Blurb: A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm novels. Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with the election of Donald Trump and they ended with COVID. Now Wilhelmina, like so many of her peers, is in limbo, having deferred college because of the pandemic. Compounding the national trauma of 2016 to 2020, Wilhelmina has wrestled with the devastating loss of one of her three beloved aunts shortly after… Read more New Book Release: There Is a Door in this Darkness by Kristin Cashore →
Blurb: Before she was the super hero Storm of Marvel’s X-Men, she was Ororo of Cairo—a teenaged thief on the streets of Egypt, until her growing powers catch… Read more New Book Release: Storm – Dawn of a Goddess by Tiffany D. Jackson →
Blurb: “Cerilli delivers a stunning debut in this gripping paranormal horror novel about queer teens growing up in a community that doesn’t accept them and the insidious danger of apathy.”—STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly “A horrifyingly honest tale, Lockjaw will keep you guessing with its creative storytelling, while its full-bodied characters will keep you reading as they band together to kill the monster haunting their town.” —STARRED REVIEW, BookPage “Experimental, metaphorical, and poetic, this quiet novel is for thoughtful readers not averse to horror themes.” —Booklist “Cerilli does a masterful job… Read more New Book Release: Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli →
Blurb: THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to the queer genre-bending dystopian romance All That’s Left in the World.… Read more New Book Release: The Only Light Left Burning (All That’s Left in the World #2) by Erik J. Brown →
Hello Beautiful Booksters! I hope you’ve all been doing well. Summer is definitely coming to Kansas City. I’ll never be ready for the heat but eh, I’ll live. In… Read more Book Review: Scratches →
Hey guys! Guess what? With this post, I am one class lighter and I have earned my reading freedom back! Hoorah! I may take a brief hiatus on reading… Read more Book Review: Eat Your Heart Out →
Hey Readers! Hope you’re having a good start to the week. I’m back to work and it’s … well, not wonderful, but not horrible either. I just have a… Read more Book Review: Dead Flip →
Howdy Readers! It’s been really rainy in Kansas City lately, so how ironic is it that I found a stormy novel to accentuate that? It was dumb luck, really.… Read more Book Review: The Island →