Review by Alyca
Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Review by Alyca “It seems impossible to live without hurting people.” “That’s because it is.” “So why live at all?” “Well, in fairness, dying hurts people too.” It took me a bit to be into this book. I’m not usually a reader of sci-fi. But the last part of this book is so good it…
Read MoreBook Review: Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Review by Alyca Book Two in The Last Hours series. Amazing installment to Cassandra Clare’s The Last Hours series! Set in early 1900s London, this story follows the children of Will and Tessa. Will and Tessa are main characters from her previous series, The Infernal Devices. If you have not read The Infernal Devices then…
Read MoreBook Review: Liar’s Bench by Kim Michele Richardson
Review by Alyca Set in the early 1970’s, this book touches on racism and murder. Mudas is the main character and her momma gets murdered. The small town in Kentucky’s police chief thinks her alcoholic husband has done this to her. Others in town start gossip that maybe she did it to herself. But Mudas…
Read MoreSeries Review: Rot & Ruin
Review by: Alyca Rot & Ruin series by Jonathan Maberry I was so sad when I finished this series. I just wanted more! I loved all of the characters and how much they grow throughout the series. Benny Imura lives in California with his brother, Tom. It’s been 15 years since the virus that turned…
Read MoreReview: In the Hall with the Knife
Review by: Alyca Based on the classic board game Clue, this book is set at a fancy boarding school in Maine. The characters get confined to a dorm house because of a terrible storm with flood waters rising. As with all clue mysteries someone gets murdered. Everyone has a motive to kill the headmaster. A…
Read MoreBook Review: Between series by April Genevieve Tucholke
Review by: Alyca Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Between #1) Violet White lives in a sleepy seaside town. She and her brother are broke and their bohemian artist parents in Paris have sent no money. Deciding to rent out the guest house brings the excitement she has been looking for. But is…
Read MoreBook Review: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Review by: Alyca Set in the early 1900s, this story follows Tessa and Will’s children. James and Lucie Herondale are living peacefully. After the clockwork wars, not a lot is happening. James and his gang of friends are bored with very little demon activity. Cordelia Carstairs comes to London with the famous sword, Cortana. Together…
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