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Book Review: Brimstone by Callie Hart
Reading Brimstone after such a long wait and months of anticipation has been delightful. It’s been the perfect thing to dive into heading into the holiday season. Plus, I’ve been loving my #IndigoExclusive edition with its dark cover, gorgeous end papers, and metallic sprayed edges. Happy reading!
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Book Review: The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
As we’re heading into winter, I’ve been cozied up with my crochet project and a copy of The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by #CarissaBroadbent. I’ll admit that this book took a little longer than usual to get through—a little less reading and a little too much Netflix—but I still enjoyed this second book in…
Book Review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Ariel Lawhon’s The Frozen River is a profoundly moving historical fiction that I’ve been honoured to read along with a group of friends. Our book club has been loving this novel and I’ve been transported back over two hundred years. It’s been the perfect #fallread.
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Book Review: The Atlas Six by Olive Blake
The cozy vibes continue! The Atlas Six has been on my #TBR for quite a while now and I couldn’t resist picking up a copy at @readersnookcobourg back in the summer. Finally sitting down, I was absolutely swept away by this novel. It’s unlike anything I’ve read in a long while, with secret societies, long-forgotten…
Book Review: Zodiac Academy: Sorrow and Starlight by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Self care for me this month has been reading, crochet, and skin care. The ritual of taking care of my skin, crocheting another round for a blanket, then listening to Zodiac Academy has been bringing me so much joy. Though I didn’t love this eighth book in the series, I still intend to see this…
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
Title: You, AgainAuthor: Kate GoldbeckPublisher: Random House Publishing GroupPublication Date: September 12, 2023ISBN: 9780593448120 Synopsis: When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly. A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bred Manhattanite Josh…
Book Review: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Title: Once Upon a Broken HeartAuthor: Stephanie GarberPublisher: Flatiron BooksPublication Date: March 28, 2023ISBN: 9781250268402 Synopsis:For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal…
Book Review: This Night is Ours by Ronni Davis
Title: This Night is OursAuthor: Ronnie DavisPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: May 14, 2024ISBN: 9780316373616 Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Brandy Bailey has just received the worst news of her life: She’s been accepted to a top nursing school, making her mother overwhelmingly proud. The thing is, Brandy wants to be an artist. Plus, Brandy’s…
Book Review: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Title: A Deadly EducationAuthor: Naomi NovikPublisher: Del RayPublication Date: September 29, 2020ISBN: 9780593128480 Synopsis: I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I’m…
Book Review: Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy
Title: GoldfinchAuthor: Raven KennedyPublisher: SourcebooksPublication Date: September 24, 2024ISBN: 9781464224522 Synopsis: One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind. War has broken out, though that’s not the only battle being waged. There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to win, no matter how hard they try to erase me. Because…
Book Review: A Queen This Fierce and Deadly by Stacia Stark
Title: A Queen This Fierce and DeadlyAuthor: Stacia StarkPublisher: Bingeable Books LLCPublication Date: May 30, 2024ISBN: 9781959293248 Synopsis: The price of love is loss.We all pay it eventually…In every life…Some moments are too painful to be endured. Some moments will break you if you let them. And yet I can’t afford to let anything break…
Book Review: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
Title: Shield of SparrowsAuthor: Devney PerryPublisher: Red Tower BooksPublication date: May 6, 2025ISBN: 9781649378514 Synopsis: The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I’ve spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.…
Book Review: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Title: The SpellshopAuthor: Sarah Beth DurstPublisher: Tor Publishing GroupPublication Date: July 9, 2024ISBN: 9781250333971 Synopsis: Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian, she and her assistant, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite. When…
Book Review: Not So Fast by Karen Booth
Title: Not So FastAuthor: Karen BoothPublisher: Harlequin BooksPublication Date: May 27, 2025ISBN: 9781335574985 Synopsis: Mia Neal is a champion overthinker. Fortunately, she puts that energy to good use: in a podcast about Formula One, her favorite sport in the world. There’s nothing about racing Mia doesn’t adore. The speed. The drivers. The fierce competition. The single-minded ambition. Ironic…
Book Review: A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark
Title: A Crown This Cold and HeavyAuthor: Stacia StarkPublisher: Bingeable Books LLCPublication Date: November 17, 2023ISBN: 9781959293231 Synopsis:The unimaginable has happened, And none of our lives will ever be the same. Surrounded by enemies, I’ve never been further from my crown…Or closer to death. Amidst a betrayal we couldn’t have anticipated, I’ll do whatever it…
Book Review: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Title: The Assassin’s BladeAuthor: Sarah J. MaasPublisher: BloomsburyPublication Date: February 14, 2023ISBN: 9781639731091 Synopsis: Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom’s most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin’s Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions…
Book Review: A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark
Title: A Kingdom This Cursed and EmptyAuthor: Stacia StarkPublisher: Bingeable Books LLCPublication Date: August 12, 2023ISBN: 9781959293194 Synopsis: They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince. His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past-not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter. To…
Book Review: The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa
Title: The Emperor of Evening StarsAuthor: Laura ThalassaPublisher: SourcebooksPublication Date: January 24, 2023ISBN: 9781942662280 Synopsis:Before he met his soulmate, Callypso Lillis, and before he became the Bargainer or the King of Night, he was just Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother in a lowly city, cursed…
Book Review: The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Wild Robot on the IslandAuthor: Peter BrownPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: June 24, 2025ISBN: 9780316669467 Synopsis: Roz is not where she’s supposed to be. You see, the robot wasn’t designed to live in the wilderness. But when she…
Book Review: Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa
Title: Dark HarmonyAuthor: Laura ThalassaPublisher: Bloom BooksPublication Date: November 15, 2022ISBN: 9781728272855 Synopsis: For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal parts curse and good fortune. While it bonds her to Desmond Flynn, her soulmate and the King of Night, it also leaves her newly vulnerable to the Thief…
Book Review: Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
Title: Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy #6)Author: Caroline Peckham and Susanne ValentiPublisher: Dark Ink PublishingPublication Date: December 25, 2020ISBN: 9781914425233 Synopsis:Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good. Now Lionel Acrux…
Book Review: The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Nightshade GodAuthor: Hannah WhittenPublisher: Orbit BooksPublication Date: July 15, 2025ISBN: 9780356521572 Synopsis:Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she earned on the streets of Dellaire to survive the prison colony and figure out a way to defeat the…
Gold by Raven Kennedy
Title: GoldAuthor: Raven KennedyPublisher: SourcebooksPublication Date: July 20, 2024ISBN: 9781464224515 Synopsis:Every end is also a beginning. I thought I was going to die, and would have if it weren’t for Slade. The only way he could save me was to open a rip between worlds. The only way for me to save myself was to…
Book Review: Tideborn by Eliza Chan
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: TidebornAuthor: Eliza ChanPublisher: OrbitPublication Date: March 25, 2025ISBN: 9780316564946 Synopsis: A tsunami and a dragon’s wish have wrought changes upon the city of Tiankawi that have never been seen before. But shared experiences have not healed the rift between the city’s fathomfolk…
Book Review: Glow by Raven Kennedy
Title: Glow (Plated Prisoner #4)Author: Raven KennedyPublisher: SourcebooksPublication Date: June 25, 2-25ISBN: 9781464224508 Synopsis:My life has been made up of gilded lies. But death has been shaped from rot. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been…
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