February Owlcrate Reveal

It’s here! My fifth consecutive Owlcrate box. For those who may not know what Owlcrate is, it’s a monthly subscription box that contains a hardcover book and other bookish goodies. Below is what was inside February’s Owlcrate.   The Lunar Chronicles tote bag designed by

2016 Love-a-Thon

Apparently, I’ve been living under a rock because I just heard about this amazing event going on this weekend, February 20-21. It’s the 2016 Love-a-thon where book bloggers, youtubers, and bookstagrammers get together for lively twitter chats, make new friends, contact with old friends, and

Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Synopsis for Morning Star by Pierce Brown Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and

Review: Prince’s Gambit by C.S. Pacat

Synopsis for Prince’s Gambit by C.S. Pacat With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a

Review: Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez

Synopsis for Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez Teri and Phil had never needed their own personal god. But when Phil is passed up for a promotion – again – it’s time to take matters into their own hands. And look online. Choosing a god

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Synopsis for Shadow and Bone: 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

Review: Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Synopsis for Captive Prince: Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the truthful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation

Review: The Black Nile by Dan Morrison

  Synopsis for The Black Nile by Dan Morrison Upon hearing the news of tenuous peace in Sudan, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison bought a plank-board boat, summoned a friend who’d never left America, and set out from Uganda, paddling the Nile on a quest to

Review: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

Synopsis for Passenger by Alexandra Bracken In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles