I am learning how to besadand happyat the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything… Continue reading Mini-Review // Other Words for Home
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Mini-Review: Red, White & Royal Blue
I’ve been hearing lots about this book and couldn’t wait to read it. After a string of long & serious classic and high fantasy novels, I was looking forward to something light, sweet, and fun. Red, White & Royal Blue was EXACTLY what I needed. A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls… Continue reading Mini-Review: Red, White & Royal Blue
Mini-Review: Jade City
Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Now, the war is over and a new generation of… Continue reading Mini-Review: Jade City
Mini-Review: East of Eden
Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise… Continue reading Mini-Review: East of Eden
Mini-Review: Sarah’s Key
Paris, July 1942: Ten-year-old Sarah is brutally arrested with her family in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, the most notorious act of French collaboration with the Nazis. but before the police come to take them, Sarah locks her younger brother, Michel, in their favorite hiding place, a cupboard in the family's apartment. She keeps the key,… Continue reading Mini-Review: Sarah’s Key
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2)
Note: While this is a spoiler-free review for Thunderhead, it would be VERY difficult to avoid spoilers for Scythe. If you haven't yet read Scythe yet and are wanting to read this book, check out my review here. Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial… Continue reading Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2)
Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons #1)
Daughter of immortals. Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may… Continue reading Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons #1)
