• DECEMBER,  WRAP-UP

    DECEMBER WRAP-UP

    Hey everyone!! Check out the books I read in December. I got the chance to read 9 books in December. 4 of them were ARCs from Netgalley and 1 from Hidden Gems Books. Thank you so much Netgalley and Hidden Gems Books for providing me with ARCs. I had a great time reading these books this month. A couple of cute, easy, heart-warming romances and few children’s books made this month reading so much easier for me as I have been having a difficult managing everything. I started a couple of home tutoring this month and we are going on vacation this 9th and all of this has cut down…

  • BOOK REVIEWS,  CONTEMPORARY,  FICTION

    BOOK REVIEW : FRANKLY IN LOVE(FRANKLY IN LOVE #1) BY DAVID YOON

    TITLE : Frankly In Love (Frankly In Love #1) AUTHOR : David Yoon GENRE : Romance, Contemporary, YA FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB : High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautiful–and white. Fellow Limbo Joy Song is in a similar predicament, and so they make a pact: they’ll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks it’s the perfect plan, but…

  • OCTOBER,  WRAP-UP

    OCTOBER WRAP-UP

    Hey everyone!! Check out the books I read in October. I got the chance to read 8 books in October. 6 of them were ARCs from NetGalley. 1 Review Copy from Michael Agliolo. Thank you so much NetGalley, Reign Publishing, Author Jennifer Anne Davis, 47North Publishing, St Martins Press, and Michael Agliolo for providing me with ARCs. I had a great time reading books this month. I have two series that I am going to follow and some lovely reads that I enjoyed. Here’s a quick rundown of the FBRC ratings for the books: 1. The Forgotten Child By D.E.White – ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5 Stars) 2. Harry Potter And The Chamber…

  • BOOK REVIEWS,  FANTASY,  FICTION,  NETGALLEY

    BOOK REVIEW : THE KILLING FOG ( THE GRAVE KINGDOM #1) BY JEFF WHEELER

    If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. – Dawanjir proverb ( The killing fog) TITLE : The Killing Fog ( Grave Kingdom #1) AUTHOR : Jeff Wheeler GENRE : YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 5 Stars PUBLISHING DATE : 3rd March 2020 BLURB : The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Kingfountain series conjures an epic, adventurous world of ancient myth and magic as a young woman’s battle with infinite evil begins. Survivor of a combat school, the orphaned Bingmei belongs to a band of mercenaries employed by a local ruler. Now the nobleman, and collector of rare artifacts, has entrusted…

  • BOOK REVIEWS,  FANTASY,  FICTION,  NETGALLEY

    BOOK REVIEW : REALM OF KNIGHTS (KNIGHTS OF THE REALM #1) BY JENNIFER ANNE DAVIS

    TITLE : Realm Of Knights (Knights of The Realm #1) AUTHOR : Jennifer Anne Davis GENRE : YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 5 Stars BLURB : Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose her lie, she is forced to risk everything. In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land can only pass from father to son. So when Reid Ellington is born, the fifth daughter to one of the wealthiest landholders in the kingdom, it’s announced that Reid is a boy. Eighteen years later, Reid struggles to…

  • ADULT,  CRIME,  FICTION,  MYSTERY,  NETGALLEY,  SUSPENSE,  THRILLER

    BOOK REVIEW : ONE LITTLE SECRET BY CATE HOLAHAN

    His irises seemed to melt into his pupils, two black holes rimmed with dying stars, sucking the light from the room, pulling her into darkness. – ONE LITTLE SECRET (CATE HOLAHAN) TITLE : One Little Secret AUTHOR : Cate Holahan GENRE : Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Adult FBRC RATING : 3.75 stars BLURB : Everyone has a secret. For some, it’s worth dying to protect. For others, it’s worth killing. The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town – and desperate for some kid-free conversation – she invites her new neighbors to join…

  • BOOK REVIEWS,  FANTASY,  FICTION

    BOOK REVIEW : HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS BY J.K.ROWLING

    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. -HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (J.K.Rowling) TITLE : Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets AUTHOR : J.K.Rowling GENRE : Middle Grade, YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB: “There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.” Harry Potter’s summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…

  • BOOK REVIEWS,  FANTASY,  FICTION,  MYTHOLOGY,  ROMANCE

    BOOK REVIEW : WICKED FOX BY KAT CHO

    “Maybe it’s wrong for us to hold any one person as our whole world. Maybe…” Jihoon trailed off with an odd expression. “Maybe it’s wrong of us to owe all of our happiness or sadness to one person. – KAT CHO (WICKED FOX) TITLE : Wicked fox AUTHOR : Kat Cho GENRE : YA, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance FBRC RATING : 4 stars BLURB: A fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. 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…