Rating: ★★★★½ Length: 384 pages Publication: March 16th, 1998 Summary: “Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her… Continue reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Rating: ★★★ ½ Length: 352 pages Publication: January 3rd, 2017 by Atria/Emily Bestler Books Summary: “No one knows who she really is… Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good girlfriend. But Hattie wants something more, something bigger, and ultimately something that turns out to be exceedingly dangerous. When she’s… Continue reading Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia

Rating: ★★ ½ Length: 496 pages Publication: November 29th, 2016 by Harper Source: Recieved a paperback copy as a Christmas gift WARNING: Reading further may contain spoilers for the first book in this series. Summary: “In less than a year, Kelsea Glynn has grown from an awkward teenager into a powerful monarch and a visionary leader. And as she has come… Continue reading The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Rating: ★★★★★ Length: 515 pages Publication: June 9th, 2015 by Harper Source: Purchased a second-hand copy at a local thrift store WARNING: Reading further may contain spoilers for the first book in this series. Summary: “Kelsea Glynn is the Queen of the Tearling. Despite her youth, she has quickly asserted herself as a fair, just and powerful ruler. However, power… Continue reading The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Rating: ★★★★★ Length: 464 pages Publication: April 14th, 2015 by Harper Paperbacks Source: Purchased a second-hand copy from a local thrift store Summary: “Magic, adventure, mystery, and romance combine in this epic debut in which a young princess must reclaim her dead mother’s throne, learn to be a ruler—and defeat the Red Queen, a powerful and malevolent sorceress determined… Continue reading The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Rating: ★★★★ Publication: May 5th, 2015 Source: Purchased a copy from Indigo Summary: “Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for… Continue reading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Rating:  ★★★★★ Publication: March 30th, 2016 Source: I received an e-copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is no way biased my thoughts, and all thoughts are my own. Summary: “Fourteen-year-old Hannah Bradbury loved her father so much that she worried about him constantly. After all, he was a photographer who traveled to… Continue reading The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes

Rating: ★★★★  (actually 3.75 stars) Publication: April 8th, 2014 by Putnam Juvenile Source: A purchased, paperback copy. Summary: “Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper’s destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an… Continue reading Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins