Famous Last Words by Katie Alender
“No matter how many times I vowed to quit, every night I found myself with the candle lit, the ring on my finger, trying to get through to my dad. Because I needed to find him. I needed to tell him I was sorry I killed him.” Willa and her mother are following her new Hollywood hotshot stepfather out to LA. They both hope it will be a chance for them to start over. To put to rest the notion that Willa will somehow be […]
Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch
“Do you think it’s possible that you can believe in me for a bit? How do you believe in someone who left when you were eight years old? And how was I supposed to manage the enormous chasm that existed between how he said he felt about me and what his actions said he felt about me?” Liv thought her biggest problem was trying to find a way to tell her boyfriend that she wants to attend art school rather than follow him to Stanford. […]
The Ancient Magus Bride vol. 14 by Kore Yamazaki
Bingo 9: Mythic The Ancient Magus Bride is a manga and anime series based primarily in Celtic mythology, although it contains references to other folklore as well. One of the key characters (the magus of the title) is Elias who is some kind of Fae creature, given that he’s claimed as such by Titania and Oberon (this happens early in the series), the dragons who show up are European in appearance, Silky is a brownie who used to be a banshee, there are some sídhe, […]
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Bingo 8: Rec’d I picked up Rule of Wolves partly because Narfna seemed to mostly like it (6/21/21) and it was out on a library display, so opportunity. Admittedly I hadn’t read it’s prequel but that turned out to be fine, since I had previously read the duology that comes directly before this one. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing for the previous entry in the series, but at this point I doubt I’ll be seeking it out since I now […]
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
CBR 13 Bingo Square: Shelfie THIS BOOK! After having reread Carry On and Wayward Son, I was primed for Any Way the Wind Blows. I devoured it so quickly that I immediately reread to be able to slow down and better absorb the story. Rowell brings the Simon Snow trilogy to a satisfying close but what an emotional journey to get there. Carrying their hearts on their sleeves, Simon and Baz are so vulnerable and continually bracing for the pain that might come. Penelope’s decisions and the […]
