Review: Traitor

 

Traitor by Sandra Grey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A likeable Nazi, say what???

"Marie ran into her mother's embrace and felt warm and at peace. Her mother held her gently and sang a song from Marie's childhood.
Then her mother said softly, "Trust him."

Marie Jacobson is sent into France to join the Résistance and her fiancé, Felix.

Review: Fable

Fable by Adrienne Young

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Are you ready for a wild, seafaring adventure?

"That was the way of life in the Narrows. And for the first time, I thought that maybe Saint had been right.
You weren't made for this world, Fable."

Fable is the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, but she's not allowed to tell anyone that.

Review: Magonia

 

Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was so beautiful, it was like reading poetry.

"And all night, I'm thinking about how whatever I heard coming out of the sky, it wasn't English, and it wasn't even really words. But it was familiar. I felt it in my bones, in the strangest way.
I felt like something was ringing me like a bell."

Aza Ray Boyle is an anomaly. A fish out of water.

Review: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1)

 

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was annoyingly hard to put down!

"I, April May, in addition to being one of the most important things that has ever happened to the human race, am also a woman in her twenties who has made some mistakes."

YouTuber and TikTok sensation, Hank Green, published the debut novel of his science fiction series in 2020. In An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, April May, former graphic designer, becomes an overnight internet sensation after filming an art critique of a mysterious statue that appeared on a nondescript New York block in front of a Chipotle.

Review: Warbreaker (Warbreaker #1)

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, what a ride!

“Every man is a hero of his own story.”

Warbreaker is a fantasy novel about two opposing countries on the brink of war.

Review: The Wicked King (Folk of the Air Series #2)

The Wicked King by Holly Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"You can take a thing when no one's looking. But defending it, even with all the advantage on your side, is no easy task... Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to."

In The Wicked King, Jude Duarte, a human girl surrounded by Faeries, finally has what she's always wanted: power.

Review: The Queen of Nothing (Folk of the Air Series #3)

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"Neither loyalty nor love should be compelled."

The final novel in the Folk of the Air series did not disappoint!

Review: Edenbrooke

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I don't normally enjoy romance novels, but this book was amazing!

"I had not had a reason to twirl in such a long time. And nothing to twirl about at age seventeen? That was a problem indeed."

Edenbrooke is a delightful regency era romance that follows the story of Miss Marianne Daventry, who has spent her whole life in the shadow of her beautiful and elegant twin sister, Cecily.

Review: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1)

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"The challenges that await you may be unlike any you've imagined. But we have every faith in your ability to see it through. No matter what may come. You must endure."

Tyler was only doing what he imagined any other would do when he answered a distress call, despite the risk to his life.

Review: Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"There's something restless growing within you. We're all very curious to see what happens when it breaks free."

Girl, Serpent, Thorn is loosely based on ancient Persian mythology.

Review: The Cruel Prince (Folk of the Air Series #1)

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

"'I'm so tired,' I say out loud. 'So tired.' ...
'Tired of what, sweetmeat?' ...
I sigh and answer honestly for once. 'Of being powerless.'"

The Cruel Prince is set in the Faerie world, which is full of trickery, bargains, and magic.

Review: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1)

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well, this was unexpected.

"They were narrowing in on it--the truth. She could feel it. But would she be ready for it?

Having read Sarah J. Maas's other books, I expected House of Earth and Blood to have a Middle Ages feel like her others.

Review: Lost and Found

Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Who needs superpowers when you could have micropowers??

"'We're all just a quick bike ride from crazy, Ezekiel,' said Dad. 'It almost never requires any driving.'"

This book was a riot, I laughed myself to tears a couple of times!

Review: The Shadows Between Us

The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's a quarantine romance!

"I have a new game in mind.
I'm going to woo the king.
I suspect it won't be longer than a month before he's hopelessly in love with me...
I will kill the Shadow King and take his kingdom for myself."

The Shadows Between Us is a romance and murder mystery.

Review: A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreaker Series #1)

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"'Rhen,' she calls after me... 'I'm not going to fall in love with you,' [...]
I sigh. 'You won't be the first.'"

Harper is a young girl with cerebral palsy who stands watch for her brother while he collects money for some unsavory group of people.

Review: Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1)

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"'Perhaps a mutually beneficial arrangement can be made [...] It's quite simple, really - marriage.'"

In Serpent and Dove, witches are persecuted and hunted by a religious order of hunters called Chasseurs.

Review: The Space Between Worlds

The Space Between Worlds
 by Micaiah Johnson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"Even worthless things can become valuable once they become rare. This is the grand lesson of my life."

In The Space Between Worlds, interdimensional travel has just been discovered and scientists are eager to get out there to study the multiverse.

Review: Legend (Legend #1)

 

Legend by Marie Lu
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

"Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time."

Legend is a dystopian novel that takes place in a future United States.