4.5 stars — Okay, I will admit that I remember feeling pretty satisfied until the twist at the very end of Defiance, and thinking that Fenn and Peree didn’t need another book. But after reading The Gatherer short story (highly recommend before reading this one), and having just finished the story, I will admit that […]
4.5 stars — Well wasn’t that all that and a bag of chips! This is technically my 3rd time reading this book, though it has changed over that time. I think this final copy is just about perfect: it has humour, action, suspense, mystery, great friendships, and a splash of romance. Tessana is everything I […]
4.5 stars — There’s just something about this story that just made me so happy while reading it. Sure, I was able to predict quite a few “twists”, but honestly? It didn’t matter ONE BIT. I was delighted to watch Jess figure things out on her own. And she was so wrapped up in her […]
3 stars — I’m not in the best reading mood, but all things considered I was hoping for more from this book. If it hadn’t been a NetGalley, I probably would have DNF’d and moved on as it just wasn’t a match for me. The thing that disappointed me the most is that the characters […]
3.5 stars — Strangely, there was actually a lot to love in this book. But if I’m being honest, I wasn’t as compelled by the story as I wanted to be. It’s my first book by Ms. Stiefvater, and I have a feeling I might have enjoyed it more if I’d read it a decade […]
4.5 stars — I’ll explain in too much detail at the end, but the start was super slow for me, and I set this book aside *twice*. But once I got over that initial hump, I just kept getting more and more into it, until I was racing to the finish. So definitely give it […]
3.5 stars — This book did not start off strong. Neither of our main characters were all that endearing, especially at the start. Lila was uptight, overreactive, comes across a bit like a bitch, can be judgey. You don’t get to see a lot of her good qualities off the bat. But luckily I was […]
3.5 stars — Bummer. This one started off really strong and I stayed up late reading it the first night. But then I got tired of the schtik of the plot, and I just wanted things to be cleared up. Ah well. This had a bit of a Cyrano de Bergerac retelling feel to it […]
3 stars — I know I read in the back that it was based on a play, but I didn’t realize there was also a novel. Perhaps that format would be better. Unfortunately, while the art was wonderful, the story felt short and was lacking emotion and connection. It also read younger than I had […]
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