Review: Cursed

Cursed by Marissa Meyer (Gilded #2)Published: November 2022 “All magic comes with a price.” Before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to return his lover, Perchta, from the underworld, Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to Adalheid's...

Review: Gilded

Gilded by Marissa Meyer (Gilded #1)Published: November 2021 “You say those words like they’re bad things. But when it comes to the age-old art of storytelling … you need darkness to appreciate the light.” Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are...

Review: While You Were Dreaming

While You Were Dreaming by Alisha RaiPublished: March 2023 Thank you to Harper360YA for an early copy of this book! If Sonia Patil had her way, she’d be attending her local comic con instead of covering a shift for her boss’s daughter. Since Sonia’s mom was deported and her sister, who never claimed deferred status...

Review: You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight e-ARC

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron Expected Publication Date: 20 June 2023 Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to...

Review: Spice Road

Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim (The Spice Road Trilogy #1)Published: January 2023 “The truth is the thorn, not the rose.” In the hidden desert city of Qalia, secret spice magic awakens affinities in those who drink the misra tea. With an affinity for iron, seventeen-year-old Imani wields a dagger like no other warrior, garnering her...

Review: Love On The Brain

Love On The Brain by Ali HazelwoodPublished: August 2022 “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man’s opinion.” Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a...

Review: Rhubarb Lemonade e-ARC

Rhubarb Lemonade by Oskar KroonExpected Publication Date: 8 June 2023 Thank you to NetGalley and Hot Key Books for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Vinga dreams of the sea. She's going to be a sailor when she grows up, sailing to distant lands. At home, back in the...

Review: We Can Be Heroes

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauleyPublished: September 2021 Thank you to Harper360YA for gifting me an ARC of this story. “If the hero dies, they call it a tragedy, but when the heroine dies, it’s called a romance.” Trigger warnings: gun violence, school shooting, domestic violence, death, mentions of sexual assault Beck and Vivian...

Review: What Once Was Mine

What Once Was Mine by Liz BraswellPublished: September 2021 “The truth about you is all tangled, like your braids, Rapunzel. Bound up unnaturally. It's time to let it all down, to let it out, let it go.” Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good people of Corona search...