Rapid Review of Mortal Engines

No spoilers in this review of Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve. I give it three stars. If you’re looking for something unique and really out there, this may be just the ticket. Here’s the premise: In a dystopian future where living on the bare earth was impossible, cities became mobile — even the big cities….

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Rapid Review of Arm of the Sphinx

No spoilers in this review of Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft. I really liked it and give it 4.5 stars. If you’re looking for a unique fantasy world and great writing, look no further. This series definitely stands out among the competition in the current high fantasy market. Senlin and his small crew…

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Rapid Review of Grace and Fury

Check out this review by our guest blogger Jacee! No spoilers in this rapid review of Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart. I really enjoyed it and give it 3.75 stars. Grace and Fury was definitely a surprise for me, and in a good way! It didn’t even find its way onto my extensive TBR…

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Rapid Review of Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix

No spoilers in this review of Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao. I liked it pretty well and give it 3 stars. This sequel was different from what I expected. I thought it would focus on Xifeng, the main character in Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. She certainly wasn’t my favorite character…

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Rapid Review of Kingdom of Ash

No spoilers in the beginning of this rapid review of Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas. (I’ll put a few spoilers under the **SPOILERS** mark below.) And let’s just get this out of the way right now: I don’t think I can call this review a rapid one. 😉 This series and this book…

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Rapid Review of Thunderhead

No spoilers in this rapid review of Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman. (There will, however, be minor spoilers for the first book in the series.) I loved it and give it 4.5 stars. Part of the appeal of this series is it’s just so different. Good different. After the extreme popularity of The Hunger Games series,…

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Rapid Review of Vengeful

No spoilers in this rapid review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab. (There will, however, be spoilers for the first book in this series.) I loved it and give it 4.5 stars. I just finished another review in which I knocked my initial rating down a notch because the book didn’t stick with me. When I…

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Rapid Review of Wildcard

No spoilers in this rapid review of Wildcard by Marie Lu. (There will, however, be spoilers for the first book in this series.) I really liked it and give it 4.25 stars! Warcross was my favorite book released last year, so this sequel had a lot to live up to. I’d say Lu mostly delivered in…

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Rapid Review of My Plain Jane

No spoilers in this rapid review of My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows. I liked it and give it 3 stars. I have to admit, my expectations for the second installment of The Lady Janies were high. My Lady Jane was such a fun surprise and so different than anything…

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