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

As a fan of Suzanne Park, this has to be my favorite of her adult releases. Talk about a story about crushes, businesswomen, and family. One Last Word is for fans of characters fighting for their dreams and falling in love. Keep reading this book review of One Last Word for my full thoughts. Summary Sara Chae is the founder of the app One Last Word, which allows you to send a message to whomever you want after you pass. Safeguards are in place so the app will only send out when you’re definitely, absolutely, 100% dead, but when another Sara Chae dies and the obituary triggers the prototype to ..read more

This is my first Kennedy Ryan book and it won’t be my last! Talk about a book that swept me away. This Could Be Us felt real. I loved witnessing Soledad’s character development. Keep reading this book review of This Could Be Us for my full thoughts. Summary Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who’s never met a party she couldn’t host or a charge she couldn’t lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad ..read more

For fans of immersive and detailed fantasies, check out Song of the Six Realms. After The Book of Tea duology from Judy I. Lin I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this one will transport you. About celestial power, games of politics, and music. Keep reading this book review of Song of the Six Realms for my full thoughts. Summary Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn’t remember much from before enter ..read more