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Blog Tour + Giveaway: Elite by Mercedes Lackey

5 September 2025 By fakesteph Leave a Comment

I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Elite by Mercedes Lackey Published on September 6th 2016 by Disney Hyperion Pages: 368 Source: Publisher Goodreads ABOUT ELITE: Hunting monsters was supposed to be the […]

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Waiting On Wednesday: Elite (Hunter #2) by Meredith Lackey

31 August 2025 By fakesteph 1 Comment

Why I’m Excited: I LOVED Hunter. It’s fun and has the right balance between cool new world, major conspiracy, and lots of secrets and action! I’m ready for the second installment to revisit this world. Full disclosure… I’m not actually waiting. I’m on the blog tour and get to read it NOW for my tour […]

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Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

14 March 2025 By fakesteph 1 Comment

Quick Review: Don’t Look Back is my first foray into Armentrout books. I’ve been a book blogger for a long time, and I know that Amentrout is one of those authors that many of my blogger friends like to fangirl over. If her other books are like Don’t Look Back, then I can understand why. The […]

Filed Under: Review, Young Adult Tagged With: wealthy families

Review: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

11 January 2026 By fakesteph 4 Comments

Review: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

I read this book over the summer and then school started and time got away from me. This will be a quick post because I completely enjoyed the book. What I loved: World Building. The world has basically collapsed and is overrun with every magical creature from every mythology and religion throughout the history of […]

Filed Under: Review, Young Adult Tagged With: mythology, religion

Waiting On Wednesday: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

22 July 2025 By fakesteph 4 Comments

Waiting On  Wednesday: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

WHY I’M WAITING: I keep seeing this as a WOW pick and each time I get more excited. This sounds like exactly the kind of book I love. Fantasy, teenage lady hero, potential lies and betrayal. All complicated by the ever present eyes of the whole freaking world. I am really excited to read this […]

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Alienated by Melissa Landers

13 May 2025 By fakesteph 7 Comments

Thoughts: I thought this would be cute and enjoyable, but I didn’t expect to love it. Aelyx and Cara are fun. I loved both of their narrations, and I loved them as a couple. It was adorable watching them at first apprehensive, and then smitten. But Alienated is more than just a cute story. Even with […]

Filed Under: Review, Young Adult Tagged With: aliens, space

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

7 April 2025 By fakesteph 7 Comments

Thoughts: I read this book in January before I started student teaching, so this will be a quick review. Still, I wanted to make sure I reviewed it because I enjoyed it. It’s different and entertaining, although not perfect nor everything I hoped it would be. There are plenty of things to like about These Broken Stars. […]

Filed Under: Review, Young Adult Tagged With: romance, space

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

5 November 2025 By fakesteph 6 Comments

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Thoughts: I knew I wanted to read The Naturals from the moment I heard it described as a YA Criminal Minds. Then, I found out it is written by one of my favorite authors. I’ve come to look forward to all of Barnes’ books because she does a great job of creating these incredibly readable stories […]

Filed Under: Review, Young Adult Tagged With: profiling, serial killers

Waiting On Wednesday: House of Hades by Rick Riordan

25 September 2025 By fakesteph 1 Comment

Waiting On Wednesday: House of Hades by Rick Riordan

Waiting On Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine, lets us book hoarding bloggers highlight a book we’re excited for each week. This week I’m waiting on House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan. GoodReads Description: At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to […]

Filed Under: Waiting On Wednesday Tagged With: mythology

Waiting On Wednesday: United We Spy by Ally Carter

11 September 2025 By fakesteph 4 Comments

Waiting On Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine, lets us book hoarding bloggers highlight a book we’re excited for each week. This week I’m waiting on United We Spy by Ally Carter. GoodReads Description: Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds […]

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