Book Reviews

Uptown Oracle Reads… Moroda

As we traipse the countries and cities of Linaria following a band of unlikely comrades, we’re introduced to magic, dragons, and a foe leading a trail of destruction in his wake. Moroda and her allies must find a way to save Linaria before the war destroys them and everything around them. One of my favourite…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Mathematical State of Grace

A Mathematical State of Grace is a book which is basically what 16 year old’s dream of about their crushes. We start with Grace, a genius who spends her brain power on being infatuated with Vincente. A boy who pays no attention to her unless he needs help with his homework. This review will contain…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Royal Bastards

Action, magic, betrayal, romance… What more could you ask for from a YA fantasy? Royal Bastards not only delivers, but manages to pull it off as unpredictable. Starting this book I didn’t really get into it straight away. I didn’t really like Tilla, our main protagonist. Consequently, it’s in her POV, so I wasn’t quite…
Uptown Oracle Reads… One of Us is Lying

One of Us is Lying is a mix between the Breakfast Club and Pretty Little Liars. Five strangers walk into detention but only 4 walk out alive. The four have to work together to find the culprit, but the blame could easily be on one of them. The book follows all 4 of the students…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Little of Chantelle Rose

A Little of Chantelle Rose starts out as a girl gets a lucky break and moves to Hollywood style book. It then get’s a lot more intriguing with multiple mysteries. A book being unpredictable is a breath of fresh air recently. I received the synopsis from Jenny at Neverland Blog Tours so long ago that…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Lost Souls

City of Lost Souls is the penultimate book in The Mortal Instruments Series. It was also the first book in the series where I just couldn’t put it down. I finished this book in one day because I was just constantly wanting to know more. City of Lost Souls* lacks many action scenes which were…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Fallen Angels

Going back into a story which has been ‘finished’ was strange so City of Fallen Angels took me the longest to read. This was because I put it down after 3 or 4 chapters, and then didn’t pick it back up for a while. By that I mean I read three other books in that…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Glass

The third book of The Mortal Instruments is City of Glass, which acts as the finale for the first trilogy. Thankfully, City of Glass if full of answers. Plus, with the two previous books, it wraps up nicely into a trilogy. I did read the second trilogy in the series as well. But I enjoyed having…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Ashes

The second book of The Mortal Instruments Series, The City of Ashes, was my least favourite book of the original trilogy. This review will be non-spoilers except for the end (which I will tell you when) where I will discuss a particular plot point. This point was what made me dislike this book over the…