Book Review: The Swan's Daughter by Roshani Chokshi

The Swan's Daughter was a highly anticipated 2026 release for me... and fortunately, this one was a fun read! This young adult novel centers two characters: Demelza, a young woman of veritas swan descent who must go into hiding to preserve her own life; and Arris, a daydreamer prince who must c…

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Book Review: Red City (The New Alchemists #1) by Marie Lu

I’m so glad that I finally read Red City ! This debut adult fantasy from a well-established author (whose other works I’ve read and frequently enjoyed) centers two individuals: Ari, a young man taken from the life he knows and transported across the sea to be brought up as an alchemist within the Lum…

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Book Review: Cat Dragon by Samantha Birch

If I'm being completely honest, I picked up Cat Dragon without knowing anything about the actual story. I heard about it because one of my favorite artists Maxine Vee was responsible for this adorable cover illustration, and the title being two of my favorite creatures sold me immediately. I wa…

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Book Review: Good Spirits (Ghosted# 1) by B.K. Borison

As a fan of B.K. Borison's work and someone who enjoys the holidays, I was excited to pick up Good Spirits . This is Borison's first foray into a romance with a magical/paranormal element, and overall, it was good... thought it didn't quite hit my romance sweet spot. Let's start off w…

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Book Review: Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero

I was initially drawn to Cat's People because the cover featured a very cute black cat (and I'm a sucker for books with cats on the cover). I eventually realized that it ticked three more items off on my personal list of elements that make a book appealing to me, namely: 1) the cat would be…

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Book Review: The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao

A brief and well-deserved moment for that fantastic cover! It's an absolutely stunning piece that I would love to have on my personal gallery wall. The art also managed to convey immediately that the The Elsewhere Express was going to have what I like to lovingly refer to as anime vibes , partic…

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Book Review: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

I can’t tell you why I didn’t pick up The Dead Romantics when it was initially released, despite knowing that it was much loved by many other readers and generally being an Ashley Poston fan (having read quite a few of her other novels). But I can tell you that I picked it up at exactly the right t…

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Book Review: Archangel's Eternity by Nalini Singh

While I am not one of the fortunate folks who started reading the series when the first novel Angels' Blood originally released in 2009, I did end up reading through the first twelve books in the series in 2020 with my friend Rachel and falling head over heels in love with everything about it. …

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