House of Marionne by is the first book in a YA romantic fantasy series about one girl’s quest to discover her magic and the plot she uncovers. Quell and her mom have been living a quiet life on the run, though Quell isn’t quite sure what they are running from. She’s just tired of all […]
Deliciously dark! The House of Quiet by is a gothic, dark YA fantasy about a young woman in search of her sister. Birdie has spent the last ten years working as a maid in the hopes her sister Magpie could have the procedure, something that people of the lower class do to get jobs in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hotel Magnifique by is a YA fantasy about a magical hotel that whisks you away to Elsewhere. Jani has spent her life dreaming of escaping away to Elsewhere. She’s barely scraping by working at a tannery in Durc, caring for her younger sister when the Hotel comes to town. While Jani and Zosa can’t afford […]
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 […]