The Candles Are Burning CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, violence, suicide Amid the modern trappings of 1950s Savannah, an ancient evil threatens a young widow and her daughter in this chilling short story by award-winning author Veronica G. Henry. When her husband dies unexpectedly, Maggie Royal is struck with […]
Undercover CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, violence When a stranger comes to town, secrets are sure to come out. New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir spins a twisty—and twisted—short story of revenge and survival. A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking […]
Kantika Thank you to NetGalley and Metropolitan Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. A kaleidoscopic portrait […]
When You Wish Upon a Lantern Thank you to YA Books Central and Viking for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: grief, mention of death, mention of death of a […]
A Curious Beginning CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, attempted kidnapping, murder, blood London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica […]
Emperor of Ruin Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, violence, torture Two siblings divided by magic and revolution must finally join forces and rally the people to take down […]
The Last Russian Doll CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of children, blood, alcoholism, death of a parent, child abuse, violence, miscarriage, starvation, gore, death, bullying, suicide A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last […]
The Tyranny of Faith Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, suicide, gore, kidnapping, grief, trauma, torture, violence, gore, alcoholism, mention of death of a child, death From a major new […]
The Mountain of Souls Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Only the strong survive! When Malina is sold at an auction block, she fears life will take a turn for the worse. But even […]
Hi, all! I’m Cait from @functionallyfictional, and I might be popping in here and there with reviews. Without further ado… Breakup From Hell CONTENT WARNING: violence, apocalypse, mild gore, parental death Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her […]
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