[Review] Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Title: Shadow and Bone Author: Leigh Bardugo Media: eBook Pages: 235 Overall Rating:       4.5 flames  Synopsis: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment … Continue reading [Review] Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

[Review] The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

Title: The Infinite Sea Author: Rick Yancey Media: Hardcover Pages: 300 Overall Rating:      3 flames  Synopsis (Warning: Potential spoilers if you haven’t read The 5th Wave): How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together … Continue reading [Review] The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

Waiting on Wednesday: Winter

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. The book that I can’t wait for this week is: Winter by Marissa Meyer I’ve listened to the first 3.5 of these on audio and the narrator, Rebecca Soler, is AMAZING. She brings these stories to life in a way that makes it … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Winter

[Review] The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Media: Paperback Pages: 512 Overall Rating:      3.5 flames  Synopsis:  After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The … Continue reading [Review] The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

[Review] Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

Title: Dumplin’ Author: Julie Murphy Media: Hardcover Pages: 384 Overall Rating:       3.5 flames  Synopsis:  Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . .  until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the … Continue reading [Review] Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

[Review] Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Title: Since You’ve Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson Media: Audible Audiobook Length: 12 Hours 49 Minutes Narrated By: Suzy Jackson Overall Rating:      4 flames  Synopsis:  Emily is about to take some risks and have the most unexpected summer ever in this new novel from the best-selling author of Second Chance Summer and Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour. Before Sloane, Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and … Continue reading [Review] Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

[Review] Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Title: Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Media: Paperback Pages: 332 Overall Rating:      4 flames  Synopsis:  I have two weeks. You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do. That’s what you do to enemy agents. It’s what we do to enemy agents. But I look at all the dark and twisted roads ahead and cooperation is the easy way out. Possibly the only way out for … Continue reading [Review] Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

[Review] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Media: Hardcover Pages: 306 Overall Rating:      3.5 flames  Synopsis:   My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next … Continue reading [Review] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon