[Review] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Saenz Media: Hardcover Pages: 359 Overall Rating:     4 flames Synopsis: Dante can swim. Ari can’t. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time with words and suffers from self-doubt. Dante gets lost in poetry and art. Ari gets lost in thoughts of his older brother who is in prison. Dante is fair skinned. Ari’s features … Continue reading [Review] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts I Can’t Wait For

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Who doesn’t love a good list? This week’s topic is: Top Ten 2016 Debuts I’m drooling over. I’ll be honest I hadn’t heard of many of these before I started researching for this post, but now I have a ton that I’m looking forward to! So, in order of publication, here … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts I Can’t Wait For

[Review] Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Six of Crows Author: Leigh Bardugo Media: Hardcover Pages: 465 Overall Rating:      5 flames  Synopsis: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… A convict with a … Continue reading [Review] Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

WWW Wednesday: November 25

WWW Wednesday is a book meme run by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? So let’s get to it!   What are you currently reading? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. I’ve had this … Continue reading WWW Wednesday: November 25

[Review] Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Title: Mosquitoland Author: David Arnold Media: Hardcover Pages: 352 Overall Rating:      5 flames  Synopsis: “I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, because I am strange.” After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in … Continue reading [Review] Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Quotes

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Who doesn’t love a good list? This week’s topic is: Top Ten Quotes from books you’ve read this year. So let’s get to it! In no particular order: 1. The Darkling slumped back in his chair. “Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”  – Leigh Bardugo 2. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Quotes

[Review] Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Ruin and Rising Author: Leigh Bardugo Media: eBook Pages: 253 Overall Rating:     3 flames  Synopsis (May possibly contain spoilers if you haven’t read the previous two): The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit … Continue reading [Review] Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Waiting on Wednesday: Feverborn

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re (im)patiently awaiting. A book that I can’t wait for is: Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning This is the 8th installment of KMM’s Fever series. It’s one of the only adult series that I actively follow, and it’s quite adult, so if that’s not your thing then … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Feverborn