Book Review: Book of Night

Book of NightHolly Black Holly Black’s adult debut is a carefully plotted first-in-a-duology heist mystery following the recovering con artist Charlie Hall as she faces old enemies and delves into a world of magic, secrets, and living shadows. Despite its humble length of 304 pages, this book does not tolerate speed reading or lazy reading,…

Top 5 Saturday: Sequels I’m looking forward to reading

[Started by Mandy over at Devouring Books] Sequels are hard, and are probably one of the things I judge most critically as a reviewer because I often find that even if the first book has been so well executed that I want to read what comes next, I’ll even wait for it if I have…

Review: The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince Holly Black After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents at age 7 by her older sister’s Fae Father Madoc, Jude and her sisters have been taken to the land of Faerie and raised amongst the Gentry there. Despite being mortal and hating the man that has raised her, Jude cannot help…