Perfectly Prosed

Author: Adrianna

  • A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

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    Note: A Conjuring of Light is the last book in the Darker Shade of Magic series so this review may contain spoilers from the first two books. Click here to read my review of the first book or here for the second book. Overview: Magic from Black London has spread, Holland is possessed, Kell is trapped…

  • A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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    Note:  This book is the second in the series and may contain spoilers. Click here to read my review of the first book. Overview: In Red London, four months after everything that happened with the stone, Kell feels trapped and restless and blamed, Lila is finding out just what kind of power she holds, and…

  • A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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    “Grey for the magic-less city. Red, for the healthy empire. White, for the starving world.” Background: There are three Londons: Grey London, Red London, and White London. Black London perished long ago. Grey is the London without magic, only regular humans. Red is the London where magic and humanity are in balance, in harmony. White…

  • The Power by Naomi Alderman

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    Overview: This book has a pretty straightforward plot line: girls and women discover they have the power to wield and conduct electricity. This ability quickly establishes women as the superior gender causing/creating an entirely new world. My Thoughts: I wasn’t sure what to make of this book at first. The writing style took a bit…

  • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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    Overview: Eleanor is a girl with a crappy home life who gets bullied at school because of how she looks. Park is an Asian guy going to school in a town that with a very small Asian community and is just trying to make it through high school. They end up sitting together on the school bus…

  • Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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    Note: Crooked Kingdom is the sequel to Six of Crows so this review may contain spoilers. Click here to read my review of Six of Crows. Overview: Kaz and his crew have come back from the Ice Court only to find that they’ve been double-crossed and have one of their members taken hostage. Now they…

  • Rainy Reading Tuesday

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    I love spending a rainy day in a bookstore with a warm cup of tea/coffee. What are some of your favorite ways to spend a rainy day? This Thursday, the review to Crooked Kingdom will be going up. If you are a fan of the Grishaverse or Six of Crows, let us know what you…

  • Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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    Overview: Kaz, leader of a gang and someone with an uncanny ability to get out of tight situations, receives an offer for a chance to become rich in exchange for breaking out a man with valuable and dangerous knowledge from the government of another territory, one that has never been breached. Kaz brings together a…

  • Happy Tuesday Everyone!

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    This Thursday Perfectly Prosed will be doing a review of a YA book that is part of a well loved universe. Anyone have any guesses? See everyone Thursday!

  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown

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    “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” Overview: Focus and only act on what is essential. Many people find themselves stretched too thin or have trouble prioritizing what truly matters and find themselves slow to progress. Essentialism provides the mindset on how to do more in less time. My Thoughts: I love this…