Review: Six of Crows

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt on August 26, 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between...

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Review: The Kiss of Deception

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson Published by Henry Holt on June 6, 2014 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads In this timeless new trilogy about love and sacrifice, a princess must find her place in a reborn world. In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn’t—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met. On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers...

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Review: Siege and Storm

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long. The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s...

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