This is book 2 in a sweet Christian historical fiction romance set in St. Louis in the 1800s. The couples in the series are aided by a young matchmaker following in his father’s footsteps. But, instead of considering the social and financial interests of the couple and their families, the young matchmaker has a keen ability to match people who are actually suited to each other and destined to fall in love.
Continue reading “Saved by the Matchmaker (A Shanahan Match #2) by Jody Hedlund”
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From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybrook. When a mysterious accident befalls a member of the all-star high school football team, the town’s deadly history stands to repeat itself—and the price of discovering the truth is higher than anyone could imagine.
Continue reading “The Champions (The Cheerleaders #2) by Kata Thomas”
This is a fast-paced YA Dystopian SciFi/Fantasy centered around Imogene Sol, a cadet at The Ring Academy on Serta. She is an orphan of notorious parents who killed hundreds of thousands of people in a bombing against the Federation. Supported by an anonymous benefactor, Imogene is hated by most people because of her name, and she’s had to work twice as hard as everyone to be successful. As she enters the final trials that will dictate not only her first placement out of the academy, but her entire future, obstacles are put in her way to ensure she fails. When she’s framed for an act that could not only see her future career in jeopardy, but imprison her for life, she has to figure out who is out to get her and stop them. Before they stop her. Permanently.
Continue reading “The Trials of Imogene Sol by C.L. Walters”
I enjoyed this sweet rom com that centers on one of my favorite tropes – fake dating. Miley is an anesthesia resident and Rohit is an ICU nurse and tennis coach. Their best friends are dating each other and both are very close to their sibling and family. Miley and Rohit identify closely with their cultures, which along with problems with past exes, dampens their dating lives. When Miley’s best friend can’t attend a Planned Parenthood gala, Miley asks Rohit to attend with her as friends. When they see each other out of their scrubs, however, their hearts go pitter pat.
Continue reading “The Placebo Love Effect (Residents in Romance book 2) by Kathryn Riya”
This is book 4 in the Foxbrooke series but can be read as a stand-alone. This book centers on Sophia Hunter-Savage, sister of James Hunter-Savage who is the love interest of Lady Estelle Foxbrooke in the previous book, The Upper Crush. In this book, archeologist Sophia has just suffered a double whammy. Her long-time boyfriend cheated on her with two of his students, and then stole credit for an important historical find that Sophia actually made. Crushed, and suffering from extreme anxiety, she returns home to figure out her next steps.
Continue reading “The Love Position (Foxbrooke, #4) by Evie Alexander”
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
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