Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Rating: 4.5 stars (rounded up to 5 on Goodreads). *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis (Goodreads): Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like … Continue reading Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Author: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown UK Format: Hard Cover, Special Rehearsal Edition Pages: 301 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis (from Goodreads): Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by … Continue reading Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

  Title: The Queen of the Tearling Author: Erika Johansen Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Hard Cover Pages: 434 Rating: 3/5 *Warning: mature content. Parents please be advised.* Synopsis (from Goodreads): An untested young princess must claim her throne, learn to become a queen, and combat a malevolent sorceress in an epic battle between … Continue reading Book Review: The Queen of the Tearling

Title: The Mortal Instruments (6 books included) Author: Cassandra Clare Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Rating: I will rate each book individually. Alright so I was on vacation in Florida when I started this series, so I thought it would be easier to finish off the series and then do one … Continue reading Book Review: The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare

Title: Les Miserables Author: Victor Hugo Genre: Classics Publisher: Canterbury Classics Format: Leather Bound Pages: 1264 Rating: 5/5 Synopsis (from Goodreads): “So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use,” says Victor Hugo in the preface of his famous novel. Certainly, Les … Continue reading Book Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Title: A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors. Author: Anthony Blond Genre: Non-Fiction, History Publisher:Robinson Publishing Format: Paperback Pages: 234 Rating: 3/5 Synopsis (from Goodreads): Anthony Blond moves away from the idea of the Roman emperors as noble rulers and instead paints a scandalous picture. The book focuses on six emperors … Continue reading Book Review: A Brief History of The Private Lives of the Roman Emperors

Title: Winter Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Format: Hardcover Pages: 832 Rating: 5/5 Synopsis (from Goodreads): Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of … Continue reading Book Review: Winter by Marissa Meyer

King Solomon's Mines Author: H. Rider. Haggard Genre: Classics; Fiction Publisher: Puffin Classics Format: Paperback Pages: 292 Rating: 3.5/5 (3 on Goodreads). Synopsis (taken from Goodreads): Touted by its 1885 publisher as “the most amazing story ever written,” King Solomon’s Mines was one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century. H. Rider Haggard’s thrilling … Continue reading Book Review: King Solomon’s Mines

Time for my first book review on the blog. I am excited to be able to go more in depth in my reviews here. I am loving the Lunar Chronicles so far. I feel that with each book, the characters and the story develops that much more. With Cinder, the general story line was set … Continue reading Book Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer!