You Know Me Well is an LGBTQ YA book that Nina LaCour & David Levithan coauthored after three years of back and forth. The acknowledgements say, “It is safe to say that neither of us in October 2012 imagined that the hypothetical book we were talking about would be completed the weekend of (a) Pride Week when we were both (b) in San Francisco right after (c) the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage rights for people like us.” The probably had no idea their […]
I Was a Countess and Now I Have to Pretend to be a Commoner
Rating: 3.5/5 Summary: Lady Whitmore is a Countess without any money. When her Grandmother arranges a pathetic match for her, she decides to take fate into her own hands. Assuming the alias of her recently fired maid, Adelaide, she joins the Glittering Court. As Adelaide trains with other common ladies, she must kept her identity and knowledge a secret. A growing connection to Cedric Thorn complicates things when she learns a deadly secret about him. Now she’s determined to save him, but can she save […]
I Am a Weapon of my Master’s Molding, But I Shall Do What I Please
The Assassin’s Blade Rating: 4.0/5 Summary: Prequel to the Throne of Glass Series. See how Celaena trains and runs missions for the King of Assassins, Arobynn Hamel. In the first novella, Celaena is sent to Skull’s Bay, with Sam Cortland as her backup, to seal a deal between the Pirate Lord & Arobynn. After finding out what Arobynn truly wants with the Pirate Lord, Celaena defies her master, ruins the port and their distasteful deal. Upon arriving home she is beaten and sent to find […]
I Literally Forgot Everything About the Series, but Read the Last One Anyway
Rating: 5/5 Summary: The Shadowhunters are plagued by Sebastian, their worst enemy ever, and the creatures he has Turned using the Infernal Cup. As Institutes are attacked and Shadowhunters retreat to Idris, who will save them from Sebastian and the Endarkened Ones? Clary and Jace know Sebastian wants them even though he fears the Heavenly Fire coursing through Jace’s veins. Alec is still pining over Magnus and what he did to him, will Magnus ever forgive him? In the final installment of the Mortal Instruments […]