It is time for the Quarterly Review Round-Up where I talk about the best of the best, the one's I couldn't finish, and the adult novels I'm reading that I don't review here. Plus there's a GIVEAWAY.
The DNFs (links to my reasons why-if I shared them-on Goodreads):
The Eye of Midnight by Andrew Brumbauch
The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The Kidnap Plot by Dave Butler
Serpentine by Cindy Pon
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallari
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Wolf's Boy by Susan Williams Buckhorn
Adult Books (links to reviews on Goodreads):
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne (historical romance THIS BOOK-my heart!)
Close-Up by Virginia Kantra (contemporary romantic thriller)
My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne (historical romance)
Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne (historical romance)
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (fantasy/fairy tale)
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (historical romance/adventure)
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim Hines (fantasy)
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (contemporary; Taming of the Shrew retelling)
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction)
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction-LOVE)
The Best of the Best MG and YA (where the Giveaway comes in):
Links to my reviews unless otherwise noted.
GIVEAWAY Rules
*Indicates later books in a trilogy or series. If you are wanting to begin with the first book and you win, I will allow you to choose that as your prize.
If you want to win one of the 4.5/5 star books I read this quarter, leave a comment below and tell me:
1) A favorite book of yours from the past few months.
2) Which of these books you are interested in if you win. (You can change your mind if you do.)
3) A way to reach you (email or Twitter handle) if you win. If you are using a Twitter handle, you may want to follow me in case I need to DM you.
Open to any reader who lives where Book Depository ships for free.
I will close this GIVEAWAY and choose a winner on Friday, October 7 8:00 PM EST.
The DNFs (links to my reasons why-if I shared them-on Goodreads):
The Eye of Midnight by Andrew Brumbauch
The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The Kidnap Plot by Dave Butler
Serpentine by Cindy Pon
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallari
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Wolf's Boy by Susan Williams Buckhorn
Adult Books (links to reviews on Goodreads):
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne (historical romance THIS BOOK-my heart!)
Close-Up by Virginia Kantra (contemporary romantic thriller)
My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne (historical romance)
Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne (historical romance)
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (fantasy/fairy tale)
The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (historical romance/adventure)
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim Hines (fantasy)
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (contemporary; Taming of the Shrew retelling)
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction)
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction-LOVE)
The Best of the Best MG and YA (where the Giveaway comes in):
The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford
Two Naomis by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
Links to my reviews unless otherwise noted.
GIVEAWAY Rules
*Indicates later books in a trilogy or series. If you are wanting to begin with the first book and you win, I will allow you to choose that as your prize.
If you want to win one of the 4.5/5 star books I read this quarter, leave a comment below and tell me:
1) A favorite book of yours from the past few months.
2) Which of these books you are interested in if you win. (You can change your mind if you do.)
3) A way to reach you (email or Twitter handle) if you win. If you are using a Twitter handle, you may want to follow me in case I need to DM you.
Open to any reader who lives where Book Depository ships for free.
I will close this GIVEAWAY and choose a winner on Friday, October 7 8:00 PM EST.
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