Average Rating: 3.41 stars
Stories I was Most Excited For: The Silk Blake by Natalie C.Parker; Cristal y Ceniza by Anna-Marie McLemore; A Royal Affair by V.E. Schwab; Dream and Dare by Nic Stone
Favorite Stories: Cristal y Ceniza by Anna-Marie McLemore; A Royal Affair by V.E. Schwab; The Weight by Dhonielle Clayton; Unmoor by Mark Oshiro
Least Favorite Stories: The Silk Blake by Natalie C.Parker; Liberia by Kwame Mbalia; The Beginning of Monsters by Tessa Gratton Continue reading
Title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Author: V.E. Schwab
Rating: ★★★★★
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date: October 6, 2020
“The old gods may be great, but they are neither kind nor merciful. They are fickle, unsteady as moonlight on water, or shadows in a storm. If you insist on calling them, take heed: be careful what you ask for, be willing to pay the price. And no matter how desperate or dire, never pray to the gods that answer after dark.”
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Title: He Started It
Author: Samantha Downing
Rating: ★★★★☆
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: July 21, 2020
“I wonder how many bad things have been explained by such a simple phrase, a simple idea. Because I could. Because no one stopped me. Because it was easy. All the same answer, and it really means because I wanted to.”
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Title: Pretending
Author: Holly Bourne
Rating: ★★★★☆
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date: November 17, 2020
Title: A Deadly Education (The Scholomance#1)
Author: Naomi Novik
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Release Date: September 29, 2020
“She says it’s too easy to call people evil instead of their choices and that lets people justify making evil choices. Because they convince themselves that it’s okay because they’re still good people overall inside their own heads. And yes, fine. But I think that after a certain number of evil choices, it’s reasonable shorthand to decide that someone’s an evil person who oughtn’t have the chance to make any more choices. And the more power someone has, the less slack they ought to be given.” Continue reading
Title: Chasing Lucky
Author: Jenn Bennett
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date: November 10, 2020
“We need art to remind us that the struggle is worth something. That will never change.” Continue reading
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