Early in February, I was graced with an email from Goodreads alerting me that I'd won an advanced reader's copy of Gallant by Victoria Schwab in one of their hosted giveaways. I was ecstatic for two reasons, the first being because it's the first in many, many entries that I've actually won something, and the… Continue reading Gallant by Victoria Schwab: A Fantastical Modern Gothic About Life, Death, and Belonging (ARC Review)
Tag: YA Fiction
February ’22 Wrap-Up: Revisiting 2010s YA, Pondering Shaky Thrillers, and “Gallant” (My First ARC!)
I'm a pretty terrible reader, but I'd like to show representation for others like myself! The fact that I read five books is a wonder and something I've rarely accomplished since the middle-grade slivers I consumed as a child. Regardless, it was a decent reading month and I've been trying to determine if I'm too nice to books or if I'm just reading things I like. Perhaps I'm too much of a contrarian. Alas. These are my reads of this month.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo: This Book Deserves More Credit *Spoiler Review*
This book is so average that it doesn't really deserve the hate it gets. In fact, I think it actually deserves a bit more credit.
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson: A Thrilling Conclusion When Paired With Suspension of Disbelief *SPOILERS*
A very solid 4. 4.5, even, but it's a four-star-4.5 instead of 5-star-4.5 because I'd feel bad rating the finale greater than the first. (This, however, should be taken with a grain of salt because--like a body temperature decreasing as time passes--my feelings on a book often falter.)
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo | Reading Updates of a Crazed Individual
This duology is really the only thing keeping me afloat (nine-year-old Kaz knows the feeling). The irreparable damage incurred is similar too. Started Reading: October 4, 2021 2.2% "*seeing a wylan pov at long last* finally some good flipping food"5.86% "wylan povs are great cuz there's representation for us worrywarts without a clue<3"17.77% "well, meeting… Continue reading Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo | Reading Updates of a Crazed Individual
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | Reading Updates of a Crazed Individual
Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it. Started Reading: August 3, 2021 0.0% "i've had this on hold at my library for two and half… Continue reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | Reading Updates of a Crazed Individual
Supernova (Renegades, #3) by Marissa Meyer | Book Review
WOW. I'm still reeling from how this book ended. Started Reading: October 24, 2020Finished Reading: November 13, 2020Rating: 4.25 stars I'm so impressed and thrilled with how well thought out this series was, it's clear that in writing this the whole story was thoroughly understood before publishing the first installment. I was worried as this… Continue reading Supernova (Renegades, #3) by Marissa Meyer | Book Review
Little Bit of All That 