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)!

Black Author, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Queer, Romance

Act Your Age, Eve Brown is yet another phenomenal book by Talia Hibbert and solidifies The Brown Sisters as my favorite romance series I’ve read in 2022

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert is such a great final installment in her Brown Sisters series. (You may also want to check out my reviews of the first two… Continue reading Act Your Age, Eve Brown is yet another phenomenal book by Talia Hibbert and solidifies The Brown Sisters as my favorite romance series I’ve read in 2022

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Novella, Queer

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is a single POV feminist retelling of the Sleeping Beauty mythos

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow My rating: 4 of 5 stars (3.5 rounded up to 4)A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is a single POV feminist retelling of the Sleeping Beauty mythos from a modern perspective. The eBook version is 128 pages. I listened to the Macmillan Audio production from Tordotcom, which… Continue reading A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is a single POV feminist retelling of the Sleeping Beauty mythos

Books, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller

Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, brilliantly explores the repercussions of traumatic family history

The Push by Ashley Audrain(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Push is the debut novel by Ashley Audrain. I listened to the Penguin Audio produced audiobook, which clocks in at nine hours and is wonderfully narrated by Marin Ireland, but the hardcover is 307 pages.The book is mostly written in… Continue reading Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, brilliantly explores the repercussions of traumatic family history

Books, Fiction, Novel, Romance, Sci-Fi

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon is a campy fun time and the first book in the eponymous series (3.5/5 stars)

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon(post may contain affiliate links) Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon is the first book in the erotic romantic science fiction series of the same name. It was initially published serially, but this version is the complete story. The eBook version is 188 pages. I listened to the Tantor Media… Continue reading Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon is a campy fun time and the first book in the eponymous series (3.5/5 stars)

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Queer, Romance

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune is a charming hug of a book

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)The House in the Cerulean Sea is the first fantasy novel I've read by TJ Klune. The eBook version is 394 pages. I listened to the Tor Books/Macmillan Audio audiobook, which… Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune is a charming hug of a book

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, New Adult, Queer, Romance, YA

Happy book birthday to dark romantic fantasy Edgewood (by Kristen Ciccarelli) and dark academia fantasy The Atlas Six (by Olivie Blake)!

Just a quickie today to hype some fabulous fantasy book birthdays! The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake(post may contain affiliate links) The revised version (with additional content) of BookTok sensation The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is out today from Tor Books! This version was revised by the author (it was originally self-published), edited, and… Continue reading Happy book birthday to dark romantic fantasy Edgewood (by Kristen Ciccarelli) and dark academia fantasy The Atlas Six (by Olivie Blake)!

Black Author, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Queer, Romance

Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a great installment to The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 starsTake a Hint, Dani Brown is the second book of the Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert. The eBook version is 376 pages. I listened to the audiobook by HarperAudio, which clocks in at 10 hours and is… Continue reading Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a great installment to The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert

Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Novella, Romance

The King’s Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon is a charming and campy novella

The King's Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe King's Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon is my first read from her, though I've heard such good things from most of BookTube. The Aspect & Anchor prequel novella is 138 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks… Continue reading The King’s Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon is a charming and campy novella