This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan Series: Skyland #2 Published by Grand Central Publishing on March 5, 2024 Genres: Romance Pages: 384 Format: ARC Source: Received from publisher Goodreads “Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, featured on The Today Show and CBS Mornings.  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 ..read more

The Book of Love by Kelly Link Published by Random House Publishing Group on February 13, 2024 Genres: Coming of Age, Fantasy Pages: 640 Format: ARC, Audiobook Source: Received from publisher Goodreads NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In the long-awaited first novel from short story virtuoso and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle. “A dreamlike, profoundly beautiful novel [that] pushes our understanding of what a fantasy novel can be.”—Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) “Imagine a ring of David Mitchell a ..read more

An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson Published by Orbit on February 13, 2024 Genres: Gothic, Historical, Paranormal, Queer, Romance Pages: 368 Format: eBook Source: Received from publisher Goodreads Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.  Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremo ..read more

Well I don’t know about y’all, but 2023 was quite the year for me. My partner and I got married! It was so fun, special, and beautiful. Check instagram @danyafineprint for more on that. Bookishly, this was a big year too. Summer of 2023 was also when I officially, quietly returned to regular posting on my blog. This low-pressure approach was a perfect re-entry, and it helped me realize what types of posts I actually enjoy writing: book reviews. So you can expect a lot more of those from me looking forward! This was also a big “numbers” year. For the first time in more than five years, I ..read more

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Series: Secrets of the Nile #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 14, 2023 Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 416 Format: Audiobook Source: the library Goodreads A divine exploration. A deadly secret. A desire she can't escape. 'Expertly plotted, explosively adventurous, and burning with romance' STEPHANIE GARBER The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in 19th century Egypt, filled with adventure, laugh-out-loud banter, a slow-burn rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race ..read more

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Published by Akashic Books on September 18, 2017 Genres: Queer, Science Fiction Pages: 340 Format: Audiobook Source: the library Goodreads One of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the past decade, selected by NPR One of the 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time, selected by Esquire One of the 100 Most Influential Queer Books of All Time, selected by Booklist A Best Book of 2017: NPR, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Bustle, Bookish, Barnes & Noble, Chicago Public Library, Book Scrolling. CLMP Firecracker Award Winner A Sto ..read more

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Series: Crowns of Nyaxia #1 Published by Bramble on December 5, 2023 Genres: Fantasy Romance Pages: 480 Format: ARC Source: Received from publisher Goodreads The Hunger Games meets vampires in the first book of the bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, a heart-wrenching, epic fantasy romance of dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue. Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always -- always -- guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya ca ..read more

For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig Series: Shadow Players #1 Published by Greenwillow Books on September 25, 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Pages: 528 Format: ARC Source: Received from publisher Goodreads "Be prepared to stay up late with this one."--NPR.org "[A] must-have story."--School Library Journal (starred review) "Evocative and refreshingly unique."--Tor A young woman with a dangerous power she barely understands. A smuggler with secrets of his own. A country torn between a merciless colonial army, a terrifying tyrant, and a feared rebel leader. The first book in acclaimed author ..read more

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Published by Random House on November 22, 2011 Genres: Urban Fantasy Pages: 416 Format: Audiobook Source: Purchased Goodreads 'Ridiculously inventive and gloriously funny' Guardian What if, for once, the predictions are right, and the Apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? It's a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon, now find themselves in. They've been living amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and, truth be told, have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and, in all ..read more

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Published by Random House Worlds on July 18, 2023 Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Thriller Pages: 336 Format: Audiobook Source: the library Goodreads NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers. “No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kier ..read more