When the Moon Was Ours

I’ve wanted to read something by Anna-Marie McLemore for awhile now. I love magical realism and all her stories sound so wonderful. Over the years, the book I wanted to start with changed, but the wanting itself never did. And this Hispanic Heritage Month seemed like the perfect time to finally pick one up. Why…

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The Stone Sky

Here we are, the finale of this absolutely stunning, award-winning, post-apocalyptic trilogy. I started it over a year ago now, with The Fifth Season. And then read the second book, The Obelisk Gate just a month or two ago. This story is so wonderfully profound and evocative, it’s one that I wanted to speed through…

The Obelisk Gate

Alright, it’s taken me months to get to reading this sequel. I have no excuse other than being distracted by other books and the inevitably-too-fast passing of time. Anyways, here we are. And what a sequel it is! Now, let me warn you that there are likely (read: definitely) going to be spoilers for the…

The Priory of the Orange Tree

In March of 2017, I saw Samantha Shannon Speak on her tour for The Song Rising at my local bookstore (shoutout to Flyleaf). I LOVE The Bone Season series, it’s one of my absolute favorites, and it solidified Shannon as one of my favorite authors after just the first book. Anyways, during her talk, she…

The Queens of Innis Lear

When I first saw this book, I knew it was for me. The title and cover alone might have even been enough. But then I read that it was a retelling of King Lear (which I haven’t read since high school, so I’m fuzzy on the details, but I am a huge fan of retellings…

The City of Brass

Well, I broke one of my cardinal rules for this book. And am I sorry? Not realllllly. But have I reinforced why I have that rule in the first place? YES. What’s the rule, you ask? I've learned this the hard way, but I do not read books in a series unless they whole series…

Muse of Nightmares

I read Strange the Dreamer when it came out last year because Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy is one of my favorites. And I really enjoyed it – I loved the dream-like quality of the story and the writing, and the world-building and magical system were phenomenal. Lazlo was such a compelling and…

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance

This was just one of those books that I knew I wanted to read from the second I saw it. The title and cover drew me in, but the description sealed the deal. I am a huge sucker for magical realism and this story sounded literally perfect. Having just finished, I can confirm that I…

The Fifth Season

This is one of those books that has been on my radar for awhile. In fact, I had it on my Beat the Backlist reading list for this year. And it came up again just a few weeks ago when I went through the Unbound Worlds Top 100 Fantasy Books list. Almost three years ago…

The Immortalists

This recent release was one of the most hyped I have ever experienced, and a number of people who’s reviews I really trust loved it. Not only that, but the premise really did sound fascinating. I had wanted to read it faster, but, as life goes, other books (and things) got in the way. And…