beast in chapter one, and that was all it took to hook me. This book delivers both the complex characters, a twisty turn plot, a giant world with a nuanced political and power structure, as well as the vibes we crave.
Last week the final book of the Middlemist trilogy by Claire Legrand A Rose of Blood and Binding came out and I was lucky enough to get to see Claire on her book tour! I went dressed in a closet cosplay of Mara, the middle sister who is the protagonist of the third book and... Continue Reading →
I wanted so desperately to inhale this book, but I knew that it was one I’d want to savor. From the very get go it was so fun to see the world that Hannah has built. This high fantasy is full of incredible world building, an interesting magic system, and yet it was also so... Continue Reading →
This book was everything you could possibly want in a fairy tale, vaguely unbelievable and whimsical to the point of excess that is filled with a beautiful world and funny characters who deeply impart what it means to be human.
So if you need the perfect cozy winter read with magical gardens, funny talking plants, the cutest flying kitty, a journey growing confidence in oneself, and adorable idiots that need to “just kiss” then you should go and pick up The Enchanted Greenhouse.
Okay, I read this book over the most perfect birthday weekend I could have asked for. Which meant sitting out by the pool with all my friends as we all read. It also meant that I was able to read this in not quite on sitting, but one day. I have been emotionally compromised for... Continue Reading →
This is one of the most amazing fictional depictions of what the afterlife could be, and in many ways what I think a lot of us would love it to be. For other Hell's Belles fans it felt very much like a homecoming and a warm hug to get to pick up this book, but I know that this Thick Lady is going to be a favorite for so many who pick her up.
A deep dive on all the amazing events and books I read over the course of September. From DragonCon to the National Book Festival to Renaissance Festival and more.
I am jealous of all of you who are able to read it for the first time this book has consumed me mind and soul, and at it's core shows how love and kindness might even be able to alter the course of fate and death.
As a homage to the 90s and to my nostalgia I decided that what better way to promote this fun, spooky book than by letting you all determine your TE3 futures with a M*A*S*H game!
my way by Starlight 