"She would bloom where she was planted and let her roots close around the throats of her enemies." Xifeng has grown up knowing two things. That she is beautiful. And that she is destined for greatness. She is meant to be Empress, that's what the cards her aunt reads tells her. But, there is no [...]
** This review was originally published on http://www.teenreads.com, see it HERE ** In her stunning debut novel NOT EVEN BONES, Rebecca Schaeffer transports us to a world that resembles our own in nearly every way. Except for the supernatural creatures, that is. Nita is a good person. She doesn’t kill supernatural creatures. Or sell their [...]
"That's how privileged people think: Lie unless you know that you can't get away with lying." Meet Joe. Joe works in a bookstore. Joe believes in love at first sight. He believes that love takes work. And Joe is willing to put in the work. So when an aspiring writer comes into his store and [...]
"The sea is a fickle witch. She is just as likely to bestow a kiss as to steal the breath from your lips." Evie knows that magic exists. Even if the people in her village would burn anyone claiming to have magic alive. It's just as well that she is isolated. Shunned for her poverty [...]
"We were all villains in the beginning." Renegades, though made to feel as if ripped from the pages of comics, is actually far from the typical comic-book style story. While we deal with heroes and villains, the more you read, the more you realize that the lines between those two aren't quite as clear as [...]
"Peter will say I'm a villain, that I wronged him, that I never was his friend. But I told you already, Peter lies." Oh what a dark delight this book was! I really love diving deep into the psyche of a villain and reading how they were made. But this book is so deliciously different. [...]
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