The Book Shire

5 stars

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (Grisha Trilogy #2)

The second book in any trilogy is hard to pull off - there has to be a cliffhanger of some sort, to leave fans aching for the final book, but it needs to also [...]

Falling into Place by Amy Zhang

I don't know if there are enough feels to describe this book. It was very clearly trying to destroy me, and it succeeded. By the end I was literally yelling [...]

Kissing in America by Margo Rabb

 Wow. This book was not at all what I expected it to be. Going into to Kissing in America, I fully expected to be bombarded with feminist messages on every [...]

Things We Know By Heart Review

Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart kept me up until 8 a.m. on January 1st. So you know that it's good. In fact, it's more than good. This is a book that I [...]

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

"There was something she was missing. She felt it the way you can feel a word on the tip of your tongue." Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown sat on [...]

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

There's nothing quite like getting to live take a peek into the life of a complete stranger. For that reason, I enjoy a well-written memoir or biography. [...]

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

"Hello, My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"  When I was a little girl I thought that Florin was a real place. You see, I grew [...]

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

“Though maybe that’s all life ever is. Unimaginable, until it’s happening to you.” Bellweather Rhapsody...  I don't even know where to begin with [...]

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

It's impossible to predict how a book will change you. I've picked up books that I was sure without a doubt I would love, only to make it halfway through and [...]