WERBUNG/ADVERTISEMENT *I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review* What is it about? After the worst summer of her life, Parker desperately wants to be invisible. But her new classmate Sven has other ideas. He knows he has to do something memorable on his first day or he’ll forever be […]
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WERBUNG/ADVERTISEMENT *I got this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* What is it about? Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It’s where he met his best friends. It’s where he takes to the stage in the big musical. And it’s […]
Neon Birds | Marie Graßhoff | Rezension
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 24/05/2020Was ich vor dem Lesen wusste: Es gibt eine ziemlich krasse künstliche Intelligenz, der Fokus liegt unter anderem auf dem Militär, es gibt mehrere Protagonisten, von denen hat einer ein Huhn und eine schießt mit Pfeil und Bogen. Mehr musste ich eigentlich nicht wissen, um mich neugierig zu machen. Und ich wurde von der Geschichte […]
libraries, dogs & geeking out | BOOKISH AND THE BEAST | Ashley Poston [ARC-Review]
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 18/05/2020WERBUNG/ADVERTISEMENT *I got this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* What is it about? Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, she’s stuck in her grief over her mother’s […]
Empire of Gold | S.A. Chakraborty | ARC-review
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 12/05/2020ADVERTISEMENT This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review *note: This review will contain spoilers for book 1 & 2 in the Daevabad trilogy! What is it about? Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and […]
swords, feminism, and the love of family | The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly | ARC-Review
By Kat @ Bookish Blades on 13/04/2020What is it about? Working as a wench―i.e. waitress―at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and […]