Tag: fantasy
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Renegades by Marissa Meyer
I love Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, I was slightly disappointed in Heartless (which I chalked up to the fact that I don’t care for Alice in Wonderland), and now I’m not sure what to think about Renegades. There was a lot of world-building done, a lot of background information, a decent amount of action and […]
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Saga by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples
I had no idea what I was going to read for our graphic novel category, but before I even had time to fret about it, the lovely Rosie came to my rescue—she sent me the first volume of Saga through the mail. Snail mail no less! And I’m going to tell you right now, I’m glad she […]
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The Mortal Instruments+ by Cassandra Clare
So . . . it’s the end of March, officially spring already, and I’m just now diving into this year’s book challenge (and no—I still haven’t finished 2016). But boy, did I jump in with a vengeance. Now, you may remember that when we came up with this year’s challenge, Rosie and I decided that we […]
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
On November 1, I had eight books to read and just over eight weeks to finish them if I’m to complete this year’s reading challenge by December 31. I have all eight of those books chosen—lined up nicely on a bookshelf separate from the one that holds my ever growing to-be-read pillar—in an effort not to be […]
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The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry
I bought this book solely for the cover and I’m glad I did—Emily Henry really is a gifted writer. An imaginative time-bending teen romance, The Love the Split the World is jam packed with quick wit and sarcasm—which, of course, I love—and it kept me captivated enough to keep reading in the park well into twilight, until my straining […]
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Quoted: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen. (Is this not the greatest opening line ever?)
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Changeless by Gail Carriger
It took me a lot longer to finish this second book in the Parasol Protectorate series than it did the first, and I’m not entirely sure why it didn’t hold my attention as well (vacation, friend visits, work, summer?), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The same cast of oddballs and eccentrics returned with a few extra […]
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The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
I’ll say it again: Stiefvater truly is a magician of language. While I admit there were a few instances where it seemed a little like she was grandstanding for the big finale, this was most definitely a fantastic denouement for the Raven cycle. I am happy. And seriously, I can’t get over how perfect this is: “Once, when Adam […]
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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
I heart Ronan. These books are just fantastic. And Stiefvater’s prose never ceases to impress. Another for no. 2 on my challenge.
Being Tori 