Pretty Dead Queens, the sophomore thriller from Alexa Donne, is a small town mystery full of intrigue with a disappointing ending. The murder… Still emotionally devastated after her mother’s death, Cecilia has to move from sunny Southern California to a…
May 2021 New Book Releases: Timely novels and endearing rom-coms
Happy May! It’s the month of growth and change, but also in the US, it’s “National Mental Health Awareness Month” and “National Get Caught Reading Month.” The two pair perfectly together. Books have been proven to improve mental health and…
‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Book Playlist: 13 YA novels to read while listening to Taylor Swift
The pandemic seems to bring the reign of Taylor Swift. Not only has she released two brand new albums, but now she just released a re-recording of her classic album Fearless. Now, this was my jam in middle school, and…
Top 10 Books of 2020 (So Far)
So far, 2020 has been a year, but in reality, it’s only been a little over six months. With so many serious, life-changing events taking place this year, it’s difficult to focus and find time for ourselves, and when we…
Book Review: The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne
Love is in the air (quite literally), as Jane Austen’s classic romance Persuasion takes to the stars in Alexa Donne’s sci-fi, YA retelling The Stars We Steal, a story of exes, marriages of convenience, and destitute royalty in which vibrant,…
What makes a good science fiction book? 5 Science Fiction Authors Weigh In
Science fiction is my favorite genre because of the endless possibility of stories that often come out of it. The franchises classified under the science fiction umbrella (including the space epic or space opera) are some of the most inventive…
Review: BRIGHTLY BURNING by Alexa Donne
Brightly Burning is Jane Eyre in space. That’s the one-sentence pitch and summary of the novel, but it’s smart enough in what it keeps and sheds from the source text that it largely stands on its own. To put it…