Rating: 4 stars Publisher/ Date: Greenwillow Books/ September 22nd, 2015 Word Rating:  Solid history-based goodness.  Purchase: Amazon/ Barnes and Noble Source: Borrowed ARC The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to senseRead More

So lately, since summer has started and I've suddenly found myself with a lot of free time on my hands, one of the things that I've started to take an interest in is typography and hand lettering. After spending too much time on TumblrRead More

Rating: 3.5 stars Publisher/ Date: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books/ October 7th, 2014 Word Rating:  Complex characters make this book.  Purchase: Amazon/ Barnes and Noble I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadlyRead More

Title and Author: The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski Publisher/ Expected release: Farrar Straus Giroux/ March 3rd 2015 Series: The Winner's Curse Trilogy (#2)   Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country forRead More

Rating: 4.5 stars Publisher/ date: Scribner/ May 6, 2014 Word rating: Absolutely gorgeous. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in theRead More

Rating: 3 stars Publisher/ date: Feiwel & Friends/ September 2, 2014 Word rating: Too much convenience.  This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is whyRead More

Rating: 2 stars Publisher/ date: Feiwel & Friends/ August 5th, 2014 Word rating: Chaotic. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Edie Kramer has a score to settle with the beautiful people at Blackbriar Academy. Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, andRead More