Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo absolutely blew my mind in the best way possible. TRIGGER WARNING: surgery, sexual assault, substance use, vomit, consumption of feces Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex […]
The Gilded Ones Author: Namina Forna Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 9, 2021 Publisher: Delacorte Series: Deathless #1 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with the opportunity to review this ARC. All opinions are my own and provided voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: discrimination, torture, reference to sexual […]
I got an ARC of The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant from NetGalley. TRIGGER WARNING: sex trafficking, addiction, mention of plague Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris’s criminal underground in the […]
All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace was a book that I have been anticipating since before it’s release. She will reign. As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer — the master of souls. The […]
Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson was a book I’ve had my eye on, and my good friend Kristy at Caffeinated Fae was incredibly kind in gifting it to me. TRIGGER WARNING: abusive relationship, off-page parent death, mention of suicide, child abuse There are two kinds of people on […]
I received a copy of Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski as part of the Storytellers on Tour Blog Tour. TRIGGER WARNING: murder, attempted rape A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents’ castle after a wicked secret is revealed on the […]
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw has been on my TBR list for what feels like forever, and I took advantage of the lockdown to read it. Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were […]
An Enchantment of Ravens was an amazing debut novel by Margaret Rogerson. A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts— even as she falls in love with a faerie prince. Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: […]
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen has been on my TBR for what feels like forever, and I’m glad I finally got to read it! CONTENT WARNING: murder, dismemberment, plague A future chieftain. Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and […]
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe was the April book chosen for a book club I lead with a few other women. TRIGGER WARNING: derogatory terms for people with development disabilities and Romani, extremely graphic descriptions of people who were gassed, descriptions of medical experimentation, torture, disposing […]
