By: Stephanie Wyatt A Touch of Darkness is a modern version of the Hades and Persephone myth. Persephone is a senior journalism student who convinced her overbearing mother, Demeter, the goddess of spring to let her take an internship at the New Athens News. Persephone is pretty optimistic about her future until she gets a... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Blurb Five Feet Apart meets Tell Me Three Things in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one summer, and a diagnosis that changes everything. Abby needs to escape a life that she no longer recognizes as her own. Her old life--the one where she was a high school volleyball star with a textbook-perfect future--has... Continue Reading →
By: Mariah Brown I wanted to start this review by discussing how much I enjoyed growing up with Nancy Drew and reading her stories. I recently came across a thrift book store that had some of the books in the series at a discounted price and was really excited to gain more of the series... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares Still reeling from events not long passed, and tension with her almost fiancé Alec, Annalisse Drury receives a message from an old farm hand about her MIA mother. Desperate for some space from the tension and issues with Alec, Anna takes off to New Zealand to try and track down her elusive... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout tells the story of a teenager named Poppy who is her kingdom's Maiden. She is tasked with remaining pure so she can ascend to take her rightful place with the gods and help others in the kingdom ascend as well. One night during her... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett I’ve been a member of a service called Book of The Month Club for a number of years, simply because I enjoy discovering new books and authors. Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor is one of the books that has come across my desk in that time. And while it is not a... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Blurb Friends come and go. I wish this one would go.Sadie… I know Denver Talcott hates me as much as I hate him, but since we’re sharing custody of the same friend, I can’t get rid of him. Believe me, I’ve tried.Worse, he’s now working at the same startup as me. My dream... Continue Reading →
By: Mariah Brown I have not read a Helen Phifer book before, but I can definitely say I am a huge fan. This is the first book in her Detective Morgan Brookes series, and it had me hooked until the end. I enjoyed every bit of this book and can't wait to read the next... Continue Reading →
The Bladed Faith Author: David Dalglish Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Vagrant Gods #1 Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, homophobia, gore, transphobia,... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Blurb Her life was just getting started, while his was falling apart. Ella has finally broken out of her gilded cage, but with her limited life experience, she doesn’t trust her instincts. Especially when it comes to the handsome Scottish pilot who plucked her from the jaws of danger. No way is... Continue Reading →
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