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Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher ARC Review

Genre: LGBT historical romance Content warnings: blood, injury, death of parents, death by burning Publish date: November 26, 2024 Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Lex Croucher comes a queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and heart-pounding moments you'd expect from a story about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the girl she's… Continue reading Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher ARC Review

Wrap Ups

March Wrap Up

It's April???? If April why not warm? At least where I am, it is not quite spring weather yet. I'm supposed to get snow this week?? Insane. Anyway, I read quite a bit in March (in part because I had a week off from school) so let's get into it! Books Uncle Tom's Cabin by… Continue reading March Wrap Up

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The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields

Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQ Content Warnings: death, violence Publish date: May 14, 2024 Synopsis: The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and… Continue reading The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields

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The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland ARC Review

Genre: YA fantasy, LGTBQ, Horror Content warnings: blood, death, murder, self-harm, child death, death of parent, gore Synopsis: From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive witchy thriller where, though both men and demons lurk in shadows, girls refuse to go quietly into the night. Zara Jones believes in magic because the… Continue reading The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland ARC Review

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The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling Review

Genre: paranormal YA romance, lgbt romance Content warnings: blood, murder, death, drowning, violence, grief, car accident Synopsis: Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. And after her brother’s death—a death she predicted but was unable to prevent—Elise is desperate to get rid of her terrible gift,… Continue reading The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling Review

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Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong ARC Review

Genre: adult epic fantasy Release date: July 18. 2023 Content warnings: On-page death, death of a child, blood, explicit violence, explicit sex, mass death, gore, description of corpses, description of bodily harm, weapon use, alcohol consumption, body-swapping, description of torture Synopsis: 1 New York Times bestselling YA author Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired… Continue reading Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong ARC Review

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The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White

Genre: YA historical fiction, fantasy, retelling Release date: December 7, 2021 Content warnings: drowning, violence, blood, battle Synopsis: The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself. While journeying north toward the Dark Queen,… Continue reading The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White

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Epically Earnest by Molly Horan

Genre: YA contemporary romance, LGBTQ+ Release date: 21 June, 2022 Content warnings: child abandonment, blood/injury Synopsis: In this delightfully romantic LGBTQ+ comedy-of-errors inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, a high school senior works up the courage to ask her long-time crush to prom all while deciding if she should look for her bio… Continue reading Epically Earnest by Molly Horan