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January 28, 2017January 14, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: By Your Side

As of this time, By Your Side is my most favorite Kasie West book followed by The Distance Between Us. The whole time that I was reading this book, I cannot stop grinning from ear to ear. Who wouldn’t want to be locked in a library with a cute and mysterious hottie? I know, I wouldn’t mind (except the part where there’s no food and no changing of undies, ugh) especially if there’s a chance of cuddling with the mentioned hottie. Ha. Anyway, horniness aside, there’s so much more about By Your Side than your feel good contemporary romance YA. …

March 29, 2016January 13, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Blackbird Fly

After a lot of disappointing reads, Blackbird Fly was a breath of fresh air. It managed to deliver what it meant to deliver. It was fast-paced, straightforward, a little bit angsty, awkward in the most positive way, heartwarming and relatable. Apple Yengko, our protagonist, is a Filipina who migrated to the U.S.A with her mother after her father’s death. Even though she has spent most of her life living in the US, Apple still finds herself some sort of an outsider among her American friends and acquaintances. Throw in her mother who has piously followed the Filipino practices despite the…

March 17, 2016July 13, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: The Story Spinner

Objectively speaking, there’s no way that Storyspinner could have earned a four star rating from me. The grounding still needs work, the world building insufficient, some of the characters are underdeveloped and the plot simplistic. But Becky Wallace’s storytelling hit all the right spots for me so I wasn’t able to stop myself from being generous. I didn’t regret giving away my four stars. Storyspinner immediately hooked me from beginning to end. I couldn’t remember a single moment that I got bored or getting annoyed about this or that. 2015 made for a lot of disappointing reads that reading Storyspinner…

December 31, 2015July 14, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: The Shadow Prince

OMFG! The Shadow Prince is another book that had me reeling in the world of awesomeness. I was actually ashamed by the fact that I went into it with a pre-conceived notion that it’s going to be another crap mythos. Can’t blame me because just months ago, I was unfortunate to read another Greek myth based novel entitled Silent Echo. What’s worst is the fact that this book is also about a singing heroine which is so reminiscent of Portia, the heroine of Silent Echo. I thought I was in for another hellish ride but was so relieved that The…