Series review: The Raven Cycle

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater Synopsis for the first book, from Goodreads It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark …

Recommendations for… books with magical realism

Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books with magical realism, because I talked about books with magical realism a couple of …

Standalone Sunday/Underrated books: I, Coriander

Standalone Sunday is a feature created here where each Sunday you feature a standalone book (not part of a series) that you loved or would recommend! Underrated books is a feature I occasionally do where I highlight books I think are underrated (read my first one here!). Since I wanted to do this book, I figured I'd combine …

Underrated books: Beka Cooper

I thought it would be fun every so often to highlight books that I think are underrated and need more attention. I've structured it like a mini review, with bullet points about why you should read the book. To start, I'm highlighting the Beka Cooper Trilogy by Tamora Pierce Paraphrased from Goodreads (for the first …