The Vines by Shelley Nolden

🍃 Have you ever heard of North Brother Island? ⁣🍃 ⁣I'm obsessed. I’ve been down so many Google rabbit holes just wondering what it would have been like to be quarantined there. I had the unfortunate pleasure of having tuberculosis a few years ago, and thankfully I wasn’t banished to an island of sick people! …

The Winter Sisters by Tim Westover

Panthers, and Witches, and Rabies - Oh My! There might not be a wizard in this one but there's definitely a bit of magic and a host of quirky characters. The Winter Sisters is a FUN read. The prose is clever, the conversation is snarky, and the story takes you into a world of medicine, …

Review: Our Frail Disordered Lives by Mary M. Schmidt

Is there such thing as 'hilarious horror??' Well, if not, there is now. This was SO not what I expected - it was quirky and dark, fun and disturbing and I loved it from start to finish! I mean, what other story has the devil himself, a signing competition reality show, exorcisms, 2 super-intuitive cats, …

BookSparks #YAWRC2019 Review: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

I was THRILLED to get a copy of The Gilded Wolves as part of being a @BookSparks ambassador for the YA Winter Reading Challenge #YAWRC2019 and my eagerness to get my hands on this book was very much justified! The Gilded Wolves is a fantastical, mystical treasure hunt - like a magical Da Vinci Code …

Review: Deepest Blue by Mindy Tarquini

Deepest Blue was a definite departure from what I typically read, but as soon as I heard the description of the story, I knew I HAD to read it. The story is loosely based on Italian folklore of a magical world - Panduri - which is only visible at twilight. This enchanted city is described …