Expected publication: December 14th 2021 Author: Rebecca L. Garcia I’d never particularly liked humans, but I’d never wanted to kill one. Until now. Hidden in a kingdom that hates witches, I’m forced to hide what I am. With my sister working in a secret dark magic club, and our family’s shop gaining unwanted attention, things couldn’t… Continue reading Book Review: Heart of a Witch (ARC)
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Book Review: Josefine: Shadows of the Witch (#1) (ARC)
Author: Denise Daye My grandma is one of the last true masters of witchcraft. I'm nothing. Yet someone thinks I'm too dangerous to live… Josefine comes from a prestigious line of witches, but she's never possessed so much as a breath of magical ability. Nevertheless, life in her sleepy German town is peaceful, and working… Continue reading Book Review: Josefine: Shadows of the Witch (#1) (ARC)
Book Review: Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2)
Published November 16th 2021 Author: Chloe Gong The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the… Continue reading Book Review: Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2)
Book Review: These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1)
Published November 17th 2020 Author: Chloe Gong The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to… Continue reading Book Review: These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1)
Book Review: An Heiress’s Guide to Deception and Desire (A Lady’s Guide #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: November 16th 2021 Author: Manda Collins England, 1865 : As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she's determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious-and deadly-criminals who are praying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of… Continue reading Book Review: An Heiress’s Guide to Deception and Desire (A Lady’s Guide #2) (ARC)
Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem (A Lady’s Guide #1)
Published November 10th 2020 Author: Manda Collins England, 1865 : As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she's determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious-and deadly-criminals who are praying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of a… Continue reading Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem (A Lady’s Guide #1)
Audiobook Review: Once Upon a Broken Heart (OUABH #1)
Published September 28th 2021 Author: Stephanie Garber Narrator: Rebecca Soler Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart,… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Once Upon a Broken Heart (OUABH #1)
Audiobook Review: Finale (Caraval #3)
Published May 7th 2019 Author: Stephanie Garber Narrator: Rebecca Soler Audiobook Length: 12 hours 6 minutes Welcome, welcome to Caraval...all games must come to an end. It’s been two months since the last Caraval concluded, two months since the Fates have been freed from an enchanted deck of cards, two months since Tella has seen… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Finale (Caraval #3)
Audiobook Review: The Last Chance Library
Published August 31st 2021 Author: Freya Sampson Narrator: Nathalie Pownall Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes June Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely librarian June Jones has never… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Last Chance Library
Audiobook Review: Legendary (Caraval #2)
Published May 29th 2018 Author: Stephanie Garber Narrator: Rebecca Soler Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage.… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Legendary (Caraval #2)
Audiobook Review: Caraval (Caraval #1)
Published January 31st 2017 Author: Stephanie Garber Narrator: Rebecca Soler Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. It's more than just a game or a performance. It's the closest you'll ever find to magic in this world . . . Welcome, welcome to Caraval―Stephanie Garber’s… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Caraval (Caraval #1)
Book Review: A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1) (ARC)
Expected publication: November 2nd 2021 Author: Freya Marske Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a… Continue reading Book Review: A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding #1) (ARC)
Book Review: Skirting Disaster (Chasing the CIA #2) (RC)
Published August 2nd 2021 Author: Kay Keppler When calamity strikes, it's time for a sting. Phoebe Renfrew, on leave from her job at the CIA, talks her way into apprenticing as a private investigator. Her first job takes her to Venture Automotive, an electric-vehicle manufacturing start-up, where someone has vandalized cars and stolen data. The… Continue reading Book Review: Skirting Disaster (Chasing the CIA #2) (RC)
Audiobook Review: The Ex Hex (#1)
Published September 28th 2021 Author: Erin Sterling Narrator: Caitlin Davies Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Ex Hex (#1)
Book Review: When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: October 5th 2021 Author: Janella Angeles The competition has come to a disastrous end, and Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is now front page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now lost to this world and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron… Continue reading Book Review: When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards #2) (ARC)
Audiobook Review: Phantom Heart
Published August 17th 2021 Author: Kelly Creagh Narrators: Emily Ellet, Tom Berkeley, & Michael Crouch Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minute Seventeen-year-old Stephanie Armand doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits. Despite her six-year-old sister, Charlie, insisting a masked figure is hiding in her closet, and the rumors at school, Stephanie isn't convinced her father's latest… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Phantom Heart
Book Review: Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards #1)
Published August 25th 2020 Author: Janella Angeles In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes. As each act… Continue reading Book Review: Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards #1)
Audiobook Review: A Lesson in Vengeance
Published August 3rd 2021 Author: Victoria Lee Narrator: Lindsey Dorcus Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill Mountains the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she’s returned to finish high school. She even… Continue reading Audiobook Review: A Lesson in Vengeance
Book Review: Spellbound (ARC)
Expected publication: September 3rd 2021 Author: Rebecca L. Garcia A dark and twisted fantasy standalone romance, where hate and love collide in a world filled with snarky witches and vengeful gods. Perfect for fans of To Kill a Kingdom and Kingdom of the Wicked Grieving being torn from her beloved sister, who remained behind in… Continue reading Book Review: Spellbound (ARC)
Book Review: The Witch Haven (ARC)
Expected publication: August 31st 2021 Author: Sasha Peyton Smith In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother months prior. Everything changes when she’s attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet—her scissors in his neck, and she can’t explain how… Continue reading Book Review: The Witch Haven (ARC)
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