A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson(post may contain affiliate links) A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson is a queer interracial workplace romance set in a small town restaurant. Xavier is jobless, boyfriendless, and homeless, but at least he has an MBA. Licking his wounds after a bad breakup and being… Continue reading A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson is a queer interracial romance set in a small town restaurant (3/5 stars)
Extra Witchy by Anne AguirreFix-It Witches, #3(post may contain affiliate links) (4.5 rounded down to a 4) Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre is a cute but deep paranormal romance and the third book in the Fix-It Witches series. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at ten hours and is narrated by Ava Lucas. Leanne… Continue reading Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre is a cute but deep paranormal romance and the third book in the Fix-It Witches series (4.5/5 stars)
Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman(post may contain affiliate links) Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales. Post-World War II, author Jacob Heppleman homes home to a changed world where the pulp magazine he previously wrote for are on their… Continue reading Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman is a historical fiction with some light thriller elements based around the birth of paperback book sales
The Stars Undying by Emery Robin(post may contain affiliate links) The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at sixteen and a half hours and is narrated by Esther Wayne and Tim Campbell. We follow our… Continue reading The Stars Undying by Emery Robin is a debut science-fiction novel modeled off the lives of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar (4/5 stars)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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