4 out of 5 Important Stars I was so excited for this – right from the blurb. I don’t read much middle grade, and I am more of a spec fic reader – but this had another thing I love in a book – it centers around art. Though it didn’t really play out in the … More Review: The 7th Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall

4 out of 5 stars Every body has a story. Every time I see someone summarize this, someone who’s only heard about it, not read it, they sound really confused. Just let me clear the air – this isn’t about ghosts or zombies but it is about death.None of this is a spoiler – if you … More Review: The Archived by Victoria Schwab

5 out of 5 ruthless stars Of all Schwab’s books, this was the one I was least intrigued by. Then I read The Archived, and kinda changed my mind a little. I knew I wanted to read more of her stuff – and I just finished This Savage Song and was totally blown away. I … More Review: Vicious by V.E. Schwab

3 out of 5 snakey stars Sadly, despite this having a lot of the framework of a good story…. this just didn’t gel for me. There was something about it that just seemed unfinished and unpolished, like reading a first draft, or a 2nd draft that’s had a light edit. And the worse thing, the … More Review: Serpentine by Cindy Pon

5 out of 5 savage stars This was amazing. I’ve done a lot of rereading and some finishing of series lately, and there have been several that have underperformed, but this one just blew the doors off the barn. This is such a unique and original idea, and I’ve never read anything like it before. I … More Review: This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab