Category: Fiction

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Novella, Romance

In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation by Alexandra Vasti is fun romp of a historical romance novella (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking ReputationHalifax Hellions, #1by Alexandra Vastinarrated by Mhairi Morrison(post may contain affiliate links) In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation by Alexandra Vasti is fun romp of a historical romance novella. Margo's twin Matilda just left in an attempt to elope with a Duke to Scotland. The only… Continue reading In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation by Alexandra Vasti is fun romp of a historical romance novella (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

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)

Ashleah

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)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Novel, Romance

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author’s adult debut (3.75/5 stars)

Ashleah

A Feather So BlackFair Folk, #1by Lyra Selenenarrated by Heather O'Sullivan(post may contain affiliate links) A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author's adult debut. I really love to read stories that involve the fae, and especially those that specifically mention changelings and Tír na nÓg. This one… Continue reading A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is a fae fantasy romance and the author’s adult debut (3.75/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Queer, Trans, YA

Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer is a sapphic YA paranormal mystery that delves into themes of mental health (3.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

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)

Books, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Latinx, Mythology, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Trans, YA

Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology (4.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

Celestial MonstersThe Sunbearer Duology, #2by Aiden Thomasnarrated by André Santana(post may contain affiliate links) Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology. This one picks up immediately after The Sunbearer Trials and I can't tell you what happens because that is very spoilery! André Santana continues to do a great… Continue reading Celestial Monsters by Aidan Thomas is a wonderful end for the Sunbearer Duology (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Latinx, Mythology, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Trans, YA

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology (4.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Sunbearer TrialsThe Sunbearer Duology, #1by Aiden Thomasnarrated by André Santana(post may contain affiliate links) The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology. I really loved Cemetery Boys by this author, so I knew I needed to read this duology. I waited until closer… Continue reading The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas is a wonderful queer YA fantasy and the first book in a duology (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Novel, Romance, Sports Romance, YA

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen is a charming queer enemies to lovers YA rom-com (4.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

She Drives Me Crazyby Kelly Quindlennarrated by Piper Goodeve(post may contain affiliate links) She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen is a charming queer enemies to lovers YA rom-com. I initially picked this one up for an Olympics reading challenge, but also specifically because it was recommended for fans of Casey McQuiston. I borrowed the… Continue reading She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen is a charming queer enemies to lovers YA rom-com (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Queer, Trans

The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Bell in the FogEvander Mills, #2by Lev A.C. Rosen(post may contain affiliate links) The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series. I basically read the first book in this series, Lavender House, in one sitting. This one took… Continue reading The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen is a queer historic gumshoe mystery and the second book in the Evander Mills series (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel

Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

Buried in a Good BookBy the Book Mysteries, #1by Tamara Berrynarrated by Tanya Eby(post may contain affiliate links) Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy. Our main character is a thriller writer who is going through a divorce. She and… Continue reading Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry is the first book in the cozy and charming By the Book Mysteries trilogy (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Novel, Romance, Western

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series (3.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Swift and SaddledRebel Blue Ranch, #2by Lyla Sage(post may contain affiliate links) Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series. Good and cozy romances definitely scratch an itch for me. When my brain just can’t anymore, I default to a romance. I don't… Continue reading Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage is a contemporary romance and the second book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series (3.5/5 stars)