Genre: Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Paranormal

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

House of Salt and Sorrows by E..

Posted 07/13/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I bought House of Salt and Sorrows when it first came out and started reading it right away. But I didn’t finish it. I started reading it again a few months later, but again, didn’t finish it. Finally, after finding out that House of Roots and Ruin, the sequel to House of Salt and Sorrows, was coming out, I got off my butt and read it. I have no idea why on Earth it took me so long to read this book. Part of it might have been because I’m actually not familiar with the fairy tale of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, of which House of Salt and Sorrows is a retelling. But whatever the reason, it absolutely shouldn’t have taken me this long to read this book! I loved Annaleigh! She’s strong but also shows vulnerability, especially when certain events take place. I also loved most of her sisters […]

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Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by..

Posted 07/22/2022 by Charli in Book Reviews / 1 Comment

Most people probably don’t know this, because I don’t make it as obvious as I *could*, but I am a huge fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is easily my favorite movie of all time. So when I see there are “sequels” to it, I have to try my best to read them. Or in this case, listen to them. Now, one reason why it’s taken so long for any sequels for The Nightmare Before Christmas to come out is because Tim Burton didn’t really want any. He was afraid that it would become a big thing with people going through the other doors and he just didn’t want that. At least that’s what I’ve heard – who knows? Well, if the above reasoning is true, then he’d be sorely disappointed in Long Live the Pumpkin Queen – because there’s a lot of going through the other doors. Granted, […]

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