Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery." Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads [...]
Hello beautiful people! Earlier this week, I published a buddy read discussion post on Daughter of the Pirate King with Lauren @ Narrative Paradise. Lucky for me, we both ended up enjoying the first book --- so we jumped right into book two, Daughter of the Siren Queen. It has been a LONG TIME since [...]
Hello beautiful people! Welcome to my first buddy read of 2020! Thank GOSH I knew someone else who wanted to read this novel, or I probably would've never picked it up. I don't know about you lot, but this buddy read concept has REALLY helped me stay on-top of books this year! Thank you Lauren [...]
"I may not have been born in the sea, but I was born to rule it. I am the daughter of the siren queen." Synopsis: Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are [...]
"What I really want is someone who will wake me up early so I don't miss a sunrise." Synopsis: Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her [...]
"And yes, sometimes you make me crazy, and we’re definitely going to have to talk about the whole high-handed thing, but . . . it’s worth it. You’re worth it." Synopsis: Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. And because Millie cannot stand the thought of [...]
Hello beautiful people! So ... I accidentally posted this earlier this week ... without having Alex's answers. HENCE why this post might look familiar ha-ha! Any who ... Back in the summer of 2019, I pre-ordered The Uniquely Bookish Box for October 2019 ... and it was a GREAT DECISION! There were so many amazing [...]
"I am me because I choose to be me. I am what I want. Some people say you have to find yourself. Not I. I believe we create ourselves to be what we want." Synopsis: Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map--the key to a legendary treasure trove--seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately [...]
"It is at the moments when the doors open, when things flow between the worlds, that stories happen." Synopsis: In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is [...]
"Then maybe I should have said it to you sooner--you needn't hide around us. I'm sorry you ever felt you had to. And that the world makes you feel as though you have to." Synopsis: In this funny and frothy novella that picks up where the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice [...]
