Lost in My Library

Title: Ever the Hunted Author: Erin Summerill Series: Clash of Kingdoms #1 Length: 400 pages Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication date: December 27, 2016 Diversity: none Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Source: eARC via Netgalley Don't you just love when a book reminds you how much you love reading? I got so lost in this one - the excitement of a whole new fantasy world to explore, all these characters to find out about, and the mystery going through it all kept me hooked. It was such a fun read! It didn't take long for th is book to start reminding me of other books - but that's not a bad thing! First ly, because it reminded me of books that I like d, and secondly, it only reminded me of bits and pieces of each of those books, and used those to create a whole new story. A girl who's really good at tracking / hunting and is punished for it wil l always remind me of ACOTAR. A main character finding out that a trust e d friend killed their father will a...

Title: Labyrinth Lost Author: Zoraida Córdova Series: Brooklyn Brujas #1 Length: 336 pages Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Publication date: September 6, 2016 Diversity: Most characters are Latina/Afro-Latina; Hindu character; two queer characters (no labels used) Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Source: eARC from NetGalley This book was so unique. There were certain parts that reminded me of other books that I've read, or parts of the plot that were definitely tropes, but everything was executed so wonderfully that I didn't even care. (Much. Basically just enough to notice.) I didn't quite judge this book by its cover, although it is a wonderful cover. I did judge it from the first few pages. It starts with a beautiful map of Los Lagos, and I'm a firm believer that a map makes any fantasy book better. And then, we get to the first sentence: "The second time I saw my dead Aunt Rosaria, she was dancing." If that doesn't get your attention, I don't know...

Title: The Wrath and the Dawn Author: Renée Ahdieh Series: The Wrath and the Dawn #1 Length: 395 pages Published by: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publication date: May 12th, 2015 Diversity: Fantasy setting inspired by the Middle East; almost all major characters are POC Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ "'A nd how will you know when you've found this elusive someone?' Shahrzad retorted. 'I suspect she will be like air. Like knowing how to breathe.'" This quote is a bout a person instead of a book, but describes exactly what The Wrath and the Dawn was to me. I couldn't put this book down! I t feels like I was looking for this book without even knowing it. It was exciting and dragged me in so completely that inhaling is th e best word I could think of for reading it. For a glorious day, it was my air. Here's the si x main reasons I loved this book so much. 1) The stories . Of course, we have the main story about Shahrz...