Penny is ready with a capital R to go to college. She’s never been very good at making friends, so the only two people she’s leaving behind are her mom (who is more like the irresponsible child than Penny) and her boyfriend (who she’s not really that into). She can’t wait to escape to Austin, Texas and start living her actual life. Sam is stuck. He works at . . .
Tag: new adult
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor | book review
It’s been months since the Carls have disappeared—and April May along with them. Most people think she’s dead, but her friends still have hope. Especially when they start receiving mysterious books that seem to predict the future. Andy has since become somewhat internet famous himself, speaking at conferences and online about the post-Carl . . .
The Magician King | book review
Quentin Coldwater finally has everything he's ever wanted: magic, Fillory, his friends by his side---he's even a king, for god's sake. But after going on a quest to save the magical world, he finds he can't just relax in royalty. He's restless again, and only a quest can satisfy that thirst. So imagine his surprise when he does fall into a quest, one that sends . . .
Must-Reads for Every Genre
Hello, friends! I thought I'd share some of my favorite books from all the genres I read, some new, some old. But hopefully you're able to find something to add to your ever-growing TBR. Some of these were no-brainers, others I really struggled to break three-way ties. But these are all absolute favorites of mine, all 5-star reads (in my opinion), so . . .
Darkdawn | book review
Mia is on the run---per usual. She's just become the victor of the greatest game in the Republic. She's also just become the most wanted assassin of the Republic after murdering Duomo and (who she thought was) Sceva. Now, with her bratty brother Jonnen in tow, she must escape Godsgrave without getting killed by Luminatii soldiers, Red . . .
Godsgrave | book review
Mia Corvere thinks she's one step closer to avenging her parents' deaths. After saving the Red Church from total dessimation, Mia is finally made a blade at Lord Cassius's dying command. With many of the Church's blades dead after the attack, Mia finds herself busy assassinating for the Minsitry. But not Duomo. Or Sceva. In fact, the . . .
The Magicians | book review
Quentin Coldwater is bored of life. Though the smartest in his school, probably able to get into the best colleges in the country, Quentin dreams of more than that. He's secretly obsessed with Fillory, a magical land in his favorite children's book series. So when he's suddenly accepted into Brakebills, an esteemed university where he . . .
A Conjuring of Light | book review
Red London is falling, and it's up to the three Antaris to save it. Kell made a grave mistake following Ojka into White London, and he's not sure he'll survive to even try to save his home. Which means neither will Rhy... Lila may be new to this whole magic thing, but she knows she must save Kell and save this London that's slowly becoming her home... Holland did . . .
Nevernight | book review
When Mia is only a child, her father is hanged, a traitor to the Republic after a failed rebellion against the Senate. Her mother and brother are thrown into a prison of madness, and Mia herself barely escapes with her life. Taken under the wing of a retired assassin, Mia grows up strengthening her body and mind, and one day ventures out to find . . .
A Gathering of Shadows | book review
It's been four months since the events of the previous book, since Kell and Lila parted ways---Lila stealing aboard a ship and setting sail, Kell stuck in Red London underneath the King and Queen's thumb like always. But now Red London is preparing for the Essen Tasch, an international competition of magic that will bring . . .