the last tale of the flower bride – roshani chokshi | arc review

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi StandalonePublished on February 14, 2023 by William Morrow & CompanyAge Range: AdultGenre: Gothic, Horror, Mystery, Romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She…

duology review | king of scars – leigh bardugo

Hello friends! It's been a while since I talked about King of Scars and Rule of Wolves. Nikolai's the charming privateer we all know and love. Zoya's a little prickly and I'm just extremely protective of Nina. Not going to lie, it was terrifying going into a duology after loving the Six of Crows duology…

trilogy review | the folk of the air – holly black

Hello, friends! The Folk of the Air trilogy was filled with vicious faeries and a whole load of betrayals. I didn't pick up The Cruel Prince when it was first released and missed the height of the hype. I didn't know who Jude and Cardan were and why everyone was shipping them. Now, I know!…

standalone reviews | angie thomas: the hate u give, concrete rose, on the come up

Hello friends! Today's reviews are for Angie Thomas's books. I first knew about the author when The Hate U Give became famous. I knew it was a well-loved book by every reviewer I followed. It took me a bit to pick up the book because of that. THUG blew me away so I decided I'll…

standalone reviews | katie zhao: how we fall apart, last gamer standing, the lies we tell

Hello friends! Here are the standalone reviews for Katie Zhao's books, including How We Fall Apart which is supposedly in a series but I'll just leave it here for now. Navigate through this post with the titles below:🖋️ How We Fall Apart | 🎮 Last Gamer Standing | 📍 The Lies We Tell 🖋️🖋️🖋️ How We Fall…

babel, or the necessity of violence: an arcane history of the oxford translators’ revolution – r.f. kuang | review

🖋🖋🖋 Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang StandalonePublished August 23rd 2022 by Harper VoyagerAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, FantasyRep: Chinese MC, Indian Muslim SC, Black SC, POC SCs Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift,…

the trials of apollo – rick riordan | series review

Hello! With this series review, I'm done with all the books within the mythological universe created by Rick Riordan. I think this may be in my top 3 series by the author. I really love Apollo. Navigate through this post with the titles below:🏹 The Hidden Oracle | 📜 The Dark Prophecy | 🔥 The…

trilogy review | dreamer – maggie stiefvater

Hello, friends! I finally got around to reading the finale, Greywaren, recently and here are the individual reviews for the three books in the Dreamer trilogy. While this is set in the same world as The Raven Cycle, it feels different following a Dreamer/Dream/Dreamer-Dream-adjacent family of brothers. Like the cast in The Raven Cycle, the…

trilogy review | daughter of smoke & bone – laini taylor

Reviewed this trilogy in 2017 when I first read Daughter of Smoke & Bone. I fell in love with Laini Taylor's writing style after this trilogy which prompted me to pick up Strange the Dreamer by her after that. Despite having this trilogy in my physical shelves, I didn't read the books because they were…

standalone reviews | the night circus, the starless sea – erin morgenstern

Hello! Erin Morgenstern's a wonderful storyteller. With both her books highly praised way before I picked them up, I had lots of expectations and I'm glad to report that I wasn't disappointed at all. Hope you enjoy the reviews for the standalone novels! Navigate through this post with the titles below:🎪 The Night Circus |…