Reviews written by CJ Redwine, Site and Staff Manager

The setting for this book is atmospheric and awesome. I love to read books where the setting becomes another character in the book. I also really enjoyed the fierce intelligence and guts of Bridget, the heroine. She's a character worth reading about. There are plenty of plot twists and spooky...

I loved this sequel to Hex Hall! It has everything an awesome book needs: fabulous setting, secrets, humor, swoony boys with unclear motives, plot twists, and supernatural stuff. It's possible I loved this more than I loved Hex Hall. Certainly I think the romance aspect is even better in Demonglass....

Have you read this book yet? WHY NOT?? It's fascinating, humorous, atmospheric (southern Gothic FTW), and has a delicous (frustrated) romance! And the plot is twisty, the characters are vivid, and the stakes are HIGH. I can't discuss my fave parts without being spoilery (except the HAWT...

This book is amazing. Vivid, incredible world building, haunting prose, memorable characters, and heart-in-your-throat stakes. I became an instant fangirl for life of Brenna's writing after reading this book. I felt entranced, off-balance, and upended in the most delicious way. Kind of like falling down the rabbit hole and ending...

I'm not usually drawn to books set in space, but this book won me over instantly. The world building is fabulous. The ship is practically a character in its own right. And the ship has SECRETS. Oh, the secrets. When Amy and her...

I went into this with no expectations, and I fell in love. I really appreciated that Grace Divine comes from a pastor's home and both her home and her private school ring true to me. (I was raised in a conservative home and went to a private school.) I also...

The premise--everyone age 15 and older suddenly disappearing and a strange "bubble" surrounding this small coastal town--is fascinating. I love that the main character, a 14 year old boy, SOUNDS like a 14 year old boy. Tension quickly rises as the best and the worst inside the remaining kids rises...

What can I say about this book except WOW? Lush prose, insightful detail, tension, flawed characters I loved to be around, desperate stakes ... and supernatural hotties. Along with supernatural baddies. What a stunning book. If all you've read of Maggie's work is her Wolves of Mercy Falls series, you...

I really enjoyed this book. I love that the Summer King is conflicted. I love that he can't really have what he wants. I love the relationship between Ash and Seth. Oh how I LOVE the relationship between Ash and Seth! The plot and the writing are...

This dark, gritty book is a modern take on fairy tales. I loved the pacing, the plot, and the tension between the characters and within the characters themselves. I also loved that the setting (both in the real world and in the fae world) felt like fully developed characters in...

This book was so hyped, I may have gone into it with too much expectation. I think the bones of a good story are definitely there! But I had a hard time with the narrator. Ethan doesn't think or sound like a boy. I live in a household full of...

Maggie became famous for her Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, but I fell in love with her writing when I read Lament and its sequel Ballad. This book is jaw-droppingly good. (Is that an adverb? It totally should be.) My favorite part of this book is the way we get...

I have so many FEELINGS about this book. Honestly, this is one of the best books I've ever read. The timeline and pacing are truly unique, and Ms. Ashton handles it like the master storyteller she is. I was instantly captivated by the heroine and her situation. And what a...

This is a nice, solid debut from Ms. Rossi. I really enjoyed the intriguing premise, the world building, and the way the heroine moved from a sort of spectator in life to an active participant who found the courage to risk everything for those she loved. I didn't care for...

I inhaled Mockingjay in one day. And while I wasn't as satisfied with the conclusion as I wanted to be (I was really hoping Katniss would step up and start being a decision maker far earlier than she did, and I wasn't sold on her ending up with the boy...