4.5 stars
This is a fantastic new book in an exciting new fantasy series that picks up right after the last book in The Firemane Saga. I’m so excited to revisit Pug, Magnus, Nakor and Midkemia in this next installment. Hatu, Hava and Donte are whisked away to Sorcerer’s Isle where Hatu is provided guidance and instruction to help harness his ever-evolving magical power.
Continue reading “A Darkness Returns (The Dragonwar Saga, #1) by Raymond E. Feist”
This is an entertaining YA Mystery/Thriller set on a billionaire’s swanky compound. Kat is a teenager that grew up fast and had to be older than her years. Her mother is a jewel thief working for a woman that rescued her and Kat in Vegas after a disastrous quicky marriage and divorce to a smarmy con-man. Jamie is planning to go straight, but owes her boss one last job at the billionaire’s birthday party. When they arrive at the location, they discover Jamie’s ex-husband and his son Liam there too. Liam was Kat’s step-brother for a hot minute while their parents were married. Neither has forgotten the other, and yearn to develop a relationship with each other again.
Continue reading “Such Charming Liars by Karen McManus”
This is a cute historical fiction romance with a tenacious FMC and an honorable but conflicted MMC. The main characters, Blythe and Briggs, have been frenemies since they were small children. Blythe had a crush on Briggs, and when they were teenagers Briggs played a practical joke on Blythe, humiliating her and cementing their rivalry.
Continue reading “Witty in Pink by Erica George”
Top 5 Reasons to read The Gifted Society
1. YA Fantasy
2. Found family
3. Dark academia
4. Diverse characters
5. Mental health representation
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Alexia has a secret; she’s a Varien—burdened with the gift of shooting stars through her skin. And after watching her best friend Sarai get falsely accused of murder upon changing into a Varien, Alexia wants no one to know. She keeps her secret tight and close until an accident with her strange abilities critically injures her father—threatening her identity to be revealed. Alexia flees and goes on the run to avoid death row.
While in transit, she meets Greta, a quirky antique shop owner who promises her safety with other Variens in a realm called The Grove.
Alexia is skeptical, but once she learns Sarai has been kidnapped from prison and taken to The Grove to be sacrificed by Revenirs, a secret society of hitmen, she becomes intent on finding and saving her from another dire fate.
Greta introduces Alexia to The Grove and her new home at Malveaux Prep Academy and Sanctuary—a premier school for Varien teens to study and hone their knowledge and skill. There, Alexia rooms with a pyrokinetic hothead who can’t stop kissing her boyfriend and takes tours with her assigned campus mentor—a wise-cracking morphing teleporter named Kyle.
With the help of her newfound friendships, Alexia delves deeper into The Grove’s hidden history for clues on the present. All she wants is to find Sarai and save her. But the closer she gets to the Revenirs, the more danger she and her friends are in. Alexia must decide if friendship is worth the wrath of war, suffering, and even worse … betrayal.
For Legendborn and Gen V fans, The Gifted Society adds to the mosaic narrative discussion of who is allowed to harness power, adventure, and admiration. With its dark and light academia themes of fantasy and found family, it creates a world which provides a whimsical and sweet escape.
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205651685
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gifted-Society-Tatiana-White/dp/B0CT2SD1H3/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gifted-society-tatiana-white/1144886756
About the Author:
Tatiana White grew up on a creative diet of comics, poetry, film, essays, and books.
An advocate for diversity, Tatiana studied the mechanics of film, creative writing, and journalism with the overall goal of altering narratives and imagery imposed on black youths and adults. She achieved a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communications and went on to work for various Bay Area media staples before returning to her first love: storytelling.
When Tatiana’s not toiling over her computer, she’s occupied with her life as wife to her college sweetheart and full-time role as mother of two girls (or mutants, as she likes to call them) and a cantankerous schnauzer.
Author Links:
Website: https://tatianawhite.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/tatixtia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiaxtati
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/28972627
Tour Schedule:
This book is a sweet and spicy contemporary romance that will have you swooning over a new book boyfriend.
I really enjoyed this book. The chemistry between Willow and Dallas, first in the form of bickering and then in the former of teasing, was palpable. Their easy banter and sexy flirting was adorable. Who knew there was such a thing as manners kink? Willow is determined and uptight, Dallas is caring but cautious. Both are grumpy in their own way. Both have not had a relationship in a long time, but are jolted awake by the other. I like how they both lie to themselves that they aren’t drawn to the other.
Continue reading “Somewhere You Belong (Carrington Cove #1) by Harlow James”
This another delightful book in this series. Camilla Pierpont is a renowned matchmaker and member of the 400 in NYC. Owen, a prominent businessman from Wheeling, W. Virginia is on his way to secure Camilla’s help to sponsor his sister when he helps thwart an attempt to kidnap Camillia. Camilla finds Owen to be an outspoken, but fascinating, man. Before she knows it, Camilla is bustled off to help Owen in W. Virginia, and she finds herself entwined in an effort to couple her up.
Continue reading “Meeting Her Match (The Matchmakers #3) by Jen Turano”
This sweet, witty, closed-door pro hockey sports romance gave me all the feels. It’s hard to believe it’s the author’s debut because it’s so well written. It has some of my favorite tropes and was a delight to read. If you like Pro hockey sports romance, Fake dating, Brother’s best friend, High school crush, Boy obsessed, Cozy small town feels, Chosen family, and Closed door romance tropes, you’ll love it too.
Continue reading “The Fake Out Flex (Hockeymances #1) by Ash Kelly”
This is a great mystery/thriller with a cunning female and an exciting plot. Evie is for hire. She’s given an identity, then a location, and finally the mark. She worms her way into the mark’s life to accomplish her mysterious boss Mr. Smith’s objective. Once done, she disappears to assume another identity, in another town. Evie is happy with this arrangement until now.
Continue reading “First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston”
Today is my stop on TBR and Beyond Tours book tour for this new adult fantasy book. The cover is so cool and the concept sounds unique.
TOP FIVE REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK:
Synopsis:
The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre.
As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice taming rusalkas, fighting kikimoras, and brewing lycanthrope repellent. There’s only one monster Kosara can’t defeat: her ex the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times, and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed to him by someone close to her, Kosara’s only hope is to trade her shadow―the source of her powers―for illegal passage across the Wall to Belograd, where monsters can’t follow.
Continue reading “Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova (The Witches Compendium of Monsters #1)”
Nerd Girl Loves Books 