Tag: Unfinished

Books I Didn’t Finish: Winter 2019-2020

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on January 31, 2020 | 2 Comments

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco Series: The Never Tilting World #1 Published by HarperTeen (10.15.2019) Genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult Format: Hardcover, 496 pages Source: I own it Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon. But seventeen years ago, one sister’s betrayal defied an ancient prophecy and split their world in two. The planet ceased to spin, and a Great Abyss now divides two realms: one cloaked in perpetual night, the other scorched by an unrelenting sun. While one […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: Summer 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on November 22, 2019 | 0 Comments

Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk Series: Blood and Sand #1 Published by Tor Teen (1.16.2018) Genre: Historical Fantasy, Young Adult Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: I own it Forged in battle, from the dust of the arena, a legend will rise… Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empire―an empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves. Attia was once destined to rule as the queen and […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: January & February 2019

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 6, 2019 | 0 Comments

Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons Series: A Chorus of Dragons #1 Published by Tor (2.5.2019) Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult Format: eARC, 560 pages Source: Netgalley There are the old stories. And then there’s what actually happens. Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and grand quests. When he is claimed against his will as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds that being a long-lost prince isn’t what the storybooks […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: August & September 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on October 4, 2018 | 0 Comments

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult Published by Houghton Mifflin eARC, 384 pages Source: NetGalley In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete—all except yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: April & May 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on June 28, 2018 | 1 Comment

ISAN by Mary Ting Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Vesuvian Books (5.1.2018) eARC, 330 pages Source: Netgalley The world has changed. Scientists warned it would happen. Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants—North, South, East, and West—governed by The Remnant Council. Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She […]

Books I Didn’t Finish: January & February 2018

Posted by Jessi (Geo) on March 3, 2018 | 3 Comments

Furyborn by Claire Legrand Series: The Empirium Trilogy #1 Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult Published by Sourcebooks Fire (5.22.2018) ARC, 491 pages Source: I own it (Illumicrate) When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction. […]