Would you look at that, another Robin Hood book. Seriously, If GoodReads suggest one there’s a very–okay, extremely high chance I’ll look into it and then read it. Publication: August 12th 2019 Synopsis: Changing history is easy. It’s what comes after that’s difficult. Travelling through time to twelfth century England was never on Maryanne Warren’s to do list. Not that modern-day life’s going so well, but at least her little brother is in it. He’s the only reason she’s climbed out of bed recently. To get back to him, she’s just got to convince young outcast Robin of Woodhurst to … Continue reading Sherwood Outlaws: Outlawed by Hayley Osborn

Last June my siblings managed to lure me into playing the Assassin’s Creed games. Needless to say, I now have several games and once I found out there was books…well, I was sold in a heartbeat! I love this franchise. Publication: August 30th 2016 Synopsis: Nothing in Owen’s life has been right since his father died in prison, accused of a crime Owen is certain he didn’t commit. Monroe, the IT guy at school, might finally bring Owen the means to clear his father’s name by letting him use an Animus—a device that lets users explore the genetic memories buried within … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Last Descendants by Matthew J. Kirby

It feels like forever since I’ve read and reviewed a book from the Twisted Tale series. And I love these stories, defiantly gotta focus more on these fabulous stories again. Publication: April 2nd 2019 Synopsis: What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Following her beloved mother’s death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White’s stepmother, commonly referred to as “the Evil Queen” by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation. But when new information about her parents resurfaces and a plot to kill her goes haywire, … Continue reading A Twisted Tale: Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita

I think I’ve managed to follow a yellow bricked road, one that lead me straight back this fantastic series! Publication: April 24th 2018 Synopsis: With Everland and Umberland both destroyed, the survivors have taken refuge in a small village tucked within the shadows of the Bloodred Queen’s castle. Doc has found an actual cure for the Horologia virus, while Gwen, Pete, and Alyssa begin plotting the assassination of the queen with the help of Gail, an excellent huntress. But killing the queen won’t be enough. The world has been destroyed and its needs a ruler to set things right again. … Continue reading Ozland by Wendy Spinale

I’m back! October was just busy. I’m sorry I didn’t post but I hope to finish off the year strong and post and read as much as I can! Publication: January 14th 2020 Synopsis: Unlocking secrets is a dangerous skill. Kalen is a mental picklock, able to access a person’s memories and secrets by touch. His skills make him the perfect questioner to the king, and he spends his days interrogating prisoners of the crown. But when Kalen’s estranged childhood friend, Prince Cirrus, falls into a sudden coma, the king begs Kalen to intervene. By accessing Cirrus’ mind, Kalen saves … Continue reading The King’s Questioner by Nikki Katz

“The only way out is into the madness.” I read Everland a few months ago and I just had to get book 2 in the series. Again, why didn’t I find out about this series sooner?! Publication: May 9th 2017 Synopsis: They’re dreadfully fond of beheading people here… Gwen, Pete, and the others have escaped from Everland. Except the safe haven they hoped to find at Alnwick Castle doesn’t exist. With the Queen of England on her deathbed, Duchess Alyssa has stepped in, but things have gotten worse as the cure Doc created for the Horologia virus has mutated into something … Continue reading Umberland by Wendy Spinale

Is this another Robin Hood retelling? Yes. Yes, it is.  I thought it was time for me to visit a retelling of another favorite tale of mine; Robin Hood. Publication: August 11th 2019 Synopsis: “There was no man called Robin Hood. Because I am no man.” Lady Marian, once the beloved Princess of Sherwood, was only sixteen when her father rode off to fight in the Crusades, leaving his kingdom under the despotic rule of his brother, Prince John. The night her uncle sends an assassin upon her, Marian flees to Sherwood Forest, where she meets and forges an unbreakable bond with … Continue reading Marian, Princess Thief by C.K. Brook

I know I have a ton of other books I should technically be reading/finishing up, buuut this is a book about the son of a traitor. who’s looking to clear his father’s name. So why not read it? Publication: January 24th 2020 Synopsis: A kingdom in danger, a great betrayal, a boy seeking to redeem his father’s honor. Will he succeed in exonerating him and saving the realm from an enemy in the shadows before it is too late for the whole North? By the age of fifteen, Lasgol has endured a hard childhood and lives, cornered and hated, in a … Continue reading The Traitor’s Son by Pedro Urvi

I’ve waited so long to be able to read Dust, ever since I started to help spread the word about it over on my Instagram. This tale was marvelously weaved together and it leaves me in such awe, but at the same time at tiny bit of me feels like I need an apology. Publication: July 21st 2020 Synopsis: The truth about Neverland is far more dangerous than a fairy tale. Claire Kenton believes the world is too dark for magic to be real–since her twin brother was stolen away as a child. Now Claire’s desperate search points to London… and a … Continue reading Dust by Kara Swanson

It didn’t take me long to fall head over heels for this book, and the precious story that lay within it’s pages. Publication: May 10th 2016 Synopsis: Forget the story of Peter Pan you know. Because in Everland, the only way to grow up is to survive London has been destroyed in a blitz of bombs and disease. The only ones who have survived the destruction and the outbreak of a deadly virus are children, among them sixteen-year-old Gwen Darling and her younger siblings, Joanna and Mikey. They spend their nights scavenging and their days avoiding the deadly Marauders—the German … Continue reading Everland by Wendy Spinale