"Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window." – William Faulkner
My overall reaction - okay. I loved The Glass Spare (the first in this duology) but this installment felt a bit detached from the first in terms of pacing, character arcs, and plot. To recap, The Glass Spare followed Wil, the spare heir and princess to the northern kingdom. She develops the power to turn … Continue reading Book Review: The Cursed Sea by Lauren DeStefano (4/5)
In this sequel to Stalking Jack the Ripper, forensic prodigy Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her dashing friend Thomas have traveled to Bran Castle to attend a forensic academy. However, there is trouble afoot. First, a murder in the paper. Second, a murder on the train. Third, a dead classmate. It seems as if the immortal … Continue reading Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco (3.5/5)
I enjoyed the second installment in Schwab's Villains series, but I didn't like it as much as the first. I did not like this series as well as her Shades of Magic series. Villains felt slow to start and lacking in that beat of character development and adventure that I crave in books. That's not … Continue reading Book Review: Vengeful by V. E. Schwab (4/5)
