• FICTION,  MYTHOLOGY

    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…

  • 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,  BOOK REVIEWS,  CONTEMPORARY,  FICTION,  NETGALLEY,  ROMANCE,  WOMEN'S FICTION

    BOOK REVIEW : SEVEN LETTERS BY J.P.MONNINGER

    A Blasket Islander lived on top of the sea, beside the sea, inside the sea. I felt its overwhelming presence before I had walked a quarter mile. – SEVEN LETTERS (J.P.MONNINGER) TITLE : Seven Letters AUTHOR : J.P.Monninger GENRE : Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romance FBRC RATING : 4 stars BLURB: J. P. Monninger, author of the international bestseller The Map That Leads to You, the novel Nicholas Sparks called “romantic and unforgettable”, tells a poignant love story of the ways the world divides two souls—and the way that love brings them together. Kate Moreton is in Ireland on sabbatical from her teaching position at Dartmouth College when she meets Ozzie…

  • 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,  MIDDLE GRADE

    BOOK REVIEW : HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE BY J.K.ROWLING

    It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. -HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (J.K.Rowling) TITLE : Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone AUTHOR : J.K.Rowling GENRE : Middle Grade, YA, Fantasy FBRC RATING : 5 stars BLURB: Harry Potter’s life is miserable. His parents are dead and he’s stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he’s a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.…