Esther's Ever After

Rachel Van Dyken is my favorite author for contemporary romance! She's an auto buy author for me because every book that I've read from her has been absolutely amazing, she never disappoints no matter what genre she writes. I have a bunch of reviews here of her books! She has a style of writing that makes the story feel real, like a friend telling you a story or like you're in the story yourself. She makes you feel for the characters and it's like you're part of the world and that's how all of her books feel. I am super excited to share this review! Title: Kicking It Author: Rachel Van Dyken Series: Red Card Book 2 Publishing Date: June 11, 2019 Genre: Contemporary, Sports Romance My Rating: 5/5 Stars Pre-Order Amazon Blurb Love breaks the offside rule in  New York Times  bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s irresistibly sexy Red Card romance. Successful, high-profile sports agent Matt Kingston thinks he can handle anything. Then soccer player Parker Speedman s...

      Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo Published: June 5, 2012 My Rating: 5 Stars Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart. Shadow ...

By: L.M. Montgomery Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Released on: March 4, 2014 Purchase link: amazon | book depository Add it to goodreads Source: Purchased Rating: 5 stars An unforgettable story of courage and romance. Will Valancy Stirling ever escape her strict family and find true love? Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle--a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams. When Stephanie Perkins recommends a book on instagram , I immediately order it. Here's what Stephanie said: This novel features characters named Valancy (Valancy!) and Barney Snaith (Barney Snaith!!!), a host...

By : Racheal Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Laconis  Published by : Simon & Schuster  Released on : November 20th, 2018  Purchase Links Add it to Goodreads Rating : 5 Stars  A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals. Will...

By: Ibi Zoboi   Published by: Balzer + Bray Released on: September 18, 2018 Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo Purchase link: Harper Collins Add it to goodreads Source: purchased Rating: 5 stars Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her...

In honor of this week's release of THE TRIUMPHANT , the last book in this series, I'm thrilled to partner up with Penguin Teen to share my thoughts on the first two books. Today's posts will feature my mini reviews from the first two books, The Valiant , which you can read here , and The Defiant . Next week I'll be sharing my review for the epic conclusion of this must read series.  THE DEFIANT (Book #2) By:  Lesley Livingston Published by:  Razorbill Released on:  1/23/18 Series:  The Valiant Series #2 Purchase Links Add it to  Goodreads The  darling of  the  Roman Empire is in for  the  fight of her life in this lush sequel to  the  acclaimed historical fantasy  The  Valiant.      Be brave, gladiatrix... And be wary. Once you win Caesar's love, you'll earn his enemies' hate. Fallon was warned. Now she is about to pay  the  price for winning  the  love ...

In honor of this week's release of THE TRIUMPHANT, the last book in this series, I'm thrilled to partner up with Penguin Teen to share my thoughts on the first two books. Today's posts will feature my mini reviews from the first two books, as well as some favorite quotes. Next week I'll be sharing my review for the epic conclusion of this must read series.  THE VALIANT (Book #1) By : Lesley Livingston  Published by:  Razorbill  Released on:  February 14th, 2017 Series:  The Valiant #1 Purchase Links Add it to   Goodreads Lost to history, the story of the female gladiator has never been told. Until now. Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary warrior Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed while defending their home from the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in her fathe...

By : Stephanie Garber Published by : Flatiron Books Released on : May 29th, 2018 Series :  Caraval #2 Purchase Links Add it to   Goodreads Rating : 5 Stars - I LOVED It! Source : Purchased Book The instant #1  New York Times  bestseller! Stephanie Garber’s limitless imagination takes flight once more in the colorful, mesmerizing, and immersive sequel to the bestselling breakout debut  Caraval A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name. The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the p...

By : Jennifer L. Armentrout Published by : Tor Teen To Be Released on : October 30th, 2018 Series :  Origin Series #1 Pre-Order from :  Tor Teen  |  Amazon  |  B&N  |  IndieBound Add it to   Goodreads   Rating : 5 Stars - I LOVED IT! Thank you to Tor Teen for providing an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact something much more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head... #1  New York Times, USA Today,  and internationally bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns to the universe of the Lux in this bra...

By : Stephanie Garber Published by : Flatiron Books Released on : January 31st, 2017 Series : Caraval #1 Purchase Links Add it to Goodreads Rating : 5 Stars - I LOVED It! Source : Purchased Books Remember, it’s only a game… Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over. But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Neverthel...

By : Victoria Schwab Published by : Scholastic Released on : August 28th, 2018 Ages : 9 & up Series : Cassidy Blake #1 Purchase Links Add it to Goodreads Rating : 5 stars  An arc of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review Cassidy Blake's parents are The Inspecters, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can  really  see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. When The Inspecters head to ultra-haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, for their new TV show, Cass and Jacob come along. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead. But Lara tells Cassidy that as an In-betweener, their job is to send ghosts permanently beyond the Veil. Cass isn't sure about her new mission, but she does know the sinister Red Raven haunting the city doesn't belong in her world. Cassidy's powers will draw her into an epic fight that stretches through ...

By : Jessica Brody Published by : Simon Pulse Released on : October 2nd, 2018 - TODAY! Purchase Links Add it to Goodreads Rating : 5 stars A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review  In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl discovers the value of ordinary objects while learning to forgive her absent father. After Ali’s father passes away, he leaves his one and only prized possession—a 1968 Firebird convertible—to his daughter. But Ali doesn’t plan on keeping it. Not when it reminds her too much of all her father’s unfulfilled promises. So when she finds a buyer three hundred miles up the Pacific coast willing to pay enough money for the car to save her childhood home, Ali can’t wait to get going. Except Ali has no idea how to drive a stick shift. But guess who does? Ali’s ex-boyfriend, Nico. And Nico has other plans. He persuades Ali that instead of selling the car, they shoul...

Written & Illustrated by : Lita Judge Published by : Roaring Brook  Released on : January 30th, 2018 Ages : 15 & up Purchase Links Add it to Goodreads Source : arc from the publisher in exchange for my honest review Rating : 5 stars A young adult biography of Frankenstein's profound young author, Mary Shelley, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of its publication, told through free verse and 300+ full-bleed illustrations. Mary Shelley first began penning Frankenstein as part of a dare to write a ghost story, but the seeds of that story were planted long before that night. Mary, just nineteen years old at the time, had been living on her own for three years and had already lost a baby days after birth. She was deeply in love with famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a mad man who both enthralled and terrified her, and her relationship with him was rife with scandal and ridicule. But rather than let it crush her, Mary fueled her grief, pain, and passion into a book ...

By: Cassandra Clare and Robin Wasserman Narrated by : Emily Bett Rickards Published by: Shadowmarket Enterprises / Simon and Schuster Audio Released on: September 11, 2018 Series: Ghosts of the Shadow Market #6 Purchase from: Audible | Amazon | B&N  |  Add it to Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars - LOVED IT! Celine Montclaire goes to the Shadow Market to escape. She would go anywhere in Paris, or the entire world, to escape the suffering she experiences at the hands of her family. She did not expect to meet Valentine Morgenstern there, or to have him promise her freedom and the heart of the man she secretly loves. On one condition, of course. At the Shadow Market, nothing is for free. I can't even begin to write a review of this because I just want to shout out loud -- ROBIN! CASSIE! What have you done?!?!? What they've done is given us the story of Jace's mother, Celine. It was such an unexpected story. I didn't think we'd ever get to hear about her. And what we find ...