REVIEW: The Burning God, by R.F. Kuang
the burning god made me cry and go into a month-long mourning period. go read the poppy war!!!
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REVIEW: the night circus, by erin morgenstern
in preparation for The Starless Sea, i decided to reread (or relisten) to The Night Circus. according to goodreads, i hadn’t read it since 2014 so it’s been a while. i don’t remember much aside from 1) the setting was...
REVIEW: The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang
the poppy war is a chinese-inspired fantasy and everyone is high. TPW tigger warnings: self-harm, suicide, violent rape, sexual assault, murder, massacres, brutalization, mutilation, torture, substance abuse, abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, relationship abuse, human experimentation, chemical warfare, genocide i...
REVIEW: The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, by Mackenzi Lee
oh man. oh man. oh man! i adored this book so, so much. i don’t usually rate books so high, but Lady’s Guide was one of my most anticipated reads of 2018 and after sitting on it, to process after i finished reading,...
REVIEW: The War Outside, by Monica Hesse
originally i gave this book one additional star, but the more i think about this book, the more i realize how mediocre it was for me?? it didn’t stick in my mind afterwards, and i don’t feel very strongly about...
SERIES REVIEW: Wolf by Wolf & Blood for Blood, by Ryan Graudin
i don’t know why i waited this long to read Wolf by Wolf. probably because it’s no longer a loud NEW RELEASE and probably because it’s not very hyped, but BUT this duology is so so wonderful. the world is...
REVIEW + DISCUSSION: the winner’s kiss, by marie rutkoski
this review is for the third book in a series and may contain ~spoilers~ for the first two novels! you can read my review of THE WINNER’S CURSE (book #1) here and/or my review of THE WINNER’S CRIME (book #2)...
REVIEW + DISCUSSION: the wrath and the dawn, by renée ahdieh
this book is definitely one of my favorite reads of the year. i’m going to try to make this a fair review and not just full-on-fangirl, but no promises! before i began, i only knew the story was a retelling...