Genre: YA Romance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Rep: POC The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park, is a cute rom com about Chloe Kwon, a young Korean American girl, whose family owns a café in Riverwood Mall. Unfortunately, Chloe’s nemesis, Peter Li, is never far away, as his family owns a competing restaurant in the food court. WhenContinue reading “ARC Review: The Christmas Clash”
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Book Review: Coven
Genre: YA Fantasy, Graphic Novel Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rep: Queer, Sapphic, POC I typically don’t read many graphic novels, but after reading an excerpt of Coven, written by Jennifer Dugan and illustrated by Kit Seaton, I could not wait to continue reading! Honestly, this book has convinced me that I need to read graphic novels moreContinue reading “Book Review: Coven”
ARC Review: The Sunbearer Trials
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rep: Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender Fluid I was absolutely blown away by The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas! The novel takes place in a world where the god, Sol, sacrificed their life to save the world from the evil Obsidian gods. Every 10 years the Sunbearer Trials take place with 10Continue reading “ARC Review: The Sunbearer Trials”
ARC Review: Kindred Kingdoms
Genre: YA Fantasy Anthology Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rep: Queer, Disabled, POC As a whole, I absolutely loved this anthology! There were quite a few 4 and 5 star stories, and the representation was fantastic! My top 3 were:1. The Necromancer’s Army by Agatha Lopez2. From the Ether by E.M. Lacey3. Dawn by Morgan Daimler Weight ofContinue reading “ARC Review: Kindred Kingdoms”
ARC Review: The Liar’s Crown
Genre: Fairytale Retelling Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As usual, as soon as I heard the word “retelling” I immediately requested The Liar’s Crown by Abigail Owen on NetGalley. While I’m not typically a huge fan of romantic fantasy, I absolutely loved this book! Meren is a princess, but no one is allowed to know about her. ThereContinue reading “ARC Review: The Liar’s Crown”
ARC Review: Three Kisses, One Midnight
Genre: YA Romance/YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon, and Evelyn Skye is a cute atmospheric romance novel that includes 3 connected stories. The 3 stories follow Onny, Ash, and True on Halloween night, four hundred years after their town, Moon Ridge, was founded. All three have complicated historiesContinue reading “ARC Review: Three Kisses, One Midnight”
ARC Review: The Stars Between Us
Genre: YA Romance/YA SciFi Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2 Vika Hale is willing to do anything so she can live a life of wealth and abundance. Her and her family have lived a life of poverty on Philomenus for far too long, and Vika wants more for her life. However, when she is offered the chance to liveContinue reading “ARC Review: The Stars Between Us”
ARC Review: All of Our Demise
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ So many of us have been anxiously awaiting the release of All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman! With the shocking ending to All of Us Villains, I was also excited to get my hands on the conclusion to this duology! The plot is a littleContinue reading “ARC Review: All of Our Demise”
Book Review: Soul Shade
Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Soul Shade picks up right where Soul Render left off. I don’t want to spoil the first book, so I’ll leave it at that. Not to be that pushy, annoying reader, but where’s book 3? I NEED it now! In all seriousness, I know that amazing books like Soul RenderContinue reading “Book Review: Soul Shade”
Book Review: Soul Render
Genre: YA Epic Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have you ever heard that video of Owen Wilson just saying “wow” over and over again? Well that was me while reading this wonderful book! Soul Render follows multiple characters, but mainly Will. After an attempt to fight back against the corrupt king fails, he suddenly finds himself withContinue reading “Book Review: Soul Render”
