Title: Shadow of the Fox Author: Julie KagawaSeries: Shadow of the Fox #1 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 30(see breakdown below) 3 STARS From Goodreads: A single wish will spark a new dawn. Every millennium, one age ends and another age dawns...and whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers holds the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the…
Title: Ruin and Rising Author: Leigh BardugoSeries: Shadow and Bone #3 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 42(see breakdown below) 4 STARS From Goodreads: The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient…
Title: Siege and Storm Author: Leigh BardugoSeries: Shadow and Bone #2 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 45(see breakdown below) 4.5 STARS From Goodreads: Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun…
Title: Not a penny more, not a penny less Author: Jeffery Archer E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 48(see breakdown below) 4.5 STARS From Goodreads: The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man.…
Continue reading ➞ Review- Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Title: Two can keep a secret Author: Karen M. McManus E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 39(see breakdown below) 3.5 STARS GoodreadsFrom Goodreads: Ellery's never been to Echo Ridge, but she's heard all about it. It's where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen's murder five years ago made national news. And where…
Title: In An Absent DreamAuthor: Seanan McGuireSeries: Wayward Children #4 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 52(see breakdown below) 5 STARS From Goodreads: This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As…
Title: Timekeeper Author: Tara Sim Series: Timekeeper #1 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 48 (see breakdown below) 4.5 STARS From Goodreads: Two o’clock was missing. In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time—and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It’s a truth that seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his…
Title: Shadow and Bone Series: Shadow and Bone #1/ Grishaverse #1 Author: Leigh Bardugo Pages: 356 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 39 3.5 STAR From Goodreads: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now…
Title: Waking Gods Series: The Themis Files Author: Sylvain Neuvel Pages: 322 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 39 3.5 STAR From Goodreads: As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why…
Title: The Way of All Flesh Author: Ambrose Parry Pages: 407 E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 43 (see breakdown below) 4 STARS From Goodreads: Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will Raven is about to start his apprenticeship with the brilliant and renowned…
Fi's Bibliofiles 