Category: Young Adult

ARC Review: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

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Today’s review is about ONE DARK WINDOW by Rachel Gillig, the first book in a duology. This atmospheric, dark fantasy story follows one young woman grapple with the literal monster inside her head. As she tries to mentally fight this Nightmare, she also finds herself scooped up in quest to rid the land of dark magic.

Author: Rachel Gillig
Series: The Shepherd King Book 1
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: September 27, 2022
Print Length: 432

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First Lines Fridays: July 15, 2022

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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  The rules are as follows:

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!

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If you read this week’s WWW Wednesday, then you might already have a good idea of what book this quote is from.

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Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

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Today’s review is about THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA by Axie Oh. Inspired by the Korean folktale THE TALE OF SHIM CHEONG, this YA fantasy follows Mina as she seeks to break a curse on the Sea God.

Author: Axie Oh
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Publish Date: February 22, 2022
Print Length: 336

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Book Review: In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

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Author: F.T. Lukens
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publish Date: April 20, 2021
Print Length: 320

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Book Review: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

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Today’s review is about THESE HOLLOW VOWS by Lexi Ryan. It’s the first installment in the These Hollow Vows duology. In this book the reader follows Brie, who loathes the fae. Stuck in debt to her employer, Brie’s sister is sold to the king of the Unseelie Court. To get her back Brie poses as a potential bride to the Seelie Prince. Along the way she begins to fall for both the Seelie and Unseelie princes.

Author: Lexi Ryan
Series: These Hollow Vows, #1
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publish Date: July 20, 2021
Print Length: 448

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