Asha is a princess, but if you think people look up at her in awe, you’re mistaken. When she was a child, she called a dragon, that burned the city down and left Asha with a big scar. People fear…
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Once upon a time… I was at a book fair and at the only booth that focused on English books, I found The Lies of Locke Lamora. Since I had seen that book mentioned on Instagram a week earlier, it…
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Caraval was one of the most popular books of last year. Everyone kept raving about how amazing it was. But I find myself conflicted about it, to be honest. Sure, I can see its appeal, but there are also a…
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What if time was a currency that is extracted from your blood? This is the intriguing idea behind Everless. Poor people let time lenders draw blood (and with it days, months or even years of their lives) to pay their…
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Imagine a world where the Great Library of Alexandria wasn’t destroyed ages ago. In Ink and Bone, the Egyptian institute is now a global superpower, controlling the flow of knowledge to the people. There is no mass production of books,…
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Who doesn’t love a Beauty and the Beast retelling? In Hunted, Meagan Spooner takes us to a medieval Russia. When her father’s business is ruined, Yeva can’t help feeling secretly relieved. She prefers the small forest cabin and hunting over…
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Which book should I review first? That thought had me looking at my Goodreads-shelves and my actual bookshelf. I decided to go for one of the best books I read this past year: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, a…
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