The Doll Factory, by Elizabeth Macneal (Spoiler Free)

Title: The Doll Factory Author: Elizabeth Macneal Genre: Gothic Historical Fiction Published: 2019 Pages: 336 My Rating: 5 Synopsis from Goodreads: London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – …

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 …

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: Vicious, by V. E. Schwab

Title: Vicious (Villains #1) Author: V. E. Schwab Genre: Urban Fantasy Published: 2013 Pages: 340 My Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis from Goodreads: Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals …

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 …

Wrap-Up: January 2019

Hello Everyone, Welcome to the very first Wrap-Up of 2019! I was sure that this month I would not be reading many books, since the first ten days of it were spent with family and friends (and not a whole lot of reading). Instead, I ended up reading 10 books! Granted, one of them is …

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 …