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The Arbitrary Journal
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio Is the Next Best Thing to Happen to Dark Academia
A quick review of If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, a thrillingly Shakespearean story meant to get you in the dark academia, fall feels!
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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I Just Read the New Percy Jackson Book, "Wrath of the Triple Goddesses" - and Wow.
A quick review of the newest book in the Percy Jackson series - the Wrath of the Triple Goddesses.
Nov 1, 20243 min read
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The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Is Her Grandest Book Indeed
So, The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes came out around a month ago, on July 30th, and I've only just gotten around to it. I...
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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I Have Too Much to Say About Olivie Blake's "The Atlas Six" Series - So Here It Is!
I mostly had a lot to say about the second book but didn't want to write a book review about the first two without finishing the third!
Aug 20, 202411 min read
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"The Secret History" by Donna Tartt is One of The Worst Five-Star Reads Ever
The Secret History starts out innocently enough... six students at Hampden College taking an Ancient Greek class. Only - there's much more.
Jul 30, 20245 min read
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I Read "The Atlas Six" by Olivie Blake in Two Days - Here Are My Thoughts
One of BookTok's favorite reads... meet "The Atlas Six," a dark academia fantasy by Olivie Blake. Read my full review in this blog post!
Jul 28, 20245 min read
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Meet BookTok's Most Popular Romance Novel - A Review of Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter
My review of Better Than The Movies, a bestselling romance by Lynn Painter about two teenagers and a prom-related fiasco.
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust by Elizabeth White and Joanna Silwa - Book Review
This book came out not long ago in January 2024, and it tells the untold story of one of the many heroes during WWII and quite well too.
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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