“Remember, Kat, a closed mouth won’t be fed.” p.95 YoungbloodSasha Laurens I’m so glad vampires are low-key back, and even more pleased to have this LGBT title amongst the genre. Set at an elite boarding school for vampires, an estranged friends-to-roommates-to-lovers wlw romance blooms as dark forces are at play in this standalone YA novel….
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Book Review: A Magic Steeped in Poison
A Magic Steeped in PoisonJudy I. Lin It’s so lovely to scream about books again, especially ones that seem like they will be ho-hum predictable and completely enthrall you and surprise you and make you hungry, and all of the wonderful things books can be. A Magic Steeped in Poison is a rousing win for…
Book Review: A Deadly Education [no spoilers]
A Deadly EducationNaomi Novik Come scream with me about this book, practically perfect in every regard. Typically, I use the GoodReads blurb in the next section, but honestly, I think how I pitched it to a friend does a much better job at conveying the overall dire and dry wit tone of the book: During…
Book Review: Lovely War
“‘I’ll tell you the story of an ordinary girl and an ordinary boy. A true story. No, I’ll do one better. I’ll tell you two.’ Ares lifts his head, ‘Do we know these stories?’ ‘Barely, if at all,’ she says, ‘You never pay attention to girls.’ He snickers. ‘I beg to differ.’ ‘I’m not talking…
Review: Inkmistress
Inkmistress Audrey Coulthurst I loved Audrey Coulthurst’s first book Of Fire and Stars, and her latest novel Inkmistress, set in the same world, did not disappoint. It’s hard to adequately book talk this title because so much happens within its pages, but let’s give it try: Asra is a demigod with an ability she pays a high…
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