Series Review: Nevernight Chronicle, by Jay Kristoff (Spoiler Free)

Title: Nevernight Chronicle Author: Jay Kristoff Genre: Fantasy Published: 2016, 2017, 2019 Pages: 434, 455, 512 My Rating: 5, 4, 4 Synopsis from Goodreads: Destined to destroy empires Mia Covere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death. Six years later, the child raised in the shadows takes her …

Series Review: Arc of a Scythe, by Neal Shusterman (Spoiler Free)

  Title: Arc of a Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Utopian Science Fiction Published: 2016, 2018, 2019 Pages: 435, 504, 625 My Rating: 5, 4.5, 5 Synopsis from Goodreads: A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the …

2019: My Year in Reading

Hello All, Welcome to my Year in Reading. 2019 has been most peculiar in terms of reading, as it is the year in which I have read the most amount of books since I have started tracking my reading in 2016. This year I have created a long-lasting habit of listening to audiobooks when going …

Recent Reads: Highlights (Apr-Jun ’19)

Hello Everyone, welcome to my new blog post. In these past few months I have read some interesting books that I would like to mention and share with you. If you would like to see the complete list of books that I have read between April and June you can see it on Goodreads here. …

The Ominous Reading Slump and Why TBRs Don’t Work For Me

One of my year resolutions was to post a monthly wrap-up for every month. You might have noticed that it did not happen. Today I want to discuss reading slumps and TBRs, trying to deconstruct the fear of the former, and unpack the idea of the latter. If you did not notice, I am in …

Review: The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield

Title: The Thirteenth Tale Author: Diane Setterfield Genre: Contemporary Gothic/Mystery Published: 2006 Pages: 456 My Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis from Goodreads: Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once the imposing home of the March family - fascinating, manipulative Isabelle, Charlie, her brutal and dangerous brother, and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. But Angelfield House conceals a chilling …

Favorite Books of 2018

Hello Everyone, I know it is long overdue, but I finally bring you my favorite books of 2018. This year has been my lowest reading year since I have started my blog, I have been very busy reading for my Master's course and I hardly had time to fit anything else. However on the second …

Wrap-Up: December 2018

Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! Today I am posting my December wrap-up. I read 6 things in December. The last week I did not read at all because I was so busy. In any case, without further ado, here are the things I read. Siege and Storm (Grisha #2), by Leigh Bardugo. The second book in …

Review: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton

Title: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Genre: Thiller/Mystery, with a SciFi twist Published: 2018 Pages: 505 My Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis from Goodreads: How do you stop a murder that’s already happened? At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed--again. She's been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is …

Wrap-Up: September 2018

Hello Everyone! Welcome to my September Wrap-Up. This month I managed to read 6 books, and I am quite happy with it since two of them were more than 600 pages long. This month I read only fantasy, result of me finishing grad school and having time to read for pleasure. Highlights of this month's …