ARC Review: “Kingdom of the Wicked” by Kerri Maniscalco

Thank you to JIMMY Patterson for a free digital copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Y’all, let me be honest for a second. I was very excited about this book. Maniscalco’s Stalking Jack the Ripper series was a rollercoaster for me (and by that I mean, I like the series as a whole but not all the books were absolute gems for me). But I love historical fiction, and the fact that Maniscalco is releasing a historical fantasy excited me!

Alas.

Content warning: grief, murder, gore, violence

ARC Review: “A Golden Fury” by Samantha Cohoe

Thanks for Wednesday Books for the free digital copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I think I said this before, but I’m actually catching up with these digital ARCs. It makes me so happy to review them on NetGalley, too, and have them gone from my shelf, lol.

ARC Review: “Shine” by Jessica Jung

Content warnings: slut-shaming, body-shaming, fatphobia, drugging someone, racism, verbal abuse, sexism

Thank you to Simon Pulse for the digital ARC via NetGalley. All opinions are my own!

ARC Review: “Vicious Spirits” by Kat Cho

Thanks to PenguinTeen for giving me a free digital copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Can we please take a second to admire this cover? The art is so wonderful and I love the fact that there is Korean writing on the cover!

ARC Review: “Goddess in the Machine” by Lora Beth Johnson

A huge thank you to PenguinTeen for sending me a free early copy in exchange for an honest review!

I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book for a few months now, and I swear every time I saw it pop up on my Twitter or IG feed, I would become more and more excited! So huzzah! I’m thrilled to be able to share my review with you. (I know it’s late but alas!)

ARC Review: “Where Dreams Descend” by Janella Angeles

Thank you to Wednesday Books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Let me just say that no one is more disappointed than I am for not liking this book. When I first heard about it, especially with a comp title like The Phantom of the Opera and Moulin Rouge, I immediately added this book to my TBR. So bless the book gods when I was sent an ARC! I planned on starting it way sooner, but then the pandemic hit and so many books’ publication dates were pushed back–this one included!

I got stuck in a bit of a mental rut and wanted to pick up a book I’d been eagerly looking forward to so Where Dreams Descend kept popping up in my head. The synopsis sounded magical and the cover is gorgeous! Sadly, this book was a complete letdown for me.

ARC Review: “House of Dragons” by Jessica Cluess

I picked up an ARC from the publisher’s booth at the North Texas Teen Book Festival in March 2020.

ARC Review: “Storm from the East” by Joanna Hathaway

A HUGE thank you to Tor Teen for giving me a free digital copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

If you haven’t read Dark of the West, the first book in the series, there might be some *spoilers* in this review regarding previous events.

All quotes are taken from the ARC and may change in the finished copy.

ARC Review: “The Queen’s Assassin” by Melissa de la Cruz

A huge thank you to PenguinTeen for giving me a free early copy in exchange for a review.

Y’all. I am so disappointed with this book.

ARC Review: “Diamond City” by Francesca Flores

I won a free ARC in a giveaway from Goodreads!

I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets really excited about a book, fortune shines down upon her so much that she won an ARC, and then you read it and you’re like… Well, okay then. Alas, that was me with Diamond City. I really liked the whole idea of the book, but I think this is a moment where it’s not the book, it’s me.

Content warning: Addiction, substance abuse, self-harm (The magic system includes blood magic, meaning a character has to harm themselves in order to use magic.)