Book Review: Avalanche

Back when I found this book on Netgalley, I seriously thought of the film “Alive” and assumed that this would be on the same vein as the film, only middle grade version. But I was wrong. There were no dramas, no human cannibalism, and perverse misery. There’s only practicality and determination to live. Avalanche was entertaining to some extent but you have to accept the fact that it’s a book designed for Middle Grade and it’s really short. In my own opinion, it’s more of a guide or compilation of tips on how to survive in the event of an…

Book Review: Shadow Weaver

This is my second Marcy Kate Conolly book and I enjoyed this more than the other one.  The story is what the premise promised. We have Emmeline who is gifted with shadow weaving.  She excels at it. She loves it. She acknowledges it. Only that her parents and the people surrounding her have grown wary about her power as the years went by. Then the day came when her parents couldn’t take it any longer and desired to send her away to get cured. So Emmeline ran and took refuge in the woods wherein she met a lovely family whose…

Book Review: The Unsuitable Heir

In 2016, I discovered one of the most brilliant LGBTQ series there is, the Captive Prince by C.S Pacat. Since then, I’ve been looking for the next book that will make the same impact and though I’ve come across unforgettable ones, nothing could still compare to Captive Prince but I’m not one to easily give up. So in my search, I found The Unsuitable Heir in Netgalley and after reading the premise, I thought, this is it. But one chapter into the story, I was bored as hell and gotten confused with the characters.  Essentially, this is not a bad…

Book Review: A Red Peace

Unsettling at first but once you get used to all the jargons used in this book, you’ll find yourself having a hard time in putting it down. The basic premise is that the age of humans is coming to an end when the crosses (term for human/alien hybrids) that they’ve made—through vat culture—rallied together and started a resistance . Our female protagonist, Jaqi, who is a cross herself wanted nothing to do with the war and had spent her life in hiding and doing shady stuff. But just like the girl of destiny, she suddenly found herself in the thick…