Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link The Lock-Eater tells the story of Melanie Gate, an orphan sent on an adventure with a gearling in a land of power-hungry wizards, invisible unicorns, humanoid animals, true friends, and cute seamstresses. This is a book that feels very aware of its adherence to the typical—the author definitely knowsRead More
Til reviews My Whole Truth by Mischa Trace
Trigger warnings: sexual assault, gore, pregnancy, abortion My Whole Truth tells the story of Seelie, who readers meet in the aftermath of a vicious attack. She’s bleeding, scared, and teeth-gritted determined to survive. As the novel progresses, Seelie recovers physically with therapy and emotionally through support from her friends, but faces both a legal trialRead More
Til reviews Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer is the story of Alyssa Farshot, a space pilot and member of the Explorers’ Society who wants nothing more than to take risks, break records, and scarf down a greasy hangover cure. Her life takes a sharp turn when the uncle who raised her dies—andRead More
Til reviews Take Me Home by Lorelei Brown
In Take Me Home, Keighley answers an ad offering a fake date for Thanksgiving, hoping to annoy her Conservative aunt. Thus she meets Brooke: a confident, outgoing, snarky tattoo artist to whom Keighley is immediately attracted. What starts as a single fake date escalates to enjoying one another’s company, caring for a hurt puppy, andRead More
Til reviews To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link To Break a Covenant is set in perpetual aftermath. The town was formed after a disaster in a nearby mine, where fires still burn and rain ash over the abandoned Moon Basin. The people of Moon Basin simply moved outside the range of the ash and formed NewRead More
Til reviews The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Trigger warnings: this book contains racism, homophobia (especially religious homophobia), and someone being outed The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar is the story of Nishat, a Bangladeshi Muslim girl living in Ireland who decides to come out to her parents as a lesbian. At the same time, her schoolRead More
Til reviews Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Down Among the Sticks and Bones follows twins Jacqueline and Jillian down an impossible staircase they find in a trunk in the attic. The staircase leads them to the Moors, a world of magic and horror, where the girls avoid werewolves and drowned gods. The Moors is aRead More
Til reviews Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Gearbreakers bounces between high-octane mecha fights, rebellion, intense emotions, and savage banter. It’s a story about a wasteland outside a glittering, high-tech city. It has plot twists and schemes, and characters always willing to break the rules. And somehow, it manages to be overwhelmingly dull. The action scenes shineRead More
Til reviews Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
Amazon Affiliate Link | Bookshop.org Affiliate Link Artie and the Wolf Moon is a graphic novel about middle schooler Artie, a budding photographer who discovers that her mom is a werewolf. Artie is a lonely kid. She’s one of the few students of color at her school, and she’s bullied by some of her classmates.Read More