Bright Ruined Things Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | Feb 20, 2022 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA fantasy

By Samantha Cohoe Bright Ruined Things (ARC Book Review) The Tempest meets The Great Gatsby in Bright Ruined Things, a new fantasy YA novel from Samantha Cohoe. Mae has never truly belonged on the island she grew up on, a source of great magic owned and controlled by...

The Nature of Witches Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 17, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA fantasy

By Rachel Griffin Nature of Witches (ARC Book Review) Avatar meets environmentalist witchcraft in this debut novel by Rachel Griffin. With heatwaves burning through winters and storms running rampant, The Nature of Witches takes a look at an Earth on the edge of...

Spells Trouble Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | May 27, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA fantasy

By P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast Spells Trouble (ARC Book Review) P. C. Cast and Kristen Cast are back at it again with Spells Trouble, the first in a witchy YA series perfect for fans of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.  Spells Trouble follows twin witches, Hunter...

Amelia Unabridged (ARC Review)

by Courtney Meunier | Apr 23, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary, YA fantasy

By Ashley Schumacher Amelia Unabridged (ARC Review) After the sudden and tragic death of her best friend Jenna, Amelia receives a special edition copy of the first book of the fantasy series that brought them together. Grappling with her grief and the looming future...

Universe of Wishes (Advanced Reader Review)

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 17, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, YA fantasy

Edited By Dhonielle Clayton Universe of Wishes (Advanced Reader Review) From a Cinderella retelling and a tale of the recultivation of a post-apocalyptic Earth to a story of a boy stealing wishes from dead bodies, A Universe of Wishes is a charcuterie board of diverse...

Daughter of the Pirate King Review

by Courtney Meunier | Feb 15, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA fantasy

By Tricia Levenseller Daughter of the Pirate King (Review) Pirates, Pirates, Pirates.  Give me more books about pirates, please (especially Female ones)! The blurb on this book promised me a ‘Lady Jack Sparrow’ and I was ready. But…to call Alosa’s...