a reader of all things beautiful and sometimes dark
The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare. Books: 3 books. Synopsis of bk 1: An inheritance of shadows. A love in chains. An unconquerable foe. Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes... Continue Reading →
The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan. Books: 5 books Synopsis of bk 1: JASON HAS A PROBLEM. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper, and his best friend is a guy named Leo. They’re all students at the... Continue Reading →
This year and previous have been difficult for me reading wise, i have the worst reading slump and reading mood slump and for me this is the worst! I have read a few books here and there but nowhere near what I usually read. This is a list of books I hope to read soon.... Continue Reading →
Villains by V. E Schwab. Books: 2 + 1 coming in 2026 Synopsis of bk 1: A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline,... Continue Reading →
The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare. Books: 3 books Synopsis of bk 1: The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It’s been five years since the events of City... Continue Reading →
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. Books: 3 + 1 novella Synopsis of bk 1: For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her... Continue Reading →
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare Books: 3 books Synopsis of bk 1: In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping... Continue Reading →
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. Books: 4 books + 1 novella Synopsis of bk 1: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern... Continue Reading →
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Books: 6 books Genre: YA, Urban Fantasy Synopsis book 1: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears... Continue Reading →
