Published June 7th 2022 Author: Jenny Elder Moke Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Samantha Knox is back for another adventure in this 1920s female-driven mystery-adventure series! Sam Knox’s second adventure takes her to the island of Crete, just off the coast of Greece, where she discovers the ancient Snake Goddess’s golden… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Rise of the Snake Goddess (Samantha Knox #2) (ARC)
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Book Review: For the Throne (The Wilderwood #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: June 9th 2022 Author: Hannah Whitten The first daughter is for the Throne.The second daughter is for the Wolf. Red and the Wolf have finally contained the threat of the Old Kings but at a steep cost. Red's beloved sister Neve, the First Daughter is lost in the Shadowlands, an inverted kingdom where… Continue reading Book Review: For the Throne (The Wilderwood #2) (ARC)
Audiobook Review: Book of Night
Published May 3rd 2022 Author: Holly Black Narrator: Sara Amini Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Holly Black makes her adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies. In Charlie Hall’s world, shadows can be altered, for entertainment and cosmetic preferences—but also to increase power and influence. You… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Book of Night
Audiobook Review: Together We Burn
Expected publication: May 31st 2022 Author: Isabel Ibanez Narrator: Ana Osorio Audiobook Length: 13 hours 7 minutes Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see her father fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Together We Burn
Audiobook Review: The Year of the Witching (Bethel #1)
Published July 21st 2020 Author: Alexis Henderson Narrator: Brianna Colette Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut. In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy. Her mother’s… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Year of the Witching (Bethel #1)
Audiobook Review: The Red Palace
Published January 25th 2022 Author: June Hur Narrator: Michelle H. Lee Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes To enter the palace means to walk a path stained in blood... Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Red Palace
Book Review: The Homewreckers (ARC)
Expected publication: May 3rd 2022 Author: Mary Kay Andrews Summer begins with MKA, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and finding true love. Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen; married the boss’s son at twenty; and was only twenty-five when her husband,… Continue reading Book Review: The Homewreckers (ARC)
Audiobook Review: Dial A For Aunties (Aunties #1)
Published April 27th 2021 Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Narrator: Risa Mei Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family? You get 4 meddling Asian aunties coming to the rescue!… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Dial A For Aunties (Aunties #1)
Audiobook Review: Year of the Reaper
Published November 9th 2021 Author: Makiia Lucier Narrator: Jonathan Miles Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes The past never forgets... Three years ago, Lord Cassia disappeared in the midst of war, on a mission entrusted to him by the king. Since then, a devastating plague has swept the land, leaving countless dead and the kingdom… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Year of the Reaper
Book Review: Heart of a Witch (ARC)
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)
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)
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