What do you get when you mix endearing characters, genuine family dynamics, brujería-inspired magic, and queerness in a myriad of forms? Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas is an #ownvoices YA Paranor…
Book Review: The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen
Spycraft! Politics! Intrigue! Angst! Magic! What more can one ask from a sequel? The Faithless Hawk returns readers to Margaret Owen’s rich and inventive Sabor from The Merciful Crow with a rush of fl…
Book Review: Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano sounds absolutely riveting on paper. A story about teenagers who’ve died and turned into seasons that run around killing each other? It doesn’t get any better tha…
Audiobook Review: The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth is a breezy lesbian rom-com about love in all its various forms. In it, cynical post-breakup Saoirse meets Ruby, lover of rom-coms which are largely, involun…
Book Review: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is a West African inspired fantasy led by two characters, Malik and Karina, the refugee and the princess, who—to reunite with the people they love—must kill each other. Mali…
Book Review: Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw
Everybody lies. Sarilla is half Memoria. At once a gift and a curse, her power allows her to manipulate memories, making her as useful as she is feared. The novel opens with Sarilla, using gloves and …
Book Review: Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson
A classic hero’s journey type novel, Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson, while predictable at times, puts its own interesting spin on the timeless trope. While Ara, the main character, can b…