these violent delights | chloe gong

I started this book sometime last summer, but as always it became overdue and I had to return it before I could finish it. Such is the way of a bookworm's life. It was definitely a book that I wanted to get back to -- I found myself thinking about it constantly lol. Then came...

Every Move | review | Ellie Marney

Heyyyy friends!!! Hope you all are well!! 😃 Today's review is one of the glorious books I got to read on glorious vacation in the glorious sun. (No, scratch that. I'm a vampire. I don't like the sun.) Every Move (Ellie Marney) is the third and finale installment in the Every series. For real guys,...

Romanov | review | Nadine Brandes

I'm sure that you've all heard of Romanov. It seems to have taken my part of the YA blogisphere by storm. (I'm so proud of Nadine!!) It is a historical fantasy that ... obviously ... retells ... the Romanovs. And it has a pretty cover to boot! This magnificent beauty releases May 7th and I...

Ensnared

Heeeey bookish friends! I hope that this post finds you well! (I ... am okay. When this goes up I will be at a big lab test so ... haha ha *dies*) Anways! If you've followed my blog for any amount of time, really, than you should know that I absolutely adore the trilogy Splintered...

To Kill a Kingdom | review

Good day, folks! I hope that you're all doing well! ❤ To get directly to the point, peeps love retellings. I know it; you know it. Why? We doooon't knoooow. (I feel like that's a song? Is it??) But! I'm coming at ya with Alexandra Christo's Little Mermaid retelling To Kill a Kingdom. Let me...

The Best Retellings in the World (do not doubt my opinion)

There's no hiding it; our community loves retellings of our favorite classics (or historical events). And that, my friends, is why I am here today. To recommend to YOU my favorite fictional retellings. I'm mostly excluding historical fiction books ... because they are all retellings, of a sort. So just letting ya know. 😉 So...

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (feminist retelling + sociopaths)

I HAVE IT IN MY HANDS. THE BOOK IS IN MY HANDS. Guys, I have been waiting FOOOOREVER for The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Kiersten White) to come out, and I read it! I actually did! Who's excited? Me. Basically, it is a Frankenstein retelling told from the POV of Elizabeth Lavenza. Um, yeah....

Escaping From Houdini (Carnival on a Boat with Muuuurder)

Hi bookish friends! I hope that your day has been as chilly as mine! (I like the cold, and that is why I am wishing you cold weather.) And if you are somewhere where it is 60 degrees or over, than I am severely sorry for you. My condolences on your loss. Moving on! I'm...

Tiger Lily (Peter Pan retelling)

Good morning (or whatever)! I hope that you've all had a good start to your week! Anyways. I'm sure that many of you can relate to this statement: you grew up with Peter Pan. Whether you watched the movies (Disney or otherwise), watched the Tinker Bells, you read the books, you played pretend/quoted. Etc. I,...

Every Word (Sherlock review Take Two)

I let you in on a little secret. I love Sherlock Holmes, okay? The retelling and movies, the show. I just do. Buuuut I've never finished the books. The young ones? Yeah, sure. But never the original. Oops. But all that to say is that the book I am reviewing today is a (sort of)...