Into the Heartless Wood lured me in and stole my soul

Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer Rating: 4.5/5 Publication Date: January 12th, 2021 GOODREADS--BOOKSTORE LINK--BOOKSHOP AFFILIATE LINK* *by using this link to purchase the book I would receive a small commission at no extra cost to you I received this for the publisher in exchange for a review. This does not affect my…

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: November 17th, 2020 The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a…

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia Publication Date: August 4th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to…

Once Upon An Eid: The anthology where every single story made me cry

Once Upon an Eid edited by Aisha Saeed and SK Ali Publication Date: May 5th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety…

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor: Ally Carter does it again with a fun mystery adventure!

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter Rating: 4/5 Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020 April didn’t mean to start the fire. She wasn’t even the one who broke the vase.  She had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is neither missing nor dead…

Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds REVIEW

Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds by Annabelle Sami (Illustrated by Daniela Sosa) Publication Date: February 6th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 AGENT ZAIBA INVESTIGATES is a fun, contemporary new series for fans of The Sinclair’s Mysteries and the Murder Most Unladylike books. Eleven-year-old Zaiba is obsessed with crime. Her Aunt Fouzia runs a detective agency back…

The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne

The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne Publication Date: February 4th, 2020 Rating: 4/5 Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie “Leo” Kolburg, heir to a faded European spaceship, only has one thing on her mind: which lucky bachelor can save her family from financial ruin? But when Leo’s childhood friend and first…

Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith (Though do read mine here because this book was PHENOMENAL)

Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith Publication Date: January 28th, 2020 Rating: 5/5 Divya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest online game. Divya—better known as popular streaming gamer D1V—regularly leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the game’s vast and gorgeous virtual universe. But for…

Tweet Cute: A Modern Day You’ve Got Mail that literally had me screaming (with cuteness overload)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord Publication Date: January 21st, 2020 Rating: 5/5 A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected. Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist.…

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (a fantastical journey!)

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Publication Date: January 14th, 2020 Rating: 4/5 Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas…