The Book Shire

2016 book reviews

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! WHY?!??!??!?!?!?! CASSANDRA CLARE, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO US????????? Freaking torment us with forbidden fruit and then make it so that we [...]

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann

This book was NOT at all what I was expecting… except, I was actually expecting it not to be what I was expecting, so maybe it was what I was expecting? [...]

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home. Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York [...]

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world... When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is [...]

The Land of 10,000 Madonnas by Kate Hattemer

Synopsis:  Five teens backpack through Europe to fulfill the mysterious dying wish of their friend in this heartwarming novel from the author of The [...]

Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach

Synopsis:  “I’ve got some questions for you. Was this story written about me?” I shrugged. “Yes or no?” I shrugged again, finally [...]

You Were Here by Cori McCarthy

Synopsis:  Grief turned Jaycee into a daredevil, but can she dare to deal with her past? On the anniversary of her daredevil brother's death, Jaycee [...]

Stacking the Shelves [2]

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is about sharing the books that you have added to your shelves in the past week. The books can be [...]

Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit

I wish that I had loved Anna and the Swallow Man, but I just… didn’t. I liked it, sure, but like isn’t what you want when you’re opening a book [...]