★★★★ Do not lose that hunger. You will always have to fight... You will have to be more ruthless, more brutal, more everything. Lada Dracul - Prince of Wallachia - is ready to rule her country...only that country refuses to be ruled by a Dracul or by a woman. However, Lada has made her decision, and that is… Continue reading Now I Rise – Kiersten White
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And I Darken – Kiersten White
★★★★ Rivetingly dark and heartbreakingly human. the nurse offered her own prayer. Let her be strong. Let her be sly. And let her be ugly. Much like the nurse's prayer, Lada Dragwlya grew up single-minded, cruel and absolutely ruthless. Completely in contrast to her beautiful younger brother, Radu. “So the question becomes, Daughter of the Dragon,… Continue reading And I Darken – Kiersten White
Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
★ Didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as I thought I would. It's probably a case of it's not you, it's me. Eff it. Okay. I'm gonna get real here. It's you (book). Totally all on you. We start with a sterotypical white, blond Pretty-Pretty girl who tragically has "mental health issues". Essentially, this girl is either A) hallucinating or… Continue reading Poison Princess – Kresley Cole
Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
★★ ½ In my everlasting effort to find a good - nay, a great - Amish love story...I find myself here. Sigh. On the heels of my broken engagement, I learned I'd inherited my Amish aunt's quilt shop, Running Stitch Angela Braddock is ready for a restart - so she leaves her career, her ex-fiance… Continue reading Murder, Plain and Simple – Isabella Alan
Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
Two hundred years ago Cinderella lived, and ever since then she's been an obsession of Sophia's town. She has three chances (one ball each year) to find a husband and then settle into a "comfortable" life as a wife. But she does not want that. Not. One. Bit. She is in love with Erin (even though… Continue reading Cinderella Is Dead -Kalynn Bayron
Gathering Moss – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Shout out to this fabulous book, it made a guest appearance in my latest YouTube Video (all about making fun nature things out of felt). The written review: ★★★★★ There is an ancient conversation going on between mosses and rocks, poetry to be sure. About light and shadow and the drift of continents. Dr Kimmerer takes us… Continue reading Gathering Moss – Robin Wall Kimmerer
If You Were Me and Lived in… Viking Europe – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
★★★★ When a person traveled on his ship for trade or war, he was known as a Viking. Vikings are one of the most popular people that are still talked about in society today (hello Thor!)...but what were they really like? If you are at all curious - this is the book for you. Life back… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Viking Europe – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
Hush – Dylan Farrow
★★★ ½ "What if we rewrote the world?" Shae (17) spent her entire life in a world without books due to the ever-present Blot. The Blot is a deadly disease that's spread by ink and books. The only ones who can prevent it is the Bards. Every so often, the Bards come to town to bless or curse the… Continue reading Hush – Dylan Farrow
Superman: Dawnbreaker – Matt de la Pena
★★ The storm came with little warning. Clark Kent always knew he was different. But now that he's in high school (aka puberty is happening) his powers are growing at an alarming pace....and there seems to be new developments every time he opens his eyes. And the urge to dominate - wrong as it seemed - grew… Continue reading Superman: Dawnbreaker – Matt de la Pena
Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
★★★★ ½ Sometimes we instinctively know what will bring us happiness. Mary Potter Kenyon used to love to write as a kid but as she grew older, she grew out of the just-for-fun writing. It was only after the loss of a loved one that she realized how much time she sacrificed and how much she neglected… Continue reading Called to Be Creative -Mary Potter Kenyon
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