A delightful age gap/ice queen romantic suspense novel
Review of The Headmistress by Milena McKay Milena McKay’s debut novel, The Delicate Things We Make, is the book I recommended most often this year since I read it in January. It’s a very impressive debut, a promise of many good books to come. The Perfect Match in February reinforced that impression, but it’s so […]
I’m hooked on the Manhattan Sloane Thriller series
Review of Beyond the Smoke by Stacy Lynn Miller I’ve been hooked on this series since I listened to the audiobooks narrated by Lori Prince. The audiobook version is coming out in November and I’m anxiously waiting for it. Manhattan Sloane and her girlfriend Finn Harper left their respective jobs with the San Francisco Police […]
There’s Magic Between Us by Jillian Maria
A surprising YA fantasy novel with wonderful characters When she told her grandma she hoped to visit soon, sixteen-year-old Lydia meant it in a polite way, not in an I’ll-be-there-next-week way. Her grandmother was so happy though that when her mother drives her from Chicago to the tiny town of Fairbrooke, Wisconsin, Lydia vows to […]
Black girl magic and killer plants make this Young Adult fantasy book fascinating
Review of This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Not all gifts are welcome. Briseis is bright and determined and if keeping herself in check didn’t require so much of her energy, she’d be an excellent student. But as it is, trying to stop plants – flowers, trees, grass – from reacting to her presence takes […]
Charon Docks at Daylight by Zoe Reed rendered me completely speechless
Review of Charon Docks at Daylight by Zoe Reed, Audiobook narrated by Jessie Roynon Wow, this audiobook rendered me completely speechless. I’ve wanted to read this novel for a few years now after the high praise from my co-reviewer Lex Kent. But with a length of 1054 pages, I just couldn’t gather the courage to […]
An unsettling but interesting New Adult novel
Review of The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe by Hannah Moskowitz I don’t know what to think of this book. It’s well-written. There are feelings. Teenage angst. So much teenage angst. Andie has been in love with Ivy since forever. Ivy doesn’t do relationships and goes from girl to girl, which isn’t that surprising […]
Another good book in the Shaken series
Review of Words Unsaid by K.G. MacGregor This was another good book in the Shaken series. I’ve been singing this series’ praises as I’ve been catching up on the past books. I just love the books and it has been a joy to read them all. I do have to be honest that this is […]
An enjoyable YA read
Review of Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan This was a good read. There have been so many YA LGBTQ+ books coming out this year that have looked so good. This book was immediately on my radar since I have wanted to read Dugan for a while –her book Hot Dog Girl looks adorable-. I […]
A fast-paced enemies-to-lovers sci-fi romance novella
Review of The Henderson Helios by Beatrice Crowl Elly Henderson is a brilliant engineer from the wrong side of the tracks whose revolutionary engine plans were stolen by one of the mega-corporations that rule the world. When Myka Benton, her nemesis and the right-hand woman of the vice-president of said mega-corp, fortuitously – or not? […]