"Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away." Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the faraway, once-a-year performance where… Continue reading Caraval by Stephanie Garber
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Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
“Above Rowan and Yew, the Elm tree stands tall. It waits along borders, a sentry at call.” In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to… Continue reading Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
This is the first book in The Cheat Sheet series and all these could be read as stand alone books but some of the characters will be in all the books. The main ones in this book will be side characters in future books so it's fun to hear how their story progresses through other… Continue reading The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
“There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a king - a shepard by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same...The girl, the King...and the monster they became.”… Continue reading One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
I don't know why I waited so long to read this one! If you haven't read this one yet - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?! I don't think I could explain this any better than Goodreads did so I am just going to include the excerpt here: In love we find out who we want… Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
“I’m more like a multiple deleter.” Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him… Continue reading Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
This was a cozy romance that want to cuddle up with by the fireplace or when it's raining outside! I really liked this one! All I could picture was this being about J.K.Rowling the entire time! Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha's Vineyard, has always dreamed of a life filled with travel and adventure. So… Continue reading Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
“Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. And the people who wrong them too. They don’t forget. They tell each other who to look after and who to watch out for.” Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so… Continue reading Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
“Live your life for you, and no one else.” Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother. Lucy and Felix’s chemistry is unreal, but the list of… Continue reading This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
This was a book about WWII internment camps but from the perspective of the Japanese internment camps. Not necessarily a fresh take, but another look at how WWII affected this group of people. In 1986, Henry Lee joins a crowd outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. It has been boarded up… Continue reading The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford