Publisher: Walker Books

Uptown Oracle Reads… Burn

BurnPatrick Ness (Affiliate Links) On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm… Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

The Loneliest Girl in the UniverseLauren James (Affiliate Links) Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Clockwork Princess

Clockwork Princess is the finale in The Infernal Devices Trilogy. As Mortmain continues to build his infernal devices, the Shadowhunters must keep Tessa safely out of his hands, whilst also protecting the Nephilim. I think I might actually prefer the second book. I know right? Basically unheard of for a trilogy. The problems I have…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Clockwork Prince

Clockwork Prince is the 2nd book in the Infernal Devices Trilogy. The Shadowhunters and Tessa are searching for Mortmain before he unleashes a demon/automaton army. Clockwork Prince avoids the middle book slump that a lot of trilogies endure. The first book was good but this book was definitely better in my eyes. One of the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Angel is the first in a trilogy of books. This series is a prequel to The Mortal Instruments, also written by Cassandra Clare. Tessa traveled to London to live with her brother, when he appears missing she is captured. Saved by Will, Tessa lives within the institute with the Shadowhunters helping to find Nate,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… City of Heavenly Fire

The final book in The Mortal Instruments Series, City of Heavenly Fire, meets expectations. It wraps up the story nicely, with a fast plot and a good continuing focus on characters. At 600 pages, City of Heavenly Fire is the longest book in the series. I think this was needed as the majority of this…
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…