Book Review: Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland

SynopsisKamai was told not to open the Black Door.  But the Black door is tempting.  As a Soulwalker, Kamai is used to being able to know everything, and she must know what's Beyond the Black Door.  Thank you to Imprint for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. ReviewBeyond the Black Door is basically non-stop action…

Book Review: Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson

Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is beloved by the tabloids, all over social media, and the hottest thing on television. The biggest moneymaker? The Labyrinth Contest, a TV extravaganza in which Ariadne leads fourteen teens into a maze to kill a monster. To win means endless glory; to lose means death. In ten seasons, no one has ever won.When the gorgeous,…

Book Review: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers and Netgalley for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone—even the lowborn—a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders.Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn’t be more different. Annie’s lowborn family was executed…

Book Review: The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy

Thank you to St. Martin's for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   A PRISONER OF FATEAs Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Euthalia will do anything to keep her people free—and her secrets safe—from the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her father’s, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In…

Book Review: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

   Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin…

Book Review: There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

Thank you to Henry Holt and Co. for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    For generations, the Seven Prophets guided humanity. Using their visions of the future, they ended wars and united nations―until the day, one hundred years ago, when the Prophets disappeared.All they left behind was one final, secret prophecy, foretelling an Age of Darkness and the birth of a new Prophet who could…

Book Review: Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Edelweiss+ for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    The Republic of Itreya is in chaos. Mia Corvere has assassinated Cardinal Duomo and rumors of Consul Scaeva’s death ripple through the street of Godsgrave like wildfire. But buried beneath those same streets, deep in the ancient city’s bones, lies a secret that will change the Republic forever.Mia and her brother…

Book Review: The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of…

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

Thank you to HarperTeen for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.    Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one…

Wicked Saints by Emily A. Ducan

 A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.A prince in danger must decide who to trust.A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark…