Author: Sarah A. Parker Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book had distinct series-setup vibes. In this story, we follow Raeve, an assassin living in an evil kingdom, working with a group of rebels to bring down the evil king. Although this is by no means an original premise, I will say that I enjoyed the world the... Continue Reading →
Author: Ali Hazelwood Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After her first few books featuring women in STEM, most of whom were grad students or recent PhDs, Ali Hazelwood branched out into other variations of contemporary romance including YA and paranormal. But in Not in Love, she brings us back to the core format she was first known for,... Continue Reading →
Author: K. X. Song Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ You might think that a fantasy retelling of Mulan that mirrored major points in the Disney film would be boring and unnecessary, but I was impressed by what K.X. Song did with this reimagining of one of my favourite childhood movies (and a Chinese myth, but I don’t know... Continue Reading →
Author: K. A. Linde Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨ Despite being very excited for this book, I’m sad to say it was a disappointing read. This book follows Kierse, an orphan and a thief living in a paranormal/dystopian New York City after a war between humans and monsters (vampires, werewolves, wraiths, etc). She’s hired to steal something valuable... Continue Reading →
Author: Sophie Kim Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ In the fictional 1990s city of New Sinsi, South Korea, our main character Hani, a gumiho who can shift into a nine-tailed fox, works in a café that caters specifically to supernatural creatures who live alongside humans (though secretly). She’s over a thousand years old and uniquely powerful due to... Continue Reading →
Author: Melissa McTernan Rating: ⭐️ I don’t think this book was written by an AI, but I’m confident that if the author had put the general tropes and vibes she was going for into ChatGPT and asked for a story outline and character profiles, it would have spit out what was in this book. This... Continue Reading →
Author: Sydney J. Shields Rating: ⭐️⭐️ I nearly DNFed this book, but about a week after putting it down, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to finish the last hundred pages. I’m glad I did, but not for the reason you might think. This book follows Marigold Claude, a woman living... Continue Reading →
Author: S.T. Gibson Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm wondering whether or not I should be surprised by my ambivalence towards this book. While I enjoyed the rich prose of S.T. Gibson's A Dowery of Blood, I also felt that that book had a very choppy and light plot. Perhaps without the added flourish of the lush prose... Continue Reading →
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