Woven In Moonlight

Woven in Moonlight Author: Isabel Ibañez Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Books Series: Woven in Moonlight #1 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, addiction, violence A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. Ximena is the decoy condesa, […]

The Henna Wars

The Henna Wars Author: Adiba Jaigirdar Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: May 12, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Kids TRIGGER WARNING: racism, homophobia, bullying, a character being outed Nishat’s parents say she can be anyone she wants — as long as she isn’t a lesbian. Nishat doesn’t want to […]

Fae Friday – Chanukah!!

Happy Chanukah!! Some of you may not know, Hanukkah is the festival of lights, and in certain tales, fairies show up as lights. To celebrate the Fae & Chanukah, we are talking about books that have become the beacon of light for us. What book or genre has […]

TTT – Winter Themed Books

This week’s topic is a holiday/seasonal freebie! Unfortunately, I haven’t come across 10 books with a Chanukah theme. I’ve found two, and one was basically just a Christmas book with a ton of unflattering Jewish tropes and a Hanukkah themed … title. So I’ve decided to go with […]

One Of Us Is Lying

One of Us is Lying Author: Karen M. McManus Genre: YA Mystery Publication Date: May 30, 2017 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: One of Us is Lying #1 TRIGGER WARNING: death, drug dealing, infidelity, substance use, controlling relationship, parental neglect/abandonment, mental illness, homophobia, mention of suicide Pay close attention […]

Our Dark Duet

Our Dark Duet Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 13, 2017 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Series: Monsters of Verity #2 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, violence Kate Harker isn’t afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she’s good at it. August Flynn once yearned to be human. But […]

November 2020 Monthly Wrap Up

Welcome to December! We’re in the home stretch of this dumpster fire of a year.  I still want to keep up with the trend of highlighting positive things each month, so here’s my positives for November: I made major progress in reading my ARCs. I got the 50 […]

One To Watch

One to Watch Author: Kate Stayman-London Genre: Romance Publication Date: July 7, 2020  Publisher: Dial Press Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers — and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea […]