No spoilers in this rapid review of Ruse by Cindy Pon. I liked it and give it 3.5 stars. It’s easy to tell this isn’t Pon’s first series because of how efficient a storyteller she is. Her prose is crisp and effective, and the entire plot of Ruse is action-packed. Seriously, there’s never a dull…
No spoilers in this review of The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber. If you liked Warcross, you might just like this take on futuristic gaming. Imagine teams of contestants in this competition sitting behind their consoles and programming on-the-spot obstacles for their opponents in a real-life gaming environment. But there’s no avatar performing…
No spoilers in this review of Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima. I really liked this book and give it 4.5 stars! I rounded the 4.5 stars down to 4, however, because I didn’t love it as much as The Crimson Crown, the finale of Seven Realms, the predecessor series. Each book in that series was…
No spoilers in this rapid review of The Wicked King by Holly Black. I really liked it and give it 4.25 stars. I try to give quarter star ratings sparingly, but this book seemed to be calling for it. So 4.25 stars it is! 😉 King picks up five months after the end of book…
No spoilers in this rapid review of Rule by Ellen Goodlett. I liked it and give it 3.5 stars. Rule’s average Goodreads rating is on the lower side of the books I usually read. YA readers tend to rate good books over 4 stars and great above 4.3 stars. So I was worried about a…
No spoilers in this review of Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden. I thought it was fantastic and give it 4.5 stars! This is one of those rare series in which I love each book more than the one before. In this installment, Arden has crafted a dramatic, heart-wrenching conclusion told in her usual…
No spoilers in this review of King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. (There will be spoilers, however, for those who haven’t read the Shadow and Bone trilogy.) I liked it and give it 3.5 stars. Hopefully this book isn’t suffering too much from my sky-high expectations for anything Bardugo writes. I fell in love with…
No spoilers in this rapid review of The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft. I really liked it and give it 4 stars. Bancroft dealt me a huge shock at the end of this book, unlike any I’ve had before. I thought this was the final book in the series, but I discovered it’s not. As…
No spoilers in this rapid review of The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross. I thought it was okay and give it 3 stars. There are so many YA high fantasy series out there right now and so many new authors trying to break into this crowded market. I’m not sure Ross does anything to separate…
