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Happy Book Birthday to Sky in the Deep!

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HAPPY PUBLISHING DAY!

Sky in the Deep

I thoroughly enjoyed this book so much and am so grateful to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for the digital ARC!

Here is the synopsis:

OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.

Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago.

Faced with her brother’s betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.

She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating. 

 

Ah, doesn’t that sound so enticing?! I loved that this book was Viking-esque. It is a take on historical YA that feels like a breath of fresh air to the genre. My review can be found here. Now available, so make sure to check this book out!

Happy reading.

 

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Review: The Traitor’s Game (The Traitor’s Game #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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Traitor's Game

 

Rating: ☆☆☆
Audience: Teen, no language, two kissing scenes, some violence
Length: 400 pages
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Release Date: February 27th, 2018
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CHILD’S PLAY.

I may be in a reading slump, or maybe I was that underwhelmed. 

This story was nothing new in the fantasy YA world. I found it took me til about half-way through the book before I was more intrigued and encouraged to finish the book. The plot thickened and characters a little more mad that gave some different sides to the book.

The characters were one-dimensional. I often found myself trying to figure out which POV (of the two) I was reading because the narrations sounded the same. They lacked depth.

Without going on too much more because at this point I’m going to get on a soap box, there was no language, only a few kisses and some violence.

I feel my real issue is that the book is for a younger crowd, I think pre-teen and teens would enjoy this book and find it more deep than I did.

Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #3) by Jenny Han

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Lara Jean

 

Rating: ☆☆☆☆.5
Audience: YA+, some language, some kissing, one almost love scene, no violence
Length: 336 pages
Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: May 2nd, 2017
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THE PERFECT COOKIE.

When I read the first book, I thought it was good. The second book was okay. I actually decided not to buy the third book, but our library had it so I thought I might as well see what happens! The third book turned out to be really good.

This felt like high school. It wasn’t over-stylized and dramatic. Anyone reminiscing on high school probably has at least one or two moments that happened in this book and I love that.

Lara Jean was so cute and all of her “baking therapy” made me start baking that day to haha. I adore Peter K. He and Lara Jean really mean something to each other and I was cheering them on the entire time.

The family essence was a great aspect. The sisters have unique personalities and added a lovely and salty dynamic. Watching Trina and Dan fall in love was adorable as well.

I loved that this book didn’t feel forced. Even towards the end I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to all play out. While a ‘typical’ story it stood alone and was a great conclusion to this series. I’m glad I ended up picking it out.

Some language (Peter can’t hold his tongue sometimes haha). Some kissing, one almost love scene. No violence! An overall great read that caused me to stay up way too late.