I’m not very into politics. I have a tendency to stay out of strongly political conversations. But when Netgalley emailed me about this one, I was intrigued by the point of view of a girl smack dab in the middle of all of this. I decided to check it out and I’m glad I did! Inย The Tyrant’s Daughter, Laila along with her six year old brother and mother have fled their home after the murder of her father. In the […]
Okay, I had a LOT of feelings about this book. I think I changed my rating 3 times! I will attempt to coherently pen my thoughts… In the Opportunist, we meet Olivia as she runs into her ex-boyfriend for the first time in years. It turns out that he has amnesia from a car accident and doesn’t remember her, or anyone or anything that’s happened in his life prior to the accident. Olivia realizes this means he doesn’t remember what […]
In Pawn, we are introduced to a dystopian world where people take a test upon turning 17 that will determine their rank for the rest of their lives. The number you get assigned becomes tattooed to the back of your neck and you are designated with a job and a standard of living that correlates with that number. I or II? Well… you’ll probably live in poverty for the rest of your life, doing the most menial tasks. III? Better […]
Alright. So, I first heard about this book when Chelsea and I went to the Seattle author event and met the author, J. Sterling. She was so outgoing and fun to talk to so I made a mental note to check out her book (there was a lot of talk about a certain Jack effing Carter and I was intrigued). Chelsea read it first and mentioned there was something she couldnโt forgive. Then Betty tells me I must read it […]
So, I was too busy at the end of last semester to catch up on my reviews and then I was doing so much stuff over break that I was still too busy! Anyway, I decided to do these as mini reviews so you get 3 reviews of 3 different genres today! YA fantasy, NA contemp and YA contemp. Something for everyone! So this started out pretty interesting to me. I was curious about the Circle and what was going […]