31 December, 2019

[Review] The Wicked King by Holly Black

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Series or Stand Alone: The Folk of the Air #2
Release Date: 8 January, 2019
Publisher: Little, Brown Books/Hatchette Audio
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy and Science Fiction/Contemporary Fantasy/Romance/Mystery
ASIN/ISBN: 1549171313 / 9781681198590
Edition: Audiobook and Barnes and Noble Exclusive Edition Hardback (also available in Kindle and Paperback)
Rating: ★★★★
Review Written: 5 October, 2019
Warnings: Racism, Character Death, Magic, Manipulation
Summary:  
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.
When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world. 


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17 December, 2019

[Review] The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore

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Series or Stand Alone: Pine Cove #3 (Not necessary to read other titles in this series)
Release Date: 28 October, 2008
Publisher: Harper Audio
Genre: Adult Fiction/Holiday Fiction/Horror/Humor/American Literature
ASIN: B0006IU4W0
Edition: Audiobook (also available in Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, and Audio CD)
Rating: ★★★★
Review Written: 2 December, 2019
Warnings: Character Death, Magic, Rude Humor, Dark Humor
Summary:  
Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.

But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.

But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle" he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.

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03 December, 2019

[Review] I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

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Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Release Date: 6 August, 2019
Publisher: Recorded Books/Sourcebooks Fire
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Friendship/Racism
ASIN: B07XD5MS8B
Edition: Audiobook (also available in Kindle and Hardback)
Rating: ★★★
Review Written: 18 November, 2019
Warnings: Racism, Violence, Rioting
Summary:  
Lena and Campbell aren't friends. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they're going to survive the night.

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