A Thousand Nights
February 26, 2017
Finest Lizzy,
Allow me to gush (and complain just a little) about this quiet, mesmerizing, feminist “retelling”/not-quite-a-retelling of The Arabian Nights. … More A Thousand Nights
Tag: 4 stars
Not perfect, but still great!
Post-Hiatus Mini-Reviews
October 6, 2016
“Holy heck,” you’re definitely thinking right now. “Liam’s not dead? Quick, unearth the party poppers.”
And it’s true; I’m not dead! What I am is deeply embarrassed by the length of my hiatus. … More Post-Hiatus Mini-Reviews
Six of Crows
March 12, 2016
Hey Ashers,
Well, I just finished Six of Crows. Is it perfect? No. Is it awesome? Yes. Definitely yes. … More Six of Crows
An Ember in the Ashes
September 26, 2015
Most glorious Ashers,
Apparently An Ember in the Ashes was hyped hither and yon before its release, so everyone was anticipating the next Perfect Young Adult Novel—and although it nailed it for a lot of readers, it whiffed for others. … More An Ember in the Ashes
The Thief
April 4, 2015
My Lizzy,
The Thief is one of those books that sounded somewhat interesting and had a good rating on Goodreads (I didn’t read any reviews, just saw the number of stars it averaged), and therefore took me totally by surprise with its greatness. Because I don’t want to spoil anyone else’s surprise, I’ll return to my roots and, as vaguely as possible, present you with a numbered and bulleted list of a few of the book’s finer points. … More The Thief
Written in Red
March 28, 2015
Lizzykins,
I’d originally assumed this letter would be for Ashers. “Urban fantasy” conjures images of saucy, badass women with weapons, which I instantly correlate with Ashers because of course. But Written in Red was actually so incredibly Lizzy that as I read, my eyes stung with missing you.
(Maybe also with the intensity of my reading; I devoured the book over the course of a day and a half, pausing for just a few hours of sleep when my eyelids decided enough was enough.) … More Written in Red
