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Books, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Novel, Queer, Romance

Witch Please is a cute rom-com and the first in the Fix-It Witches series by Ann Aguirre

Witch Please by Ann Aguirre(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 stars (3.5 rounded up to a 4)Witch Please is the first book in the Fix-It Witches rom-com series by Anne Aguirre. The eBook version is 363 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at ten and a half hours… Continue reading Witch Please is a cute rom-com and the first in the Fix-It Witches series by Ann Aguirre

Books, Debut Author, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Novel, Outdoors, Queer, Romance, Trans

Happy Book Birthday to lovely debut historical fiction/mystery The Honeybee Emeralds (by Amy Tector) and non-fiction guidebook Fat Girls Hiking (by Summer Michaud-Skog)!

Just a quickie today to hype two fabulous book birthdays! The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector(post may contain affiliate links) Amy Tector's debut historical fiction/mystery novel The Honeybee Emeralds is out today from Keylight Books in print and Dreamscape Media for audio. Alice Ahmadi is an Iranian British intern at a struggling magazine in Paris,… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to lovely debut historical fiction/mystery The Honeybee Emeralds (by Amy Tector) and non-fiction guidebook Fat Girls Hiking (by Summer Michaud-Skog)!

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Latinx, YA

The Lost Dreamer is a lovely debut YA fantasy based on ancient Mesoamerican folklore by Lizz Huerta

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta (post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 stars (3.5 rounded up to a 4)The Lost Dreamer is a debut YA fantasy based on ancient Mesoamerican folklore by Lizz Huerta. The eBook version is 384 pages and is told in the first person by alternating dual narrators,… Continue reading The Lost Dreamer is a lovely debut YA fantasy based on ancient Mesoamerican folklore by Lizz Huerta

Books, Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Outdoors

100 Plants to Feed the Birds is a wonderful gardening and landscape design resource book by Laura Erickson

100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat by Laura Erickson(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat is a wonderful gardening and landscape design resource book by Laura Erickson. The… Continue reading 100 Plants to Feed the Birds is a wonderful gardening and landscape design resource book by Laura Erickson

Books, Debut Author, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Novel, Queer, Sci-Fi

Happy Book Birthday to gothic sci-fantasy mystery The Bone Orchard (by Sara A. Mueller)!

Just a quickie today to hype one fabulous book birthday! The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller(post may contain affiliate links) Sara A. Mueller's debut novel The Bone Orchard is out today from Tor Books. We follow the mistress to an Emperor who has been poisoned. His final command to her is to solve his… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to gothic sci-fantasy mystery The Bone Orchard (by Sara A. Mueller)!

Books, Debut Author, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Queer, Romance

The Honeybee Emeralds is a lovely debut historical fiction/mystery with some side romantic plots by Amy Tector

The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Honeybee Emeralds is a debut historical fiction/mystery with some side romantic plots by Amy Tector. The eBook version is 391 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eleven and a half hours and is narrated with… Continue reading The Honeybee Emeralds is a lovely debut historical fiction/mystery with some side romantic plots by Amy Tector

Books, Contemporary, Romance

It Happened One Summer is a fun rom-com from Tessa Bailey, inspired by Schitt’s Creek

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)It Happened One Summer is a fun romantic comedy by Tessa Bailey that was inspired by Schitt's Creek. The eBook version is 397 pages and has a dual POV which alternates between our… Continue reading It Happened One Summer is a fun rom-com from Tessa Bailey, inspired by Schitt’s Creek

Books, Debut Author, Feminism, Non-Fiction, Outdoors, Queer, Trans

Fat Girls Hiking by Summer Michaud-Skog is a phenomenal outdoors guide and reference book for hikers at any size or ability

Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability by Summer Michaud-Skog(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 starsFat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability is a outdoors guide and reference book by Summer Michaud-Skog. The eBook version is 252… Continue reading Fat Girls Hiking by Summer Michaud-Skog is a phenomenal outdoors guide and reference book for hikers at any size or ability

Black Author, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Food, New Adult, Romance

A Tasty Dish is a fun and foodie contemporary romance from Kelly Cain

A Tasty Dish by Kelly Cain(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsA Tasty Dish is the second book in The Everheart Brothers of Texas contemporary romance series by Kelly Cain. The eBook version is 273 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eight and a half hours and… Continue reading A Tasty Dish is a fun and foodie contemporary romance from Kelly Cain

Asian Author, Books, Contemporary, Debut Author, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, YA

Happy book birthday to delightful YA rom-com Being Mary Bennet (by J.C. Peterson) and gothic locked-room mystery Under Lock & Skeleton Key (by Gigi Pandian)!

Just a quickie today to hype two fabulous book birthdays! Being Mary Bennet by J.C. Peterson(post may contain affiliate links) J.C. Peterson's debut novel Being Mary Bennet is out today from HarperTeen. It's a super charming YA rom-com retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Watching our main character Marnie blossom out of her curmudgeonly shell and… Continue reading Happy book birthday to delightful YA rom-com Being Mary Bennet (by J.C. Peterson) and gothic locked-room mystery Under Lock & Skeleton Key (by Gigi Pandian)!