Book Review: City of Stairs

I have to be honest here.  When I signed up for an account on Blogging for Books, my intent was to look for an ARC of a book that I really wanted.  I made a request on EW but sadly, got rejected.  Driven by a sick obsession, I sought Blogging for Books in the hopes that I might find what I’m looking for there. Obviously, my search failed and I end up with City Of Stairs.  Yeah, I know, I could have just walk away without adding another ARC to my staggering TBR pile but I need to try the…

Book Review: Captivate

Captivate frustrated me so much that I was tempted to give it a zero star rating.  Except for the interesting premise, everything about it was off. Not to mention that I was angry at myself for not really checking it out.  I thought that it’s going to be a mermaid book but it’s not. In actuality, it’s about an underwater kingdom of humans. My interest was very high during the first 20% of the book and then it dwindled as the story progressed. The main character, Miranda, was average and easily forgettable. I wouldn’t even bat an eyelash if the…