Expected publication June 6, 2023 Author: Alexis Hall A young noblewoman must pair up with a rumoured witch to ward off a curse. It is the year 1814 and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider and, of course, the… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Mortal Follies (ARC) ~
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~ Book Review: Court of the Undying Seasons (ARC) ~
Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: A.M. Strickland In becoming a vampire, I’m less than a girl. And more.Or maybe I’m becoming what I always have been, deep inside.A blade. When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love's place in their village's Finding, she is terrified. Those who are chosen at the Finding are… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Court of the Undying Seasons (ARC) ~
~ Book Review: Fake Dates and Mooncakes (ARC) ~
Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: Sher Lee Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer. Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs—in… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Fake Dates and Mooncakes (ARC) ~
~ Audiobook Review: Becoming a Queen (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 11, 2023 Author: Dan Clay Narrator: Dan Clay Audiobook Length: 10 Hours and 41 Minutes A vibrant and emotional novel from debut author Dan Clay about a boy who turns toward love, self-expression, and drag when the unthinkable happens, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Julie Murphy. If only Mark Davis… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Becoming a Queen (ARC) ~
~ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets (ARC) ~
Expected publication April 25, 2023 Author: T.J. Klune In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and… Continue reading ~ Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets (ARC) ~
~ Audiobook Review: Year on Fire ~
Published April 12, 2022 Author: Julia Buxbaum Narrator: Kristen Sieh Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes It was a year on fire. They fell in love. Someone was bound to get burned. The Spark: Just days before the start of junior year for twins Arch and Immie and their best friend, Paige, a spontaneous kiss… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Year on Fire ~
~ Book Review: Infamous (ARC) ~
Expected publication date: March 21, 2023 Author: Lex Croucher Twenty-two-year-old aspiring writer Edith (“Eddie”) Miller and her best friend Rose have always done everything together—from climbing trees and sneaking bottles of wine, to extensive kissing practice. But Rose has started talking about marriage, and Eddie is horrified. Why can’t they continue as they always have?… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Infamous (ARC) ~
~ Book Review: Solomon’s Crown (ARC) ~
Published March 14, 2023 Author: Natasha Siegel Two destined rivals fall desperately in love—but the fate of medieval Europe hangs in the balance. “A pair of thrones between us, and my heart clutched like a rosary within his hands ...” Twelfth-century Europe. Newly-crowned King Philip of France is determined to restore his nation to its… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Solomon’s Crown (ARC) ~
Audiobook Review: The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life
Published September 22nd 2020 Author: Dani Jansen Narrator: Rebecca Auerbach Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Alison Green, desperate valedictorian-wannabe, agrees to produce her school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. That's her first big mistake. The second is accidentally saying Yes to a date with her oldest friend, Jack, even though she's crushing on Charlotte.… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life
Book Review: Cinderella is Dead
Published July 7th 2020 Author: Kalynn Bayron It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the… Continue reading Book Review: Cinderella is Dead
Book Review: Sorrowland
Published May 4th 2021 Author: Rivers Solomon Vern - seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised - flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins, and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world. But even in the… Continue reading Book Review: Sorrowland
Audiobook Review: Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2)
Published April 19th 2022 Author: Rebecca Roanhorse Narrators: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab, Darrell Dennis & Shaun Taylor-Corbett Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Return to The Meridian with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s sequel to the most critically hailed epic fantasy of 2020 Black Sun—finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Lambda, and Locus awards. There… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2)
Audiobook Review: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care (Bright Falls #1)
Published February 22nd 2022 Author: Ashley Herring Blake Narrator: Kristen DiMercurio Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love—with all its complications—by debut author Ashley Herring Blake. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care (Bright Falls #1)
Audiobook Review: The Bronzed Beasts (The Gilded Wolves #3)
Published September 21st 2021 Author: Roshani Chokshi Narrators: Laurie Catherine Winkel & P.J. Ochlan Audiobook Length: 11 hours 53 minutes In love they breathed. In destiny they believed. In the end, will divinity be their demise? After Séverin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Bronzed Beasts (The Gilded Wolves #3)
Audiobook Review: The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)
Published September 22nd 2020 Author: Roshani Chokshi Narrators: Laurie Catherine Winkel & P.J. Ochlan Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents.… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)
Audiobook Review: Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1)
Published June 29th 2021 Author: Rebecca Roanhorse Narrators: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab, & Shaun Taylor-Corbett Audiobook Length: 12 hours 47 minutes A god will returnWhen the earth and sky convergeUnder the black sun In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1)
Audiobook Review: The Atlas Six (The Atlas Trilogy #1)
Published March 1st 2022 Author: Olivie Blake Narrators: Andy Ingalls, Caitlin Kelly, Siho Ellsmore, Damian Lynch, James Patrick Cronin, Munirah Grace, David Montieth, & Steve West Audiobook Length: 16 hours 6 minutes The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Atlas Six (The Atlas Trilogy #1)
Audiobook Review: The Once and Future Witches
Published October 13th 2020 Author: Alix E. Harrow Narrator: Gabra Zackman Audiobook Length: 16 hours 3 minutes In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Once and Future Witches
Audiobook Review: The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1)
Published January 15th 2019 Author: Roshani Chokshi Narrators: Laurie Catherine Winkel & P.J. Ochlan Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires... It's 1889. The city is on the cusp… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1)
Audiobook Review: The Deep
Published November 5th 2019 Author: Rivers Solomon (in collaboration with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes) Narrator: Daveed Diggs Audiobook Length: 4 hours 2 minutes The water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society—and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in this brilliantly… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Deep