By: Hayley Green Vicious Depths by Madeline Stanford is a wonderful YA dystopian fantasy novel. The ideas of heaven, hell, and purgatory are uniquely turned on their heads in the world Stanford created. Everyone is given a red-test score when they die, doled out by the rulers of the Azure. These rulers are called the... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Hello, hello! Wow, so this is super late! October has been so incredibly busy that I haven't had much time to write for Functionally Fictional. That doesn't mean the reading has ceased, though! In fact, I read seven books in September. Here's what I read: Sea Witch by Sarah Henning - This... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie *I received an ARC of this book from the author for my honest review. “I don’t want to be dramatic and say I found the next The Hunger Games or Divergent, but I totally found the next The Hunger Games or Divergent.” -- an actual text I sent to my sister while... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Guess what… another pirate book! I told you it was a common theme lately. And this was another great one. These Rebel Waves follows three main characters. Adeluna (Lu), who grew up as a child rebel and spy. Benat (Ben), the crown prince who happens to be a heretic in their very... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie (Forgive any misspellings of names. I listened to the audiobook and am going off the spellings from Goodreads reviews.) A Touch of Gold is definitely one of my favorite books of the year so far. I absolutely loved it! It is a retelling of the King Midas story, which I didn’t know... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Sea Witch is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, told in a very new way from a different point of view than the mermaid. If you know me, you know that I was obsessed with the Disney movie growing up, and to this day it remains my favorite. This story is about... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie *I received an ARC of this book from Charlesbridge Publishing for my honest review. Twice Dead is an intriguing, action-packed story involving necromancy, war, and betrayal. When Naya's father, the captain of a merchant ship, docks in Ceramor, she is sent out on her first solo task to meet and negotiate with... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie I know this is late, it’s been a crazy couple of weeks, but I did it! I finally read a decent amount last month and I’m out of my slump! Of the books I listed last month that I wanted to read, I did finish three of them and read about half... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie *I received an ARC of this book from the author for my honest review. Scylla is the second book in the Lunar Medallion series by Lela Grayce. You can find the review for book one, Areion, here, and the review for the short story, Child of Water, here. In Areion we learn... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie This tag was originally started by PBS Digital Studios, and I saw it over on meltotheany's page! Without further ado: - If your life were a book genre, what would it be? Realistically, probably a YA contemporary that's slightly comedic. I would prefer it be something awesome like fantasy or sci-fi, though.... Continue Reading →
