September Book of the Month: Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray

The votes are in! 🦅✨ Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray is Cyn’s Workshop’s September Book of the Month. With a Gilded Age murder mystery, magical class politics, fake dating, and rivals-to-lovers romance, September’s winning read promises plenty of mystery, magic, and romantic tension. Continue reading September Book of the Month: Hawk & Sparrow by Ayana Gray

She Gets the Girl & Joy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick: A Heartfelt YA Sapphic Romance Duology Review

A heartfelt YA sapphic romance, She Gets the Girl and Joy to the Girls follow Alex and Molly as they navigate love, family struggles, and personal growth in a sweet, emotionally rich duology. Continue reading She Gets the Girl & Joy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick: A Heartfelt YA Sapphic Romance Duology Review

Book of the Month – April 2016

By Cynthia Ayala

The votes are in and this months book of the month is Emerge, the first novel in the Mer Chronicles by Tobie Easton. Available now as a Kindle by Month9Books, LLC. The book is scheduled for paperback release April 19th 2016 by Month9Books, LLC.

Look below for a peek at what the book is about. And, as always, the synopsis is courtesy of Goodreads. Continue reading “Book of the Month – April 2016”

A Sad and Wonderful Tale | Review of ‘Fairest’ (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5)

By Cynthia Ayala

Fairest
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
Feiwel & Friends
Image Credit: Goodreads

Before she was the Queen of Luna, she was just a princess, the forgotten daughter who would never be queen, and would go down in history as nobody. Lost and lonely, she was just a young girl, hopelessly in love with a soldier, smart and with a terrible secret. This is how she became the Evil Queen.

The bridge between Cress and Winter, Fairest is another novel in Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series. January 27, 2015, by Feiwel & Friends, this story tells the tale of Queen Levana, the monstrous vindictive Evil Queen of Luna. But her story builds her character and the world where she came from giving readers a fascinating look at who she was before she became how readers know her.
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Weekly Reading List #31

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. It’s funny, every Saturday I get home from work, I play with my kitten and then I pass out for a few hours. I’m just so tired after work, school and the gym, and I guess taking care of my kitten leaves me a little exhausted as well. So far, my life has been pretty good. Schools going well and I’m already in my 4th week, just 10 more to go. It seems so long and yet so short of a time span.
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Weekly Reading List #30

By Cynthia Ayala

Hello there avid readers! So I will be starting a new segment next Month to choose a book of the month. I don’t know if it will be books that are coming out, books I’ve already read in the past during that month or even a mixture of the two. Leave your opinions in the comments section and let me know what you think about the idea. Publishers and authors, if you’re interested, let me know!

Anyway, here is my weekly reading list, and again, all synopsis are courtesy of Goodreads. Happy reading!
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Review: “A Magic Dark and Bright” Is a Magical Mystery (The Asylum Saga, #1) – Emertainment Monthly

By Cynthia Ayala ‘ 17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer

91kMke7-37L-174x131In paranormal mystery “A Magic Dark and Bright,” Charlie and Amelia set out to discover the dark history of their town after girls start inexplicably drowning. […] Continue reading “Review: “A Magic Dark and Bright” Is a Magical Mystery (The Asylum Saga, #1) – Emertainment Monthly”

A Mature & Stand Out Novel | Review of ‘The Fiery Heart’ (Bloodlines, #4) – Emertainment Montly

Sydney Sage has admitted what is in her heart: that she is in love with vampire Adrian Ivashkov. But as an Alchemist, she is supposed to loathe them, fear them and protect the human world from them and their vampire secrets. Continue reading A Mature & Stand Out Novel | Review of ‘The Fiery Heart’ (Bloodlines, #4) – Emertainment Montly