This was one of my most anticipated books for 2025, and sadly it left me a little disappointed. Cruel is the Light by is YA romantasy about an exorcist and a soldier fighting in a war against demons. Selene Alleva is a high ranking exorcist, looked down on by her peers for rising to her […]
The Monstrous Kind by is a haunting fantasy heavily inspired by Jane Austen. While other authors have attempted to do this in the past (see Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Gregovic has done something beautiful and otherworldly. Merrick Darling is the daughter of the Lord of Sussex which affords her immunity to the toxic fog […]
First-Time Caller by is a contemporary romance about a single mom looking for love and a talk-radio host burned out by love. The story opens with Lucie Stone’s daughter calling in to Heartstrings, a romance hotline, with the idea of setting her mom up on a date. Lucie overhears the call late in the evening, […]
The Otherwhere Post by is a fantasy and mystery rolled into one featuring a young woman on the hunt for the truth about her father. Maeve Abenthy has spent the last seven years angry at her father, living under a fake name, and always on the move. Then one day she receives a mysterious letter […]
Amazing! Heir by is the first in a YA fantasy duology that follows multiple perspectives as they hunt a ruthless killer. Aiz is angry, living her life in the Kegari slums, watching as the elite send their children to die in a war no one wants to fight and the rest starve. Quil is the […]
Ex Marks the Spot by is a contemporary YA that follows two rivals on a treasure hunt that spans the globe. Gemma Sun has spent her life wishing for more family and to learn more about her Taiwanese culture. It is her and her mom against the world because as far as she knew her […]
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 […]
Fledgling: The Keeper’s Records of the Revolution by is an exciting sci-fi dystopian that takes you on a tense journey through what is left of Earth and its inhabitants. After a cataclysm caused the oceans to rise and the land to sink, the world was divided into new factions: Upper Earth, the wealthy who live […]
I devoured this one! We Shall Be Monsters by is a YA fantasy steeped in Indian folklore and mythology. The story begins with the death of Kajal’s sister Lasya. Kajal vows to bring her back, but to do so means breaking tradition and burying her body instead of burning it. Kajal works tirelessly to get […]
This was unlike anything I’ve ever read and definitely not what I expected when I picked up this book! Bride by is an urban fantasy/paranormal romance about a Vampyre forced to marry an alpha Werewolf to keep the peace between their respective groups. So much drama in this book 😅 But there is also a […]