Tag: 5 star

  • The Queen of Nothing – Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing – Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Queen of Nothing is the third and final book in Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air series. I started the series with the Cruel Prince, which I enjoyed but was not one of my top few books of the year.…

  • Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson

    Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson

    Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson is a beautifully written world that will appeal to book lovers and make you want to live in its rich depths. It is a world in which certain books are magical, called grimoires, and are capable of…

  • Finale – Stephanie Garber

    Finale – Stephanie Garber

    Finale by Stephanie Garber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Finale by Stephanie Garber is the third and finale book in her Caraval series. Caraval began the series and was Garber’s debut novel. I was immediately entranced by the world that she crafted, but was certainly left wanting more. (More detail, more worldbuilding, etc). She…

  • Bloodwitch – Susan Dennard

    Bloodwitch – Susan Dennard

    Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard picks up after the events of Windwitch, in which Safi and Iseult are separated and a lot has happened in their world. I would highly recommend either reading a detailed summary of the previous two books in the series (Truthwitch and…

  • Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor

    Muse of Nightmares – Laini Taylor

    Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Muse of Nightmares is the second book in the Strange the Dreamer duology by Laini Taylor. I loved the second book just as much as I did the first, but for very different reasons. I was so incredibly enamored by the first book…

  • Sarah’s Scribbles – Sarah Andersen

    Sarah’s Scribbles – Sarah Andersen

    Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars  If you’ve ever wondered if you’re weird and not as social as all of your peers – this…

  • Strange the Dreamer – Laini Taylor

    Strange the Dreamer – Laini Taylor

    Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor is the first book in a fantasy duology. From the first few pages, I was drawn into the story like a moth to a flame and it never let me go. The author has a way with…

  • Legendary – Stephanie Garber

    Legendary – Stephanie Garber

    Legendary by Stephanie Garber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Caraval introduced us to a world in which a magical game is played and the winner is given a wish. We meet the sisters, Scarlet and Tella, who have always dreamt of playing Caraval and escaping their lives on a boring, forgotten island. We hear…

  • A Reaper at the Gates – Sabaa Tahir

    A Reaper at the Gates – Sabaa Tahir

    A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Reaper at the Gates is the third book in the An Ember in the Ashes quartet. Despite having been away from the world for the two years between books, when Reaper started I was immediately pulled back in. I was…

  • Thunderhead – Neal Shusterman

    Thunderhead – Neal Shusterman

    Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thunderhead is the thrilling sequel to Scythe, an intriguing science fiction series written by Neal Shusterman. After the events of the first book, I was very interested to see where the story would lead and I was not disappointed. Both the world and the characters…