GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 322 pages PLOT Ziva is a bladesmith who can make magical weapons. She receives a commission from a warlord and makes a sword capable of revealing the secrets of those it cuts. When Ziva learns the warlord seeks to use it to take over the world she, her sister, their hired mercenary, and a scholar of magic go on the run. CHARACTERS Ziva is a character who has social anxiety. As someone who lives with an anxiety disorder who

Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett (Adult Cozy Mystery) (356 pages) (4⭐️) This is the first book in the Mom Zone Mystery series about a...

GENRE: Adult Mystery Adventure LENGTH: 359 pages PLOT A billionaire, Vincent Pryce, dies and leaves behind a game set across the city...

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 477 pages PLOT On the eve of her arranged wedding, Ying Yue is dragged into a mirror by her reflection. She...

1. Prose and Cons by Amanda Flower (Adult Cozy Fantasy) (323 pages) (4⭐️) This is the second book in the magical bookshop series which...

GENRE: YA Mystery LENGTH: 370 pages PLOT After accidentally setting a house on fire, Marlowe escapes to Ralston Island to work a summer...

GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 381 pages PLOT Kierse is a thief who lives in a world of humans and monsters. When she tries to steal from a...

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 271 pages PLOT Melody can see magical being called Djinn. While she's always feared them, she learns that they...

1. A Hex for Danger by Esme Addison (Adult Cozy Fantasy Mystery) (323 pages) (4.5⭐️) This is the sequel to A Spell for Trouble and...

GENRE: YA Historical Fiction LENGTH: 318 pages PLOT After a tragedy causes Calvin and his family to flee their home, they move into a new...

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 339 pages PLOT This is the final book in the Shamanborn trilogy and sees Sirscha and her allies face off...

GENRE: Adult Fantasy Romance LENGTH: 623 pages PLOT Following the events of Fourth Wing, Violet Sorrengail is now part of the revolution...

1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2024 Probably Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen Ferguson. It's a YA contemporary about a group of...

1. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Adult Fantasy Romance) (623 pages) (4.25⭐️) This is the sequel to Fourth Wing and follows Violet and her...

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 337 pages PLOT Beck Birschling and her sister travel to Backravel, Arizona. Their late mother was writing a...

APRIL READS 1. Murder Outside the Lines by Krista Davis (Adult Cozy Mystery) (326 pages) (3.25⭐️) This is the third book in the Pen & Ink...

As mentioned in a previous blog - My Body is a Battleground (My Journey of Ovarian Surgeries) - I am having surgery to remove a growth...

GENRE: Adult Romance LENGTH: 353 pages PLOT English teachers Logan Maletis and Rosemary Hale are former childhood best friends turned...

While this is primarily a book review blog, I occasionally share my poems here as well. My poetry is how I process the things that happen...

GENRE: Adult Thriller LENGTH: 1,310 pages (over 4 books) BOOKS IN SERIES: Finlay Donovan is Killing It, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead,...