Diana Urban does not hold back her punches with her newest mystery/thriller, These Deadly Games. Crystal Donovan’s life comes to a crashing halt when she receives a video from an unknown person showing her younger sister gagged, bound, and crying.…
‘The Storyteller’ review: Kathryn Williams depicts the importance of telling one’s story
Who else was a fan of Disney’s Anastasia growing up, or was heavily interested in the story revolving around the Romanov family? If this was you, then Kathryn Williams’ novel The Storyteller introduces an intriguing rendition of Grand Duchess Anastasia…
‘When You Get the Chance’ review: Emma Lord’s newest novel is romantic and musical
Emma Lord has done it again, reinvigorating us all with a new story with romance, family drama, and musicals! When You Get the Chance tells the story of Millie Price, a teenager dead-set on achieving her dream of becoming a…
Trope Tuesday: The sweet angst of the Fake Dating trope
We have talked about the enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, and forbidden love tropes. This week, we will be discussing another one of our favorite young adult tropes: fake dating. Motivation behind the “fake date” Funnily enough, characters in our favorite books rarely…
‘If This Gets Out’ review: Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich deliver sweet boy band romance
Every fan of One Direction who has shipped its members will swoon over Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales’ novel If This Gets Out. Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of Saturday, a famous boy-band that has made it…
The Hating Game: 5 Big differences between the book and the movie
On December 10th, 2021, Vertical Entertainment released the movie The Hating Game, a highly anticipated film based on Sally Thorne’s 2016 novel of the same name. The Hating Game follows Lucy Hutton (Lucy Hale) and Joshua Templeman (Austin Stowell), two…
‘Our Violent Ends’ review: Chloe Gong’s tragic end to gripping duology
The highly anticipated conclusion to Chloe Gong’s Shanghai Shakespearian romance has arrived, and you are not ready for the pain of Our Violent Ends! In the year following the events of These Violent Delights, Roma is reeling after the death…
