By: Cait Marie Blurb When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese-American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families’ age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie For those who don't know, I'm currently in my last term of grad school. I've been in school basically my whole life, so it's going to be weird being done. This summer, I plan on slowing down the freelance jobs for just a couple months so that I can have a little... Continue Reading →
Author: Kylie FennellGet it here! One fights for power and revenge. The other fights for atonement. Only one will prevail, but at what cost? In the aftermath of the battles in Kengia and Lamore, Theodora finds herself an outcast in the icy, barren lands of Northem.Theodora fights for acceptance from her adopted people but it... Continue Reading →
Author: R. S. WilliamsGet it here! Magic is back in Adelith, and with it the return of Cyran.Elijah spends his days preparing for the annual Hollom horse race and working at his guardian Merrick's forge. That is, until Merrick is summoned back to Castle Aebarrow in Adelith by the king.Unable to stay in Rheanydd without... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Gilded Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: FantasyPublication Date: November 2, 2021 Publisher: Macmillan AudioSeries: Gilded #1 CONTENT WARNING: gore, violence, death of a parent, death of children ★★★★ Plot Summary Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Long ago cursed by the... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! We all love pretty covers, and I associate purple with April, so below are some of my favorite purple covers! Now, I've only actually read four of these, but they're all on my TBR. A couple are even sitting on the shelf next to me to review for YABC. I'll... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Four Treasures of the Sky Author: Jenny Tinghui ZhangGenre: Historical FictionPublication Date: April 5, 2022Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, racism, xenophobia, violence ★★★★★ Plot Summary A propulsive and... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Hey guys! We've made it halfway through the week, so it's time for a literary check-in. WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? What are you... Continue Reading →
By: Heather Dowell *Previously published on Heather's blog here. Review Lila and Gavin were best friends growing up, but for the last seven years, they’ve had their own lives. Gavin has no idea why their falling out happened, but it’s the summer before college and he want to change things. Fate (or shall we say... Continue Reading →
By: Leah This week’s topic comes from Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse. Even with all of the amazing books that I’ve read over the years, there’s always authors that I haven’t read yet, but hear so much about that I’m excited to read them. This has only gotten worse since I joined TikTok and Bookstagram,... Continue Reading →
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