Book Reviews 6/7

Aug 8, 20202 min read

This Coven Won't Break (These Witches Don't Burn #2) by Isabel Sterling

"Hannah Walsh just wants a normal life. It's her senior year, so she should be focusing on classes, hanging out with her best friend, and...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Crier's War (Crier's War #1) by Nina Varela

"After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Little Black Bird by Anna Kirchner

"Magic is dying out, but it will not disappear without a fight. Wiktoria is a seventeen year old with a secret: she has psychic powers....

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire #1) by Natasha Ngan

"Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Reverie by Ryan La Sala

“ All Kane Montgomery knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. He can't remember anything since an accident...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

The Relic Spell (The Phyrian War Chronicles #1) by Jimena I. Novaro

"Magic rolls through Orion Tamura’s history classroom like a tidal wave of golden light that only he can see. The spell is deadly, and...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman

"Ella Louise has lived in the woods surrounding Pilot’s Creek, Virginia, for nearly a decade. Publicly, she and her daughter Jessica are...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2) by Becky Albertalli

"Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

"Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita

"What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? When a magical accident erases Anna and Elsa's memories not only of magic, but of each...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Moonstruck, Vol. 2: Some Enchanted Evening (Moonstruck #2) by Grace Ellis

"Werewolf barista Julie and her supernatural friends try to unwind at a party, but a conniving fraternity of fairy bros has other plans...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

"Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan & Robin Stevenson

"As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, painstakingly putting the past together....

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Moonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew (Moonstruck #1) by Grace Ellis

"Werewolf barista Julie and her new girlfriend go on a date to a close-up magic show, but all heck breaks loose when the magician casts a...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

"1992: After a confrontation at a riot grrl concert, seventeen-year-old Beth finds herself in a car with her friend's abusive boyfriend...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

"It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from...

Aug 8, 20202 min read

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

"Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magic. She is perfectly happy with her life. She has an almost-sustainable career as a private...

Aug 8, 20201 min read

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery edited by Christopher Golden

"These are tales of wickedness... stories of evil and cunning, written by today's women you should fear. Includes tales from Kelley...

Aug 8, 20203 min read

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

"Far beneath the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms...