I had high expectations for this one. A Queen’s Game by is a YA historical romance written in the same style as the author’s American Royals series. Following three famous women in European history, the story unfolds as they all have the chance to be the next Queen of England. The author took several liberties […]
Beautiful historical fantasy! A Song to Drown Rivers by is inspired by the legend of Xishi, a beautiful girl who brings down an empire. Written as if told orally to us by the narrator, the story follows Xishi, a young Yue village girl known for her beauty who is bitter at the loss of her […]
Please note that if you haven’t read What the River Knows, there are spoilers to it in this review. Read at your own risk. This was one of my most anticipated books of the year, and let me just say it lived up to the hype! Where the Library Hides by is the conclusion to […]
Ne’er Duke Well by is a regency romance about a young woman determined to help a newly inherited duke gain custody of his half-siblings by finding him a wife. Lady Selina Ravenscroft is a cunning, well-respected woman of the ton. Raised by her elder brother when their parents passed, Selina knows all to well what […]
Compass and Blade by is a fast-paced adventure about a young woman’s discovery of who she is and what she will become. Mira lives on a small island that sees little trade which means there is little food and money to go around. Her villagers watch for boats to wreck upon a hidden reef not […]
Vicious read! The Dangerous Ones by is a historical fantasy romance set during America’s Civil War about a vampire hunter falling for a vampire. Jerusalem is an escaped slave and a Saint – people with god-like strength, speed, and agility. She’s spent her life hiding who she really is, but now she’s fighting for the […]
What an amazing read! Flower and Thorn by is a standalone YA historical fantasy that asks the question: “What if India had magic when the Portuguese invaded during the 16th century?” I am a sucker for books like this that are full of history but rewritten to include other things. For this one, it’s magical […]
This was such a fun read! Like the first book in the series, Never Met a Duke Like You by is loosely based on a 90’s rom-com – this time Clueless though I’d say it leans more heavily into its source material, Austen’s Emma, than the movie did – and set during the Regency era […]
Such a fun and unique read! What the River Knows by is an immersive historical fantasy that takes the readers on an adventure from Buenos Ares to the Nile River. Inez Olivera is a young woman on the cusp of adulthood who has just received word that both of her parents have died, inheriting their […]
Capturing the Devil by is the thrilling conclusion to her series . I spent this fall reading the series, and I could not wait to read this final book. After an almost 15 week wait 🫣 at the library, I was finally able to listen to it. It did not disappoint! Picking up a few […]