ARC Review: A School Frozen in Time Vol.1 by Mizuki Tsujimura and Naoshi Arakawa

A School Frozen in Time Vol.1 by Mizuki Tsujimura (Author) and Naoshi Arakawa (Illustrator)My Ratings: 4/5 On a snowy school day like any other, classmates and childhood friends Hiroshi and Mizuki arrive at school to find the campus eerily empty. Before long, they find themselves trapped inside with six other friends, and even stranger, all …

ARC Review: The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest, near a gruesome crime scene. The only thing they remember: Their captor wore a painted-white mask. To escape …

Audiobook Review: Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep. She’s tried to focus on her responsibilities—training Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester’s …

Audiobook Review: One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars October "Toby" Daye is settling into her new role as Countess of Goldengreen. She's actually dating again, and she's taken on Quentin as her squire. So, of course, it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the …

Audiobook Review: Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, …

ARC Review: May Day by Josie Jaffrey

May Day by Josie Jaffrey My Ratings: 4/5 If the murderer you’re tracking is a vampire, then you want a vampire detective. Just maybe not this one. It’s not that Jack Valentine is bad at her job. The youngest member of Oxford’s Seekers has an impressive track record, but she also has an impressive grudge …

Audiobook Review: An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October "Toby" Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children—and all …

Audiobook Review: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire

A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Toby Daye-a half-human, half-fae changeling-has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the fae world, retreating to a "normal" life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world had other ideas... Now her liege, the Duke …

Audiobook Review: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars The world of Faerie never disappeared; it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie's survival--but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born. Outsiders …

ARC Review: Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller

Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars Twin Peaks  meets Riverdale in this twisty atmospheric mystery from the critically acclaimed author of A Lite Too Bright, Samuel Miller, about the search for a missing girl at an elite prep school. Everyone knows Emma. Neesha’s her best friend, Aiden’s her basketball star boyfriend, and Evan’s her …

Blog Tour & Review: Frozen Beauty by Lexa Hillyer

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Frozen Beauty! Title: Frozen Beauty Author: Lexa Hillyer Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: 17 March 2020 Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary Synopsis: Everyone in Devil’s Lake knows the three golden Malloy sisters—but one of them is keeping a secret that will turn their little world …

ARC Review: A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier & (translated by) Romy Fursland

A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's an old grand hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast …

Audiobook Review: Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Think of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones?" Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. But the answers Sawyer found during …

ARC Review: The Silence of Bones by June Hur

The Silence of Bones by June Hur My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a mouth, but I mustn't speak; Ears, but I mustn't hear; Eyes, but I mustn't see. 1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Indentured to the police …

ARC Review: People of the Lake by Nick Scorza

People of the Lake by Nick Scorza My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sixteen-year-old Clara Morris is facing an awkward summer with her father in the tiny upstate town of Redmarch Lake. Clara’s relationship with her parents—and with life in general—has been strained since she lost her twin sister, Zoe, when the girls were eight. …