The Teller of Small Fortunesby Julie Leong(post may contain affiliate links) The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong is a debut fantasy with cozy mystery elements. Tao is an immigrant and a fortune teller, though she will only tell "small" fortunes like whether it will hail next week or who the barmaid will kiss.… Continue reading The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong is a debut fantasy with cozy mystery elements (4/5 stars)
Listen for the Lieby Amy Tinteranarrated by January LaVoy & Will Damron(post may contain affiliate links) Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera is a fun contemporary thriller and the author's adult debut. Lucy moved to Los Angeles to try to start a new life. But five years after her best friend's unsolved murder, a… Continue reading Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera is a fun contemporary thriller and the author’s adult debut (4.5/5 stars)
The City in Glassby Nghi Vonarrated by Susan Dalian(post may contain affiliate links) The City in Glass by Nghi Vo is a lyrical mega slow-burn literary fantasy romance between an angel and demon. I will literally read anything that Nghi Vo writes. I just love her prose, especially when I'm reading it in audiobook form.… Continue reading The City in Glass by Nghi Vo is a lyrical mega slow-burn literary fantasy romance between an angel and demon (4.5/5 stars)
The Undermining of Twyla and FrankHart & Mercy, #2by Megan Bannennarrated by Nicol Zanzarella(post may contain affiliate links) The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen is another fun and steamy fantasy romance in the interesting world of Tanria. Middle-aged and widowed Twyla shocked everyone when she partnered with her best friend and next-door… Continue reading The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen is another fun and steamy fantasy romance in the interesting world of Tanria (4.5/5 stars)
Inevitable Fateby Lindsay K. Bandy(post may contain affiliate links) Inevitable Fate by Lindsay K. Bandy is a YA paranormal romance that spans multiple lifetimes. Evan has been accepted into NYU's Promising Young Artist program thanks in part to a painting of a beautiful mystery girl in his portfolio. During a thunderstorm in the city, he… Continue reading Inevitable Fate by Lindsay K. Bandy is a YA paranormal romance that spans multiple lifetimes (4/5 stars)
The Angel of Indian LakeIndian Lake Trilogy, #3by Stephen Graham Jonesnarrated by Isabella Star LaBlanc, Barbara Crampton, Angela Goethals, Andrew J. Robinson & Stephen Graham Jones(post may contain affiliate links) The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones is a wonderful horror-filled ending to the Indian Lake Trilogy. This book came out in March… Continue reading The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones is a wonderful horror-filled ending to the Indian Lake Trilogy (5/5 stars)
All the World Besideby Garrard Conleynarrated by Pete Cross(post may contain affiliate links) All the World Beside by Garrard Conley is a queer historical fiction novel set in 18th-century Puritan New England. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I borrowed the audiobook from my library, as read by Pete Cross. I… Continue reading All the World Beside by Garrard Conley is a queer historical fiction novel set in 18th-century Puritan New England (3.25/5 stars)
The Duchess DealGirl Meets Duke, #1by Tessa Darenarrated by Mary Jane Wells(post may contain affiliate links) The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare is a fun and steamy historical romance and the start of the Girl Meets Duke series. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library. I really enjoyed the narrator, Mary Jane Wells. She… Continue reading The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare is a fun and steamy historical romance and the start of the Girl Meets Duke series (4.5/5 stars)
The Great Dating Fake Offby Livy Hartnarrated by Zura Johnson and James Cavanaugh(post may contain affiliate links) The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart is a fun rom-com featuring double fake dates to a big Italian wedding. Nora would do anything for her best friend Benji, including pretending to be his girlfriend at his… Continue reading The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart is a fun rom-com featuring double fake dates to a big Italian wedding (4/5 stars)
Haunting Melodyby Chloe Spencer(post may contain affiliate links) Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer is a sapphic YA paranormal mystery that delves into themes of mental health. Melody is the child of acclaimed ghost hunters, but her First Sacred Hunt doesn't go as planned. Scarred and embarrassed, her family relocates to a sleepy island town where… Continue reading Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer is a sapphic YA paranormal mystery that delves into themes of mental health (3.5/5 stars)
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