A Show for Two by Tashie BhuiyanYoung Adult May 10, 2022, by Inkyard Press Review by Melanie I don’t read a whole lot of YA but Tashia Bhuiyan’s voice really speaks to me and she is quickly becoming an auto-read author for me. I adored her debut, Counting Down with You (you can read my review here), and this book, while dealing with topics that seem a bit heavier than the previous book, is also delightful and romantic. As Tashie explains in her author’s note at the end of the book, Continue Reading
Review: The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder (The Bone Spindle #1) January 11, 2022 by Razorbill Young Adult Fantasy The Bone Spindle is a young adult fantasy retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story, but with gender swapped main characters. Briar Rose (the Sleeping Beauty of the story) is a prince, and Filore, a treasure hunter, is the one destined to rescue him from his one hundred year sleep. Now, a fairytale retelling is enough to get me in the door, but gender swapped and with a comparison to Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins and Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Love at First Spite by Anna E CollinsContemporary Romance1/4/2022 by Graydon HouseARC Look, I'm always here for a good revenge, spite book so when I saw Love at First Spite offered up for review I jumped at the chance to read. There were things about this book I really loved and a few things that I didn't. Dani is our heroine and she realizes just a few weeks before her wedding that her fiance is cheating on her. After a spectacular time paintballing in her wedding dress with her cousin, Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske and Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker
A Marvellous Light by Freya MarskeThe Last Binding Book #1LGBTQ Historical FantasyNovember 2, 2021, by Tordotcom This was such a unique fantasy world that I'm still thinking of it days after I finished reading. The world-building is just so superb. This magical, mysterious England where families pass down their abilities and are bound to their estates, where secret government agencies manage to keep all of these things hidden to the masses. Robin Blyth doesn't know anything about Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao and A Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoIron Widow #1Young Adult LGBT FantasySeptember 21, 2021, by Penguin TeenARC This cover, y'all. Absolutely gorgeous. It sets my cover-loving heart on fire. There was so much buzz about this book on Twitter that I couldn't help but go looking for a blurb. So when I saw it described as "Pacific Rim meets Handmaid's Tale" I knew I just had to read. I would say the description is right on the money. Iron Widow introduces Wu Zetian, an 18-year-old woman who is Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson and Gutter Mage by J.S. Kelley
White Smoke by Tiffany D JacksonYA Mystery/Horror9/14/2021 by Katherine Tegen BooksARC I want y'all to know I started this before bed, fully intending on reading just a few chapters, and then stayed up until 1:30 in the morning to finish. I literally could not put it down. If you want a creepy mystery, this book has it all. - A blended family with lots of tensions who is moving to this new town for REASONS.- Their new house happens to be located right smack dab in the middle of a Continue Reading
Review: The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison
The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison Contemporary Young Adult July 13, 2021 by Inkyard Press Reviewed by Kate The Right Side of Reckless is the very first young adult contemporary novel I've reviewed, and as I was reading it, it occurred to me I have no idea how to review YA contemporary! I've reviewed plenty of YA fantasy before, and there's a lot to talk about there in terms of world building and such, and I've reviewed adult romance novels, but I feel sketchy talking about Continue Reading
Review: Hannaford Prep, The Complete Series by J. Bree
Hanaford Prep: The Complete Series by J BreeNew Adult/ Young Adult Contemporary RomanceSelf Published Review by Jen Takes a drink. Where do I begin? Let's start with the title. I read several books, 1-4 to be exact. BUT, to say it’s complete isn’t exactly true. There are several storylines you can follow in multiple other books. There are many characters with complex backstories and you could be busy for months if you choose to be. This series was highly recommended in one Continue Reading
Review: Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Meet Cute Diary By Emery Lee Contemporary YA May 4th, 2021 by Quill Tree Books Reviewed by Melinda I love the hell out of this concept. A teen has come out as trans recently and his brother has a little too enthusiastically embraced this fact, and they spend the summer in Denver together. Noah runs the Meet Cute Diary blog where he posts trans meet cutes and presents them as true HEAs. He begins to have online people come after the diary at the same time this summer - and the book - Continue Reading
Review: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan Young Adult May 4, 2021, by Inkyard Press Review by Melanie I don’t find myself reading too much YA but this delightful book made me want to change that. There’s so much I want to say about this book that I’m a little afraid my review might be all over the place. But before I start in on the actual bones of the review, I just want to address one thing really quickly: I related HARD to this book. Maybe it’s because of the similarities in our Continue Reading