Hullmetal Girls – Emily Skrutskie

02/18/201901/31/2019 Avery (@BookDeviant)3 Comments

Aisha and Key both have different motives for taking up the Scela armor, but despite their differences, they end up in the same team. As the two girls work with their team to rise through the Scela ranks, they stumble across a rebellion against their mysterious government, which lead them both to question their loyalties.

Why this book?: I loved Skrutskie’s The Abyss Surrounds Us and the sequel The Edge of the Abyss.

I would like to thank the people at Random House Children’s for sending me a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Best Books of 2017

01/01/201801/01/2018 Avery (@BookDeviant)3 Comments

The Book Deviant's (1) According to Goodreads, I’ve officially read the most I have since signing up for the site: 90! I was really gunning for 100 last year, but there’s always this one! It might be harder, because I’m going to finish high school and enter college (wtf!) by the end of the year.

So, here are some of the best books that I’ve read over the course of 2017. That doesn’t mean that they’ve all been published this year, just ones that I’ve read!

Diversity Spotlight Thursday #18

05/11/201704/23/2017 Avery (@BookDeviant)2 Comments

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Diversity Spotlight Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Aimal @ Bookshelves & Paperbacks. Every week, you come up with one book in each of three different categories: A diverse book you have read and enjoyed, a diverse book on your TBR, and one that has not yet been released. Check out the announcement post for more information.

Review #62 // The Edge of the Abyss (The Abyss Surrounds Us #2) – Emily Skrutskie

04/05/201707/15/2018 Avery (@BookDeviant)1 Comment

After the events in The Abyss Surrounds Us, Cas Leung is still struggling with her place on the Minnow. Keeping away from Swift and constantly being under Santa Elena’s eye is one thing, but suddenly rogue Reckoners, dubbed Hellbeasts, begin attacking ships. Cas and the crew of the Minnow must work to figure out how to fight them before the entire NeoPacific biosystem is destroyed.

Why this book?: TASU is one of my favorite books ever. I needed the sequel.

I would like to thank the people at Flux for allowing me to have an ARC of this book via NetGalley.

7 Recent Diverse Reads that Blew Me Away

01/24/201701/24/2017 Avery (@BookDeviant)3 Comments

Ever since the news got out of an extremely racist book being published (See Mason’s review here), I’ve been actively trying to read more diversely and supporting #OwnVoices authors. While all of these may not be #OwnVoices, here’s a list of 7 books that I’ve read that personally blew me away, and that you all need to try.

(By the time this post is public, this list will probably be doubled. Or tripled.)