Author: Ashleah

Animal lover, badass knitter, and quite a good cook.
Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel

Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

Unfamiliar by Hayley Newsome (post may contain affiliate links) Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic. The ebook version is 160 pages. A young kitchen witch named Planchette bought a new house in a magical town in a great… Continue reading Unfamiliar by Haley Newsome is a cute YA paranormal fantasy graphic novel, the first volume of a series originally published as a Tapas webcomic (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com (4.5/5 stars)

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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to 5) Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com and the first installment of the London Calling series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little over thirteen hours and is narrated by Joe Jameson. We follow… Continue reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall is a queer contemporary rom-com (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Horror, Neurodivergence, Novel, Urban Fantasy, YA

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series (3/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Luminaries by Susan DennardLuminaries, #1(post may contain affiliate links) The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little under ten hours and is narrated by Caitlin Davies. We follow our main character… Continue reading The Luminaries by Susan Dennard is a YA fantasy novel with horror elements and the first book in a new series (3/5 stars)

Fantasy, Novella, YA

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series (3/5 stars)

Ashleah

In an Absent DreamWayward Children, #4by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series. The ebook version is 187 pages. As this is the fourth book in the series, and thus an even-numbered book, it… Continue reading In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire is a YA portal fantasy novella and the fourth book in the Wayward Children series (3/5 stars)

Disability, Fantasy, Novella, YA

Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Beneath the Sugar SkyWayward Children, #3by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. Rini literally lands with a splash at Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, in search of her mother who was murdered years before… Continue reading Beneath the Sugar Sky is a portal fantasy and the third book in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5 stars)

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Novel, Romance

Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam (4/5 stars, 3/5 steam)

Ashleah

Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton(post may contain affiliate links) Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam, and the first book in her new Synneful Spinsters series. We follow our two main characters with third-person points-of-view. Ash Hawkins, aka the Duke of Buckley, had… Continue reading Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton is a historic romance with some steam (4/5 stars, 3/5 steam)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Novel, Trans, Urban Fantasy

Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements (4.5/5 stars)

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Legacy Witches by Cass Kay(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 stars rounded up to a 5) Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements. The ebook version is 287 pages. After the death of her mother, Vianna Roots comes back to her hometown of Salem which she had fled… Continue reading Legacy Witches by Cass Kay is a debut self-published urban fantasy novel with horror elements (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Debut Author, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Trans

They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca is a self-published fantasy novel modeled off the author’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign (4/5 stars)

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They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca(post may contain affiliate links) They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca is a self-published fantasy novel modeled off the author's Dungeons and Dragons campaign. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at thirteen hours and is narrated by Chris Ciulla. We follow multiple characters with a… Continue reading They Met in a Tavern by Elijah Menchaca is a self-published fantasy novel modeled off the author’s Dungeons and Dragons campaign (4/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Queer, Sci-Fi

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is a dark academia sci-fantasy and the second book in the Atlas series (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie BlakeThe Atlas Series, #2(post may contain affiliate links) The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is a dark academia sci-fantasy and the second book in the Atlas series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eighteen and a half hours and is narrated by a full cast. This version also… Continue reading The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake is a dark academia sci-fantasy and the second book in the Atlas series (4/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Historical Fiction, Novel, Retelling

Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine is a cute middle grade/YA fantasy retelling of Troy around the time of the Trojan War (3/5 stars)

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Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine(post may contain affiliate links) Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine is a middle grade/YA fantasy retelling of Troy around the time of the Trojan War. The ebook version is 352 pages. I listened to a voicegalley, which clocked in at seven and a half hours and… Continue reading Sparrows in the Wind by Gail Carson Levine is a cute middle grade/YA fantasy retelling of Troy around the time of the Trojan War (3/5 stars)