Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (for both) Summary of Passenger: “In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles but years from home. And […]
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10 Reasons to Read The Diviners
In lieu of writing a review for King of Crows, since it’s kind of overdue at this point, I’m going to list ten reasons why you should read the Diviners series, one of my all-time favorite series. It’s an incredibly diverse look at 1920s America, particularly New York City. We have characters from all backgrounds, including […]
Ordinary Grace Review
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: “From “New York Times “bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were at the ready at Halderson’s Drug […]
Before the Devil Breaks You Review
I realize I haven’t written a full review for The Diviners or Lair of Dreams (both books before Before the Devil Breaks You), and at this point, I probably won’t. But! Since Before the Devil Breaks You ended up being really, really amazing, you’re getting a review for only it so far. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars […]
A Very Late Review of The Gilded Wolves
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: “It’s 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful […]
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein ARC Review
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Release Date: September 25th 2018 Summary: “Elizabeth Lavenza hasn’t had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her “caregiver,” and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor […]
Bright We Burn Review
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: “Haunted by the sacrifices he made in Constantinople, Radu is called back to the new capital. Mehmed is building an empire, becoming the sultan his people need. But Mehmed has a secret: as emperor, he is more powerful than ever . . . and desperately lonely. Does this […]
Moloka’i Review
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: “Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined […]
The Girl from Everywhere Review
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Summary: “As the daughter of a time traveler, Nix has spent sixteen years sweeping across the globe and through the centuries aboard her father’s ship. Modern-day New York City, nineteenth-century Hawaii, other lands seen only in myth and legend—Nix has been to them all. But when her father gambles […]
The Kite Runner Review
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: “”I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975.” So begins The Kite Runner, a poignant tale of two motherless boys growing up in Kabul, a city teetering on the brink of destruction at the dawn of the […]