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A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Summer 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: House of Marionne Author: J. Elle Series: House of Marionne #1 Much thanks to J. Elle, Penguin/Razorbill, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book hits many of the same story beats as other YA fantasy*, so I could understand if some readers accuse it of being formulaic. I didn’t mind its predictability. …
Title: Hard to Fall Author: Marquita Valentine Series: Take the Fall #4 Makes no sense Thank you to Marquita Valentine, Loveswept, and Penguin Random House for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Very honest. Everyone has individual reading tastes. This one was definitely not to mine. In fact, I hated it. None of it made any sense. I’m going to give a few positives before I completely shit all over it. One, the cover …