Gang leader Kaz Brekker is offered the job of a lifetime by Mr. Jan Van Eck. He wants him to break Bo Yul-Bayur, a well-known scientist, out of a nearly impenetrable prison in the center of the castle complex in Fjerda. Yul-Bayur was captured because he helped develop a powerful variation on a street drug called jurda... Continue Reading →
Book Recap: Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber.
When her mother was still alive, Tella found a set of tarot cards. Her mother told her they were dangerous. Tella saved one card, The Oracle. It has been predicting the future by the picture it displays ever since. Present-day Tella wakes up in the forest next to Dante the morning after the Caraval after-party.... Continue Reading →
Book Recap: The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray.
Spirit Naughty John is released into the world at a party where careless patrons walked away from an Ouija board without first bidding him farewell. Evie’s gift is that she can hold another person’s object and read their secrets from it. Unfortunately, her latest read caused a scandal, and she is sent to New York... Continue Reading →
Book Recap: Before the Devil Breaks You (The Diviners #3) by Libba Bray.
A fog brings the dead near the Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane on Wards Island. Connor and Luther know they are coming, as do many of the other inmates. The woman’s voice in Connor’s head tells him to bear witness. Two night workers are slaughtered. The Diviners and a few friends meet at the... Continue Reading →
Book Recap: Archenemies (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer.
The book opens with Nova, Adrian, and their Renegades team in hot pursuit of some rogue prodigies, quickly reintroducing readers to many of the superheroes and their abilities. The rogues take a civilian hostage. While the Renegades are debating whether to forsake their rules to fire on the guy holding the innocent girl hostage, the... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Lair of Dreams (Diviners #2) by Libba Bray.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 25th August 2015 Genre: Historical Fiction, Paranormal Source: Amazon What an amazing sequel, Libba Bra has changed my reading and she set my ar very high for other books. I listened on audiobook and I can't imagine consuming this story any other way - the narrator... Continue Reading →