Written on my first day of duty. I have this journal that I mean to use as a record of my days in the Provost's Guard. When she was eight years old, Beka Cooper foiled a plot and brought herself to the attention of the Lord Provost, who took her and her family in, raising … Continue reading Terrier by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
Tag: young adult fantasy
Book Review: Year of the Reaper
Makiia Lucier 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Cas has finally come home, three years after his capture and imprisonment by the enemy. But home no longer looks the same. Everywhere has been ravaged by the Plague that devastated the world, leaving no one untouched by its horrors. The war is over as well, and the king has married the … Continue reading Book Review: Year of the Reaper
Three Mini Reviews: Bad Witch Burning, Iron Widow and The Last Graduate
Okay, so aside from all three being fantasy (Iron Widow is science fiction, it's a stretch, I'm going for it), and the fact that The Last Graduate is adult not YA (surprise!), these three are in a review together for two reasons: 1) I am behind and have been procrastinating on these reviews and need … Continue reading Three Mini Reviews: Bad Witch Burning, Iron Widow and The Last Graduate
Skulls on skulls on skulls
Imagine me cruising through Goodreads and seeing an interesting image pop up over and over again. I love looking at cover trends, because they are just so fascinating. It's like that black snake that was everywhere a couple years ago—who decides these things? Is it planned across publishing houses, or something they do to try … Continue reading Skulls on skulls on skulls
Book Review: This Poison Heart
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Briseis has a gift: she can grow entire plants from next to nothing. It's a gift she's had to tamp down and keep secret, because plants like her and she doesn't want another Incident to happen. She's down for chilling through a quiet summer in the city—working at … Continue reading Book Review: This Poison Heart
Upcoming YA July-Sep 2021
My 100% completely arbitrary list of the YA releasing in the third quarter of 2021. This is by far not a comprehensive list of what's being released this quarter (all of September alone would break the limits of WordPress), just the ones that I'm really excited about. Will I be able to read all these? … Continue reading Upcoming YA July-Sep 2021
Sci Fi Friday: 30+ SFF Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors
May is National Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and while this is a US-national month, I'd like to focus on Asian and Pacific Islander authors from all over the world as well as in the US. Asian hate crimes and attacks have been on the rise over the past year, particularly attacks on elders and women. … Continue reading Sci Fi Friday: 30+ SFF Books by Asian and Pacific Islander Authors
Upcoming SFF YA Fiction, April-June 2021
Check out some of my most anticipated YA SFF releases for the second quarter of the year! There are so many! And so many look fantastic! While there are some releases by favorites like Akemi Dawn Bowman, Brittney Morris, Charlie Jane Anders, and Naomi Novik, there are some new (and also new to me) authors … Continue reading Upcoming SFF YA Fiction, April-June 2021
Book Review: The Gilded Ones
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Trigger Warning: Graphic murder (on page), sexual assault (off page), racism, xenophobia Deka is a young woman coming of age in Otera, a kingdom that values the purity of its women. Pure women bleed red, and young women are forbidden to bleed from fifteen until they are proven … Continue reading Book Review: The Gilded Ones
Upcoming YA Fiction, January-March 2021
The number of books on my TBR has been creeping steadily higher as I discover all the new releases that I want to read! One of these days I'm going to post a list of backlist titles that I really want to read but haven't because...reasons. The reasons being new releases and a brain that … Continue reading Upcoming YA Fiction, January-March 2021
The Suspected Bibliophile 