GENRE: Adult Urban Fantasy LENGTH: 322 pages   PLOT Holland St. James has always believed in magic and myths. When she finds the mythical Watch Man who predicts the time you will die, he informs her that she is going to die at midnight tomorrow. Her only hope of survival is to find the Alchemical Heart. Holland embarks on a scavenger hunt adventure to save her own life.   CHARACTERS There are three main characters in the novel: Holland, Gabe Cabral, and Adam Bishop. There are

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 399 pages   PLOT In the sequel to A Study in Drowning, Effy becomes the first female student in her university’s literature college. Meanwhile, Preston is plagued by dreams of a palace under the sea.   CHARACTERS             Effy and Preston were frustrating characters in this novel. This is because they were constantly sabotaging themselves and their relationship. They both desperately needed the support of the other, yet they chose time and time ag

1) NO PARM NO FOUL BY LINDA REILLY (Adult Cozy Mystery) (303 pages) (3.75⭐️) This is the second book in the Grilled Cheese Mystery series about Carly, the owner of a grilled cheese eatery and an amateur sleuth. In this book, a local sub shop owner is murdered and Carly’s boyfriend, Ari, is a prime suspect. The characters in this series are (for the most part) really likeable. I had a fun time trying to solve the mystery – I was constantly changing my mind.  I was confused as

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 458 pages   PLOT This standalone story follows Evadne and her sister Halcyon who is a fugitive from her former commander. When Halcyon is captured, Evadne offers to take part of her sister’s sentence.   CHARACTERS If you loved the Disney movie Frozen because of the sisterly bond that Elsa and Anna shared, then this is the perfect book for you. Halcyon and Evadne’s relationship reminded me a lot of the Arendelle sisters. Though Halcyon and Evadne a