SWOONING FOR ALL THINGS BOOKISH.
Adult Book Review: The Kraken King by Melijean Brook
The Kraken King first began as a writing experiment, a serial created by the talented Meljean Brook as part of her Iron Seas series. The results is the sensational novel here for the first time in its complete entirety, a Steampunk Romance lover's dream come true.
Young Adult Book Review: The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
“My mission is not to make him happy and bear his children and be his wife. My mission is to kill him.”
With her debut, The Book of Ivy, Amy Engel gives her readers an exciting, romantic and poignant new dystopian thriller that is nearly impossible to put down. I must have a thing for covers featuring daring young woman in gorgeous dresses holding a knives behind their backs. I can't resist, and this story was ended up being so much more, surprising me with how strong of a debut The Book of Ivy ended up being for me.
Waiting On Wednesday : The Cage by Megan Shepherd
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly feature by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases that we're excited about! It's a fun way to share with others the books that you're eagerly awaiting to be released and you are excited about. This week's pre-publication that "I-Can't-Wait-To-Read" selection is:
Young Adult Book Review: The Girl Who Never Was by Skylar Dorset
Reading The Girl Who Never Was at first, felt like I was sitting at the Mad Tea Party, trying to keep up with the fast pace and follow the somewhat dizzying dialogue. Yet, it remained fun and entertaining throughout in a madcap sort of way.
Selkie Stewart finds out on the day of her seventeenth birthday that she is not only a faerie princess, but also half ogre. With the help of Ben, her secret crush and a faerie who has cast a protective enchantment over her to keep her safe, she goes in search of her parentage. What she ends up finding is prophecy that Selkie is going to destroy the Seelie Court, which just happens to be her mother's realm in the faerie. Needless to say, her mother is not very agreeable to this prophecy and has her own agenda for Selkie. With Ogre Aunties, Wizards, Fae Magic, the Queen of the Faeries -aka MOM, and a crush-worthy sidekick-the adventure is on!