The Sins on Their Bones is a tender, heart wrenching story about rebellion, love, and toxic relationships. It’s one of those books which scoops you out and leaves you weeping. That’s how good it is. Keep reading this book review of The Sins on Their Bones for my full thoughts. Summary Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. Vas ..read more

I’ve been a fan of Olivia A. Cole’s books for a while now. And Ariel Crashes a Train has to be one of my favorites. It’s emotional and a tender story about friendship. Keep reading this book review of Ariel Crashes a Train for my full thoughts. Summary Ariel is afraid of her own mind. She already feels like she is too big, too queer, too rough to live up to her parents’ exacting expectations, or to fit into what the world expects of a “good girl.” And as violent fantasies she can’t control take over every aspect of her life, she is convinced something much deeper is wrong with her. Ever since ..read more

After Godkiller I knew I had to read Sunbringer, because wow that end! While there were a few parts which I struggled with, all in all this was a fabulous sequel. Keep reading this book review of Sunbringer for my full thoughts. Summary Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren—but now they are stirring, whispering of war. Godkiller Kissen sacrificed herself to vanquish the fire god Hseth, who murdered her family and endangered her friends. But gods cannot be destroyed so easily, and Hseth’s power threatens to reform with even greater strength and a thirst for vengeance. As tensions rise t ..read more

For fans of dark academia, about corruption, about rage, Where Sleeping Girls Lie is for you. As a fan of Ace of Spades, I was still not fully prepared for how much I’d enjoy Àbíké-Íyímídé’s second book. Talk about my shock at these twists! Keep reading this book review of Where Sleeping Girls Lie for my full thoughts. Summary It’s like I keep stumbling into a dark room, searching for the switch to make things bright again. To make me remember. But the switch isn’t there. Was it there before? Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Aca ..read more

June C.L. Tan is an auto-buy author and Darker By Four was action packed! I loved this mix of urban fantasy and character dynamics. It was one of those books which made it so easy to fall into the world. Keep reading this book review of Darker By Four for my full thoughts. Summary Rui has one goal in mind—honing her magic to avenge her mother’s death. Yiran is the black sheep of an illustrious family. The world would be at his feet—had he been born with magic. Nikai is a Reaper, serving the Fourth King of Hell. When his master disappears, the underworld begins to crumble…and the human world w ..read more

The Truth of the Aleke is another outstanding installment in the Forever Desert series. It was one of my most anticipated sequels and it delivers! I am continually so obsessed. Keep reading this book review of The Truth of the Aleke for my full thoughts. Summary The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming. 500 years after the events of The Lies of the Ajungo , the City of Truth stands as is the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered the near-constant attacks from the Cult of Tutu, who have besieged i ..read more

A Magical Girl Retires turns fantasy tropes on their head. It manages to balance depth and whimsy in just under 200 pages. If you’ve been intrigued by more translated fiction, this is for you. Keep reading this book review of A Magical Girl Retires for my full thoughts. Summary Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seoul’s Mapo Bridge. But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all in white—her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a missio ..read more

Hunt on Dark Waters was one of my favorite romance books from 2023. So I had the highest hopes for Blood on the Tide. While this was solid and fun as heck, I definitely had a few hiccups. Keep reading this book review of Blood on the Tide for my full thoughts. Summary As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about. When they rescue a selkie from capt ..read more

Lee’s latest Kill Her Twice is a tour de force. It’s a story about sisters, about villains on the screen, and delivers a historical fiction investigation. Yet another winner from Stacey Lee! Keep reading this book review of Kill Her Twice for my full thoughts. Summary Los Angeles, 1932: Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, has a face known to practically anyone, especially to the Chow sisters—May, Gemma, and Peony—Lulu’s former classmates and neighbors. So the girls instantly know it’s Lulu whose body they discover one morning in an out-of-the-way stable, far from ..read more

It’s been a hot minute since I read a book by Mark Lawrence, but this one captivated me. A magical library? How am I not going to fall in love. But this book was more than that. Keep reading this book review of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn for my full thoughts. Summary A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never even noticed them. That’s about to change. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time ..read more