Three years ago, Lex Croucher made their YA debut with the very witty Gwen & Art Are Not In Love, a historical-ish romcom about a princess and a noble who have been betrothed their entire lives and cannot stand each other. When Gwen catches Art kissing a stable boy and Art discovers Gwen’s crush on Camelot’sRead More
Hot Butch Lords: The Duke by Anna Cowan
Despite publishers’ claims that historical romance is dead or dying, so many authors are doing really interesting things in the historical space, and among them is Anna Cowan, who just entered the scene with The Duke, an alternate Regency where women can inherit titles. Here, courtesan Celine, fearing the guillotine, begs the icy Kate, Duke ofRead More
Rival Comic Artists Find Love: Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
In the world of Deanna Grey’s Outdrawn, Noah Blue is just beginning her role as full-time artist on comic publisher Harpy’s revival of cult classic hero Queen Leisah. Unfortunately, co-lead artist Sage Montgomery expected full creative control on Leisah after a decade proving herself both at Harpy and with her own online webcomic. Worse yet, NoahRead More
Gothic Schoolgirls: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Review
Avery Curran’s Spoiled Milk is a gothic tale of a girls’ boarding school in 1928. After the tragic death of golden girl Violet, Emily, Violet’s best friend, knows this was no accident. Emily is desperate to prove she was murdered, so she enlists the help of the other girls in her year, including even prim and properRead More
Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos edited by Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor
This poetry collection includes queer writers across multiple identities. It’s a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community even through times of hardship. With pieces that uplift our very existence to poems filled with rage and pain, this collection captures what it means to be human at the intersection of many marginalized identities. Below are just aRead More
Two Worlds Collide: Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by CB Lee
CB Lee’s Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, as the title suggests, takes place in two worlds, both very different yet full of similarities. In one, overachiever Brenda has developed a 19-step plan to use science to save the world from climate change. In the other, Chosen One Kat just wants to forget about the prophecy thatRead More
An Aching and Cathartic Coming of Age Story: Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate is one of those books I absolutely ached over. Having written some of my favorite young adult contemporary novels–Final Draft and Look No Further–Riley Redgate is an auto-read author for me and I was thrilled to see she had a new novel coming out. (With a cover by Tillie Walden, one ofRead More
Tennis Soulmates: Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler Review
While the cover of Katie Chandler’s Backhanded Compliments suggests an ordinary tennis romance, a quick glance at the blurb reveals a twist. When professional tennis players Luca and Juliette shake hands after their first match against each other, they both feel a connection, specifically that of their soulmarks, revealing they are each other’s soulmates. Yes, that’s right—thisRead More
Fake Dating Roommates: The Snowball Effect by Haley Cass, Narrated by Lori Prince
Regan Gallagher and Emma Bordeaux share a mutual friend, Sutton Spencer, and an apartment, but they are NOT friends. Ever since getting off on the wrong foot two years before their living arrangement, Emma has shown nothing but disdain for Regan. Unrelenting and hopeful, Regan is determined to change the nature of their relationship andRead More
Reaching Across Generations: Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto
In Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Next Time Will Be Our Turn, sixteen-year-old Izzy is shocked, along with the rest of her family, when her glamorous grandmother, Magnolia, walks into the family’s New Year’s celebration with a woman on her arm. In the midst of the fallout from this shocking revelation, Magnolia sits Izzy down to share herRead More
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