BOOK REVIEW : WICKED SAINTS (SOMETHING DARK AND HOLY #1) BY EMILY.A.DUNCAN
We’re all monsters, Nadya, some of us just hide it better than others. -WICKED SAINTS TITLE : Wicked Saints (Something Dark & Holy #1) AUTHOR : Emily.A.Duncan GENRE : YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 5 Stars BLURB : 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…
BOOK REVIEW : SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN, MANGA CLASSICS BY STACY KING
TITLE : Manga Classics : Sense And Sensibility AUTHOR : Jane Austen AUTHOR & STORY ADAPTATION : Stacy King GENRE : Manga/Graphic Novel/Sequential Art, Classics, Historical Fiction FBRC RATING : 4 Stars BLURB: Impulsive Marianne Dashwood and cautious Elinor are as different as two sisters could be, yet both are shattered by their father’s sudden death. Elinor’s attachment to the reserved Edward Ferrars is torn asunder by family opposition and his own dark secret, while Marianne’s brilliant romance with the dashing John Willoughby comes to a tumultuous end in a devastating public betrayal. Can the two sisters overcome these trials to find true, lasting happiness? Jane Austen’s beloved first novel,…
BOOK REVIEW : CURSED – THE HUNTER INSIDE BY CASEY.M.MILLETTE
TITLE : Cursed – The Hunter Inside AUTHOR : Casey.M.Millette GENRE : YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 2 Stars BLURB : A war rages between kings and clans for centuries, their nations split and their kingdoms fallen. Caught in the midst of poverty and bedlam, twenty-year-old Aldor faces a choice. Should he leave home and start his life anew, or stay and protect what little he has? Aldor has only made one friend in his life and has never seen a legendary creature before. As soon as he steps beyond his door, he finds himself an outlaw, hunted by creatures of pure fantasy. Forced into joining a team of misfits…
BOOK REVIEW : THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS : MIDNIGHT MAGIC AND DANGEROUS TALES
I know who I am without anyone there to tell me. -THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS : MIDNIGHT TALES AND DANGEROUS MAGIC, LEIGH BARDUGO TITLE : The language of thorns : Midnight tales and dangerous magic AUTHOR : Leigh Bardugo GENRE : YA, Fantasy, Myth, Fairy Tale and Folklore FBRC RATING : 4.5 Stars BLURB: Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid’s voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy’s bidding but only for a terrible price. Inspired by…
BOOK REVIEW : THE SECOND CHANCE SUPPER CLUB BY NICOLE MEIER
TITLE : The second chance supper club AUTHOR : Nicole Meier GENRE : Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction FBRC RATING : 2.5 stars PUBLISHING DATE : 10 Sept 2019 BLURB: Two estranged sisters reunite in an emotional novel of family, forgiveness, lost hope, and new beginnings. They had a forever bond, until a sudden tragedy thrust them apart. Now, each at a crossroad in her own life, two sisters’ paths are about to intersect. Broadcast journalist Julia Frank has it all: a career, an ambitious fiancé, and the hard-won respect of her peers. Until a ruinous decision destroys her reputation, puts her job at risk, and sends her reeling toward the…
BOOK REVIEW : SECRETS OF THE IN-GROUP BY CAROLYN RE & LORETTA RE
TITLE : Secrets of the IN-GROUP AUTHORS : Carolyn Re & Loretta Re GENRE : Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction FBRC RATING : 3.5 stars BLURB: Twitter … WhatsApp … Tumblr … Six women in the riverside city of Albury realize that, without social media skills, they’re staring irrelevancy in the face. Their book club won’t cut it any more. It’s time to go virtual. But their decision to plunge into the on-line world brings shocking revelations and unexpected outcomes. Friendships, new and old, are tested and their lives teeter on the edge of collapse. They must navigate a path through the chaos. But who exactly can they trust? A small…
BOOK REVIEW : UNVERIFIED BY KRISTIN GIESE
They put ham on our pizzas. What are we serial killers? Matt(Unverified) TITLE : Unverified AUTHOR :Kristin Giese GENRE : Adult Fiction/ Romance/Romantic Comedy FBRC RATING : 4 stars BLURB : Matthew Milles-Lade, a rich kid whose trust fund is suddenly in question, and Margo Valentine Melon, a writer whose career fizzled before it sparked, are two twenty-something strangers stuck living at home, trying to figure out their lives. When they each come across a real estate listing for a palatial (and significantly underpriced) guest house in one of LA’s toniest neighborhoods, their lives get turned upside down. What happens next has them racing to catch the truth before it…
BOOK REVIEW : ON THE COME UP BY ANGIE THOMAS
I’ve always had this theory that God is a sitcom writer who loves to put me in ridiculous situations. – ANGIE THOMAS (ON THE COME UP) TITLE : On the come up AUTHOR : Angie Thomas GENRE : Contemporary fiction, YA FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much…
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Hi, fellow Book Worms !! A hearty welcome to my blog. The quote above, with the addition of sleep in the mix pretty much sums up my goal in life. Being able to escape reality by immersing myself into the book is the best feeling I’ve ever experienced. That moment when you tune back into the world around you in a state of befuddlement and daze is hilarious. With my busy schedule in life, I have managed to be an expert at multitasking. I have also developed the art of doing things one-handed and walking around carrying a book without looking up, with a few measly injuries on the way.…
