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Series Review: Revenants by Amy Plum

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Synopsis for Die for Me (from Goodreads): In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When …

Single Sundays: Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill

Synopsis for Meant to Be (from Goodreads.com): Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. It’s one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she’s queen of following …

Single Sundays: Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): In the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret… In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, …

Single Sundays: Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): The prettiest people often have the ugliest secrets… Eighteen-year-old Maggie Darlington has turned into an entirely different person. The once spirited teen is now passive and reserved. A change Lord and Lady Darlington can’t help but be grateful for. It’s 1912, and the Darlingtons of Wentworth Hall have more than just the …

Series Review: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray | Spellcaster Series Synopsis for Spellcaster (from Goodreads): When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to it than meets the eye. Descended …

Series Review: Laurel by Aprilynne Pike

Series: Wings or Laurel Series Author: Aprilynne Pike # of Books: 4 (Wings, Spells, Illusions, Destined) Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult/Teen, Faeries, Romance, Magic Heat Rating: cool Thoughts: This was one of those series that just didn’t do it for me. Despite the high ratings and reviews, I just couldn’t get into this series. I’m …

Movie Mondays: Ella Enchanted

Movie Mondays: On Mondays, I will review a book series or novel that has been made into a movie. I will then answer the question that everyone asks: which is better, the movie or the book? Here is this week’s offering: Book: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine | Movie: Ella Enchanted (2004) Which did …

Series Review: Ruby Red Trilogy by Kerstin Gier

Series: Ruby Red Trilogy or Edelstein Trilogie Author: Kerstin Gier # of Books: 3 (Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green) Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult, Time Travel, Mystery, Romance Heat Rating: lukewarm Thoughts: I was really excited to read Ruby Red and this excitement continued even as I read the book. I couldn’t put Ruby …

Single Sundays: The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns –and the heroines who use them all Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, …