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I shall try my best to keep my language clean, but I make no promises because I swear when I’m excited and talking about this book is very exciting. Before we start, I would like to thank author Elise Kova for providing a review copy of the box set! I'm going to review the set as a whole, but for now, I'm reviewing each book individually. Vortex Visions is the first book of the Vortex Chronicles. The story revolves around Vi, the crown princess of the Solaris Empire. She starts off in the North, where she’s been living since she was fourteen for political reasons. Vi makes an amazing main character: she’s funny, determined, and relatably flawed. She makes mistakes, she owns up to them, and she suffers the consequences in realistic ways. You get to know her character quickly, so nothing she does seems out of character for the rest of the book. Kova also perfectly captures the beauty of friendships between women with Vi’s closest friends, Jayme and Ellene. They’re constantly supp...

 I've already announced the date for Clara Loveman's tour on my blog (September 2nd), but here's a little extra info now: Clara is answering questions for an exclusive interview! I have some fun questions, some about the book, and even one about writing! Remember to return to see it here! I'm so excited to share this! You can see me right underneath the 2nd September slot! This is my first blog tour so I don't know what to say except I'm so glad to be part of this! A short post today loves. See you soon!

I received this as a free ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review. I always go into a book with the intent to enjoy it. Even when I saw how many poor reviews this got on Goodreads, I still went in expecting something good. Unfortunately, that isn’t what I got. Even worse, that was almost what I got. This book has such a unique and cool premise: a girl who was made of glass and stone to hunt ghosts for a coven of witches. Sounds awesome, right? That’s because it is! Every character who isn’t the main character is also awesome. They’re quirky, fun, flawed, and consistent. However, the main character is just a bland, edgy girl who goes from trusting no one to hopping on a stranger’s motorcycle in nothing flat. And don’t get me started on the plot. The pacing is wonky and hard to keep up with, with some problems solving themselves within a page and some being abandoned for the next shiny plot point. The prose also came so, so close to being amazing, but it’s littered with lines ...

Crown of Crowns  by Clara Loveman has just released! Many, many congratulations for the lovely Clara Loveman (pun definitely intended) today! I got this book for free from Netgalley in return for a review back when the cover was vastly different, and I have to say I like this one a LOT more. Its simple design says everything it needs to say. For those who don't really feel like digging through my feed (I don't blame you), here's a quick version of my thoughts on it: while the beginning was definitely a  bit odd, with a year or more passing between the first few chapters, Loveman crafted an incredibly unique sci-fantasy world with beautifully integrated world-building. The main character, Kaelyn, is amazingly well-written. She starts off as a teenager, only 15 years old, and is predictably a little bratty and a little spoiled. By the end, she's an adult, and she grew and changed in so many ways. She left her old flaws behind but found new ones along the way, as one does ...

So, Bone Crier's Moon . Honestly, it has a lot of flaws. It has an unhealthy relationship, a weird plot, and a nonsensical ending. But what else is new? Those traits aren't uncommon, or even restricted to YA despite how often YA books are specifically criticized for these traits. I could deal with those. It wouldn't be a favorite or anything, but I wouldn't, you know, hate it. Which I do. I hate it, and it's for a reason that's hit a lot of people hard: Erasure. Let's talk for a moment about erasure. It can happen to a lot of minority groups. However, when racial minorities are erased (as in not even acknowledged, which does still happen), I tend to raise my eyebrows a bit more. Usually, when someone is a different race you can tell. This isn't always the case, of course, but generally racial minorities are a "visible" minority. LGBTQIA is different. I'm pansexual. My group isn't even in the longest version of the acronym, and there are...