The Woods of Unmet Expectations

I did like The Hazel Wood, but it didn’t live up to the hype. This just goes to show that blurbs are not always good; they can make you have expectations that are likely not going to be met.

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Best Friend, or Worst Enemy?

All That Was by Karen Rivers My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you, Macmillan, for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. There is maybe a fungus that has woven me to Piper. Piper is the fungus, invading my roots. It’s more parasitic than that. Last night, my…

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The Book That Forgot How to Be Original

The Forgotten Book by Mechthild Gläser My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you, Macmillan, for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I’ve been desperately trying not to think about you all the time. But it’s no good. —Darcy Ever since I watched the 2005 film adaptation of…

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More than What You Expect

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you so much, Penguin Random House, for sending me a finished copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. According to the description, if this book is an equation, it would be: The Breakfast Club + Pretty…

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The Boring Side of Beauty

Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore My rating: 2.25 of 5 stars Thank you, Macmillan, for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. There were two kinds of Nomeolvides hearts, ones broken by the vanishings, and one who counted themselves lucky to have seen the back of their lovers as…

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There’s Conflict in Your Heart

This review has more negative comments than positive ones, so it’s obvious that I didn’t love the book. But there’s still a part of me that really enjoyed reading it.

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Strange the Booknerd

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Laini Taylor is one of my most favorite authors. I really loved her Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, so I was really excited to read Strange the Dreamer. Since I enjoyed her previous books, I was amazed again by her gift in…

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Dancing with Master Cuckoo

The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you, Macmillan, for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. She shouldn’t miss the touch of this man who had done such despicable things, a man who forced people to serve under his control. After giving…

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