JustJJ’s Best Reads of 2022

JustJJ’s Best Reads of 2022

Books Read: 32 Pages Read: 13 449 Average Rating: 3.7 Best Mystery:  Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney  Best Thriller:  My Darling Husband by Kimberly Belle Best Romance:  Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney Best Fantasy:  Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye Best Non-Fiction:  Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah   🌟ADDITIONAL AWARDS […]

Books coming out in 2023 I am excited for!

Books coming out in 2023 I am excited for!

The books: Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare  Happy Place by Emily Henry  Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong  Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood  The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty  Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee  Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton  Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou  Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao  Sword Catcher by Cassandra […]

Books on my GoodReads shelves with blue covers!

Books on my GoodReads shelves with blue covers!

The books: The Wicked King by Holly Black Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa Renegades by Marissa Meyer  Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Dead to […]

DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney

DAISY DARKER Cover

Final Rating:  4/5 Date of Completion: 7/10/2022 Cover:  4/5 Despite its simplicity, this cover shares strong ties to the story it represents and nicely conveys the genre. Also, the white and yellow colours of the daisies are striking against the black background, creating an intriguing, dramatic effect. …the secret of having it all is […]

CROWBONES by Anne Bishop

CROWBONES

The imaginative world that forms the core pillar of this story, and series, is easily my favourite part of this book. Once again, I was fascinated by the various forms of Terre Indigenes, and I relished the constant tension generated by the threat of their fury. The use of several points of view also worked great as it helped capture the full scope of all that takes place.