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Damsel
This Post is Spoiler Free! Hey! I just finished my first book of December. What book? Damsel by Elana K. Arnold! Let me start out by saying that this book is apparently marketed as a YA… That is so wrong. This book is incredible, but it is NOT for a YA audience. The themes in it are very adult, the descriptions are very adult, the emotions are very adult. Do I think the odd teen will read this and possibly appreciate it for what it is? Sure. Do I think teens should read this book? No… Early twenties, yes. Teens, no. I didn’t buy Damsel thinking it was a YA…
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Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts
This Post is Spoiler Free! Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review Okay. If you follow my blog or my Instagram at all, you’ll know that I’m not one for reading Romance books. They tend to get on my nerves, and so I usually don’t even attempt to read them. On occasion, I’ll give one a try if it comes highly recommended. However, that being said, there is one author that I will read without a recommendation, despite the genre of her books. That author is Nancy Campbell Allen. Have I read all of her books? No. I can…
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House of Salt and Sorrows
I recently read House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Graig, and it was the first Fantasy book I’ve read in a while that I thought was kind of… eh. Don’t get me wrong, there were a lot of things in the book that I liked (particularly in it being a retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses), but the ending didn’t sit well with me. When the ending is off, it throws off the whole book. However, let’s start with the beginning. Erin Craig sets the scene, and she sets it fairly dark and dreary. It took some time, and I had the smallest amount of trouble getting into her…