New year, new list of lush, atmospheric, and lyrical books.
Tag: YA
Book Review: The Bone Witch – Rin Chupeco
What I enjoyed a lot of the story is the main character, Tea, has powerful skills, so powerful she raises her dead brother from the grave without realizing it, and yet though people celebrate her, they also turn their backs on her.
The Bone Houses
Folkloric and atmospheric, The Bone Houses was one of the better books I've read this year.
Book Review: The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary
Tiffy answers Leon's ad for a strange, but potentially doable living arrangement: sharing a flat, and not only that, but sharing a bed. Just not at the same time.
Jewish boy + Muslim girl = ?
All in all, a decent contemporary YA book, with heavy topics that are easily digestible by YA readers.
Book Review: The Regulars – Georgia Clark
It was too contrived. What could have been a promising book fell flat both in character portrayal and in plot.
Lobizona
What I like the most is that it opens up the conversation around "illegal" immigrants and what it means to be undocumented and unprotected by the law.
Pride and Prejudice in the ‘hood
Pride is a fantastic modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a flirtation of characters who are richer, and those who are poorer.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Through the Woods
If there was a musical equivalent, it would be a hint of Myrkur's haunting vocals coupled with the feel of the moors in Wuthering Heights.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Horrid
Horrid tells the story of Jane, whose father died 5 weeks ago, and whose mother is lying to her.
Reading Between the Dunes 