Time is precious and I hate wasting it on books that aren’t stellar. Posting these book reviews is my attempt to help make sure you don’t waste your time. I always attempt to make my book reviews fair. I focus on the elements of the story and whether they were executed well, instead of my personal preference. I specialize in Young Adult book reviews, but there are sprinkles of multiple genres and age ranges in this list.
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Unless otherwise noted in the book review, I purchased these books myself and gave honest book reviews to post on my website. In these cases, I was not asked by author or publisher to post a review.
Young Adult
Action & Adventure/Thriller
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu (DC Icons #2)
Dry by Jarrod and Neal Shusterman
The Fall of Five (Lorien Legacies #4)
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Lorien Legacies #1)
The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore (Lorien Legacies #2)
The Revenge Of Seven by Pittacus Lore (Lorien Legacies #5)
The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore (Lorien Legacies #3)
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners #1)
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (DC Icons #1)
Contemporary Fiction
Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Anna And The French Kiss #1)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before #2)
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before)
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
Dystopian
A Time To Die by Nadine Brandes (Out of Time #1)
Champion by Marie Lu (Legend #3)
The Crown by Kiera Cass (The Selection #5)
Deception by C.J. Redwine (Defiance #2)
Defiance by C.J. Redwine (Defiance #1)
Deliverance by C.J. Redwine (Defiance #3)
The Elite by Kiera Cass (The Selection #2)
The Heir by Kiera Cass (The Selection #4)
Legend by Marie Lu (Legend #1)
The One by Kiera Cass (The Selection #3)
Prodigy by Marie Lu (Legend #2)
The Selection by Kiera Cass (The Selection #1)
Fantasy
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1)
A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Cursebreakers #1)
A Torch Against The Night by Sabaa Tahir (An Ember In The Ashes #2)
The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson (The Remnant Chronicles #3)
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman (Book of Dust: Volume 1)
Caraval by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #1)
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2)
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows #2)
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Folk of the Air #1)
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller (Daughter of the Pirate King #1)
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller (Daughter of the Pirate King #2)
Fable by Adrienne Young
Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh (Flame in the Mist #1)
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (Deathless #1)
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson (The Remnant Chronicles #2)
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (The King of Scars Duology #1)
The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson (The Remnant Chronicles #1)
Legendary by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #2)
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (Strange the Dreamer #2)
Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (Once Upon A Broken Heart #1)
The Rose & The Dagger by Renee Ahdieh (The Wrath & The Dawn #2)
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows #1)
Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor (Strange The Dreamer #1)
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (Realm Breaker #1)
The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes (The Age of the Seventh Sun #1)
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die #2)
The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner’s Trilogy #2)
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner’s Trilogy #1)
The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner’s Trilogy #3)
The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (The Wrath & The Dawn #1)
To Best The Boys by Mary Weber
Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die #3)
Historical Fantasy
Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked #1) by Kerri Maniscalco
My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (Mary #1)
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (The Lady Janies #1)
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (The Lady Janies #2)
The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh (The Beautiful #1)
The Diviners by Libba Bray (The Diviners #1)
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Gaudin (Wolf by Wolf #1)
Historical Fiction
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (Stalking Jack The Ripper #1)
Science Fiction
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (The Aurora Cycle #1)
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (The Illuminae Files #1)
Skyhunter by Marie Lu (Skyhunter #1)
Warcross by Marie Lu (Warcross #1)
Urban Fantasy
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #3)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #2)
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #3)
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #6)
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #5)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1)
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2)
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #2)
Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #3)
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (The Lux Files #1)
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #1)
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle #4)
Wicked Like A Wildfire by Lana Popovic (Hibiscus Daughter #1)
Adult
Contemporary Fiction
How Not To Die Alone by Richard Roper
Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope (The Austen Project #1)
Contemporary/Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
A Darker Shade Of Magic by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #1)
A Gathering Of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #2)
A Conjuring Of Light by V.E. Schwab (Shades of Magic #3)
Circe by Madeline Miller
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (Crescent City #1)
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Historical Fiction
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah