Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week’s theme is Platonic Relationships in Books! This is a little difficult, as I enjoy a thread of romance in my books. Some of these relationships are between main characters, but most of them are between a main character and a side character. … Continue reading
Book Review: Of Fire and Stars
Of Fire And Stars by Audrey Coulthurst Young Adult/Fantasy 389 pages Published 2016 Having read the prequel to this book already, I can see why a lot of people complained about the lack of worldbuilding. Even though the prequel is based in a neighboring country, there’s a lot in this book that I understood based … Continue reading
Sunday Stuff!
We’re driving home from Philadelphia today! We started the weekend with Baldwin’s Book Barn just west of Philly on Friday afternoon, before checking into our hotel in downtown and going to a VNV Nation concert that evening. It was my first VNV concert, but my husband’s third. I was worried it would trigger a migraine, … Continue reading
Book Review: Inkmistress
Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst Young Adult/Fantasy 392 pages Published March 2018 As I mentioned on Friday, this book is the prequel to Of Fire and Stars, so I read it first, even though it was published second. I prefer to read in chronological order when I can. Inkmistress follows Asra, a demigod of unknown parentage, … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Inkmistress
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. Today’s quote is from Inkmistress, the prequel to Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst. Technically Inkmistress was written second, but I prefer to … Continue reading
Book Review: Darius the Great is Not Okay
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram Young Adult/Contemporary Fiction 314 pages Published August 2018 This novel got a lot of hype before and after its release – and it deserves it. It has great minority representation, from Persian (and bi-racial!) to Zoroastrian and Baha’i, to clinical depression and male friendship. You could … Continue reading