Shouting from the Shelftops #19

Shouting from the Shelftops is a bimonthly(-ish) feature to gush over book news that come to my attention, to celebrate good news amidst whatever the year is delivering to you. The basic mood for these posts is just Enthusiastic Screaming™. The Way of the Househusband  has an awesome PV! Okay so some of you may …

ARC Review: Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 2: Wrath by Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin, Eli Powell

Red Rising: Sons of Ares, Vol. 2: Wrath by Pierce Brown My rating: 3 of 5 stars Fitchner's quest for revenge continues as he and the other Sons of Ares seek out the Golds who have wronged his family. But actions come with repercussions and an elaborate game of cat and mouse is on. A …

Stacking The Shelves #89

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews & Reading Reality. It is about sharing enthusiasm for the new books added to our shelves - be it physical, ebooks, galleys or borrowed from the library. A lot of Seven Seas adds this week! Netgalley The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp A …

ARC Review: Parham Itan: Tales from Beyond Volume 1 by Kaili Sorano

Parham Itan: Tales from Beyond Volume 1 by Kaili Sorano My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yamagishi and Sendo are schoolmates, but that's about as far as their similarities go: one is a short, no-nonsense boxer, while the other is a tall, bookish conspiracy nut. But when they find themselves embroiled in a paranormal phenomenon …

Review: Orange Vol 6 – Future by Ichigo Takano

orange Vol. 6: -Future- by Ichigo Takano My rating: 4 of 5 stars Experience the world of orange from a whole new perspective, as the fate of the present and future timelines unfolds from the point of view of the ever-cheerful third wheel, Suwa Hiroto. Reuniting years later in college, Suwa and Naho's lives have …

Book Blogger Hop: Jan 17-23

Book Blogger Hop was created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and is currently hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog. This week's question is: Do you think …

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #71

Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves and Paperbacks, and is all about highlighting diverse literature. Diversity Spotlight takes place every Thursday, and it will be featuring three books in any given week: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed A diverse book that has already been released but …

Audiobook Review: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister--whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice--back to their home on the Moors. But death in their adopted world isn't always …

ARC Review: Our Dining Table by Mita Ori

Our Dining Table by Mita Ori My rating: 4 of 5 stars Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food! It’s not …

ARC Review: Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler

Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler My rating: 3 of 5 stars Magic is sin Aidan desires only one thing: to rule. Arrogant, headstrong and driven by the element of Fire, he will stop at nothing to bring the evil Howls that destroyed Scotland to their knees. But Fire is a treacherous element, and the very …

ARC Review: The Night Country by Melissa Albert

The Night Country by Melissa Albert My rating: 4 of 5 stars In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, …

Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-me authors I read in 2019

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, wherein each week bloggers list out their Top Ten. The topic this week was 'Bookish Discoveries I Made In 2019' and which could be anything - book, authors, websites, apps, etc, …

ARC Review: Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers—a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures. …

Sign-up post: Year of the Asian Reading Challenge

So, I kinda missed the sign-up post last week and just saw it recently, so here I am, declaring my intention to join in! With me being an Asian blogger, I was waiting for round 2 of The Year of the Asian - dedicated to "read as many books written by Asian authors as you …

ARC Review: Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin

Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Everyone expected the king's daughter would inherit the throne. No one expected me. It shouldn't even be possible. I'm Nameless, a class of citizens so disrespected, we don't even get names. Heck, dozens of us have been going missing for months and no one seems …