Genre: Young Adult

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh | Review

Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahd..

Posted July 6, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 2 Comments

Hi Friends! I apologize for the lag in posts lately. If you didn’t know, I am currently working on my doctorate and each summer I have to travel to campus in Knoxville, Tennessee to complete my residency. This also means that I have a semesters worth of work, crammed into just one month… June. We […]

A Court of Frost and Starlight | A Plot Less Review

A Court of Frost and Starlight..

Posted May 30, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts So the other day I realized I had not even attempted to write a review of ACOFAS. Not because I was mentally crafting a brilliant review. I just simply forgot… Yes… I just FORGOT a story by Queen Maas. And I should say that ‘story’ is used loosely here. This is a little […]

Speak Easy, Speak Love – The Shakespearean Retelling We All Need | Review

Speak Easy, Speak Love –..

Posted May 27, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts So I have a confession… I am a bit of a Shakespeare snob. There, I admitted it. I know the difference between a monologue, soliloquy, and apostrophe (and had a few memorized once upon a time). ‘Thou’ and ‘you’ are NOT the same. Yes, I have read the sonnets. And I become incredibly […]

Obsidio – The Thrilling Conclusion to The Illuminae Files | Review

Obsidio – The Thrilling ..

Posted May 22, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts Why hello again chums! Once again Amie and Jay stole me away from all adult responsibilities, annihilated my heart and tossed me out the airlock. Obsidio has All.The.Feels. Like the previous books, I could not escape Obsidio despite great effort to slow down so I could savor the story. I did not want […]

Legendary by Stephanie Garber | Spoiler Free Review

Legendary by Stephanie Garber ..

Posted May 18, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 0 Comments

My Thoughts If you have read my review of Caraval, you remember that my experience was… interesting. I couldn’t stand Scarlett for half the book then unexpectedly was swept away by the magic of Caraval. This was definitely not a problem with Legendary. I found myself enthralled from the very beginning. Must.Know.What.Happens – itis hit […]

Furyborn – Fierce Start to an Epic Fantasy Series | Spoiler Free Review

Furyborn – Fierce Start ..

Posted May 10, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 2 Comments

My Thoughts Wow. Furyborn grabs you from the prologue and sets you up to be both in awe and have your heart ripped into pieces the entire ride. It was like seeing a train derailing and being completely unable to stop it. The story starts in one of the worst moments in the characters lives, […]

Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | Review

Gemina by Amie Kaufman & ..

Posted April 28, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 4 Comments

My Thoughts Well fems and chums, just when you think it can’t get any better… you get Gemina. I wasn’t sure what to think when I learned that Kady and Ezra were not the focus of this addition of the Illuminae Files but that uncertainty was completely unnecessary. I loved Gemina. I loved Hanna and […]

Caraval by Stephanie Garber | Review

Caraval by Stephanie Garber | ..

Posted April 19, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 2 Comments

My Thoughts I am not sure I have ever encountered the level annoyance I experienced while reading Caraval. Scarlett drove me crazy with her naivety. And the constant arguing for no apparent reason and against all common sense. Who tries to row a sinking boat?!? Scarlett does. If I were Julian, I would have left […]

Illuminae – READ THIS BOOK NOW | Review

Illuminae – READ THIS BO..

Posted April 18, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 4 Comments

My Thoughts This might be my shortest review ever. READ.THIS.BOOK. <error> LISTEN.TO <error> <error> THIS.BOOK. <error> A Blockbuster Film in Book Form Seriously. Illuminae is in a league of its own. Visually, the book is stunning and completely unique. The narrative is presented as a series of documents that create an engaging and fast paced […]

Sky in the Deep – A Brutally Beautiful Must Read Standalone | Spoiler Free Review

Sky in the Deep – A Brut..

Posted April 15, 2018 by ReadandWander in Reviews / 2 Comments

My Thoughts Sky in the Deep was stunning. My useless music knowledge is vast but my Viking knowledge is zilch. So it took a few chapters to get into Sky in the Deep since it made zero sense that people would hate each other just because the Gods said. But then something reached out of […]