vanillabeanbooksMar 20, 20192 min readEnchantée by Gita TreleaseThis is going to be a very difficult post, because I really wanted to love this book...but I just didn't. On the surface, it had...
vanillabeanbooksMar 5, 20192 min readEvermore by Sara Holland *SPOILERS FOR EVERLESS* Unfortunately, Evermore wasn't as enjoyable a read for me as the first book in the series, Everless, was. I had...
vanillabeanbooksMar 5, 20192 min readA Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh MafiI'm going to be honest. I usually hate contemporary. There are maybe two or three contemporary books I genuinely love, and I would choose...
vanillabeanbooksJan 29, 20193 min readSpectacle by Jodi Lynn Zdrok2019 seems to be the year for YA books set in France. There's Spectacle, which will release on February 12 (go preorder, people), and...
vanillabeanbooksJan 27, 20194 min readDark of the West by Joanna Hathaway I rated Dark of the West 3.5/5 stars; as one of my most highly anticipated releases of the year, it fell flat in some regards but...
vanillabeanbooksJan 22, 20193 min readLittle Darlings by Melanie GoldingI received an ARC of Little Darlings from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, Netgalley, for making me scared of twin...
vanillabeanbooksJan 22, 20192 min readThe Wicked King by Holly BlackI've been putting off this review because I have a ton of feelings about this book and no idea how to express them, but I'm going to try...
vanillabeanbooksJan 21, 20193 min readNever-Contented Things by Sarah PorterI was NOT expecting this book to be the way it was, and based on the reviews already up on Goodreads that I've skimmed, neither were most...
vanillabeanbooksJan 20, 20192 min readBlood Heir by Amélie Wen ZhaoI received an e-ARC of Blood Heir from Netgalley, and I'm pretty sure it was the best thing that's ever happened to me. Blood Heir was...
vanillabeanbooksJan 16, 20191 min readAbout Me Hello! I'm an 18 year old book blogger currently studying English at college. I mostly write reviews on YA fantasy and sci-fi books, but...
vanillabeanbooksJan 16, 20192 min readEmpire of Sand by Tasha Suri (Books of Ambha #1) Let me just start off by saying that I'm absolutely LOVING all the diverse YA fantasies coming out recently. They're really breathing new...