Category: Format

Black Author, Books, Essay, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Navigate Your Stars is a short nonfiction/memoir from Jesmyn Ward and illustrated by Gina Triplett (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Navigate Your Starsby Jesmyn Wardillustrated by Gina Triplett(post may contain affiliate links) Navigate Your Stars is a short nonfiction/memoir from Jesmyn Ward and illustrated by Gina Triplett. This revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated (by Gina Triplett!) meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance is a very quick read, coming in at only… Continue reading Navigate Your Stars is a short nonfiction/memoir from Jesmyn Ward and illustrated by Gina Triplett (4.5/5 stars)

Biography, Books, History, Kids, Non-Fiction, Picture Book

Revolutionary Mary by Karen Blumenthal is a bold picture book biography about Mary Katherine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Revolutionary Maryby Karen Blumenthal & Jen McCartneyillustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley(post may contain affiliate links) Revolutionary Mary by Karen Blumenthal is a bold picture book biography about Mary Katherine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence. During the American Revolution, Mary used her printing press to publish important news to… Continue reading Revolutionary Mary by Karen Blumenthal is a bold picture book biography about Mary Katherine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence (4.5/5 stars)

Black Author, Books, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance, Sci-Fi, Speculative Romance

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming is a fun sci-fi romance and the first book in the Cosmic Chaos series (3.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-ComCosmic Chaos, #1by Kimberly Lemming(post may contain affiliate links) I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming is a fun sci-fi romance and the first book in the Cosmic Chaos series. I absolutely loved the zany fun… Continue reading I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming is a fun sci-fi romance and the first book in the Cosmic Chaos series (3.25/5 stars)

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

The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy mystery with some emotional punch and the first book in the eponymous series by Richard Osman (5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Thursday Murder ClubThursday Murder Club, #1by Richard Osman(post may contain affiliate links) The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy mystery with some emotional punch and the first book in the eponymous series by Richard Osman. I truly cannot believe that I slept on this series for so long. Friends who live in a retirement… Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy mystery with some emotional punch and the first book in the eponymous series by Richard Osman (5/5 stars)

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

Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti is a fun Regency rom-com featuring a road trip with a dash of accidental espionage (4.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

Earl Crushby Alexandra Vastinarrated by Mhairi Morrison(post may contain affiliate links) Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti is a fun Regency rom-com featuring a road trip with a dash of accidental espionage. Wealthy heiress Lydia is typically a wallflower due to her struggles with social anxiety, but she's also been writing seditious pamphlets for years under… Continue reading Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti is a fun Regency rom-com featuring a road trip with a dash of accidental espionage (4.25/5 stars)

Books, Debut Author, Fantasy, Fiction, Indigenous Author, Novel, Paranormal, Queer, Romance, Trans, YA

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon is a queer ya fantasy debut featuring a trans witch who must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind (3.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Witch KingWitch King, #1by H.E. Edgmonnarrated by Dani Martineck(post may contain affiliate links) The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon is a queer ya fantasy debut featuring a trans witch who must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind. I thought the worldbuilding here was pretty cool, especially the presentation of… Continue reading The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon is a queer ya fantasy debut featuring a trans witch who must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind (3.25/5 stars)

Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Latinx, Middle Grade, Novel, Sci-Fi

What Fell From The Sky by Adrianna Cuevas is a middle-grade historical science-fiction novel inspired by real-life history (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

What Fell From The Skyby Adrianna Cuevasnarrated by Giordan Diaz, PJ Morgan, Matt Haynes, Beth Hicks, Stephanie Willing, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Erin DeWard, Cary Hite(post may contain affiliate links) What Fell From The Sky by Adrianna Cuevas is a middle-grade historical science-fiction novel inspired by real-life history. Pineda, a Cuban-American boy, lives in rural Texas… Continue reading What Fell From The Sky by Adrianna Cuevas is a middle-grade historical science-fiction novel inspired by real-life history (4.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Queer, Romance

First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is a contemporary romance inspired by Sleepless in Seattle (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

First-Time CallerHeartstrings, #1by B.K. Borison(post may contain affiliate links) First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is a contemporary romance inspired by Sleepless in Seattle and the first in her new Heartstrings series. Lucie is a single mother to a tween daughter who works as a mechanic. She and her childhood best friend, Grayson, had Maya while… Continue reading First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is a contemporary romance inspired by Sleepless in Seattle (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel, Romance, Sports Romance

The Roommate Mistake is the second book in the Copper Valley Pounders rugby romcom series by Pippa Grant (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Roommate MistakeCopper Valley Pounders Rugby, #2narrated by Kit Swann & Connor Craisby Pippa Grant(post may contain affiliate links) The Roommate Mistake is the second book in the Copper Valley Pounders rugby romcom series by Pippa Grant. I did not intent to inhale this book in one day, but that's absolutely what happened. Whoops! There… Continue reading The Roommate Mistake is the second book in the Copper Valley Pounders rugby romcom series by Pippa Grant (4.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Debut Author, Fiction, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Suspense/Thriller

This Girl’s a Killer is a fun debut thriller from Emma C. Wells (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

This Girl's a Killerby Emma C. Wellsnarrated by Stefanie Kay(post may contain affiliate links) This Girl's a Killer is a fun debut thriller from Emma C. Wells. Cordelia Black is many things: an ambitious pharma rep, a godmother, a best friend. But she's also a vigilante, a female Dexter who lives by her own code… Continue reading This Girl’s a Killer is a fun debut thriller from Emma C. Wells (4.5/5 stars)