Book Reviews
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Review: Unearthly (Unearthly #1)
Unearthly, Book 1 in the Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand Published By: Electric Monkey Publication Date: January 4, 2011 Date Read: May 9, 2026 Genre: YA – Paranormal Romance / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The heart-wrenching, deeply romantic, angelic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author of the My Lady Jane series, Cynthia Hand. With brand new gorgeous covers for 2025. Angelic powers, forbidden romance, and the choice between fulfilling your destiny or following your heart’s desire. Clara has known she is part-angel since she turned fourteen two years ago. But only now, through fragmented visions of a terrifying bush fire, is…
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Review: Fallen Stars (Heavenly Bodies #2)
Fallen Stars, Book 2 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Random House Publication Date: November 25, 2025 Date Read: May 4, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 544 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph “Stars will fall.” Elara is vengeful. Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death. Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him. And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a new power she can not control. Now a disgraced queen, Elara must go on…
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Non-Review: Yesteryear
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Published By: Fourth Estate Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Date Stopped: May 3, 2026 @ Page 120 Genre: Literary Fiction Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 400 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph ‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…’ Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers…
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Early Review: The Tapestry of Fate (Amina Al-Sirafi #2)
The Tapestry of Fate, Book 2 in The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Series by Shannon Chakraborty Published By: Harper Voyager Publication Date: May 12, 2026 Date Read: April 26, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: ARC from Harper Voyager Format: Paperback Pages: 496 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Set sail into the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee… Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down magical artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savour the occasional adventure on the…
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Review: Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies #1)
Heavenly Bodies, Book 1 in the Heavenly Bodies Series by Imani Erriu Published By: Penguin Publication Date: February 14, 2022 Date Read: April 22, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 493 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Heavenly Bodies is the first book in a new romantasy series that blends Greek mythology and shadow magic with an enemies-to-lovers romance that will rewrite the stars. “You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.” In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a…
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Review: The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die #4)
The End of Oz, Book 4 in the Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: March 4, 2017 Date Read: April 16, 2026 Genre: YA – Retellings Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 277 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Ding dong—Dorothy is dead. I watched as the Emerald Palace crumbled to the ground, burying Dorothy, the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone, under the rubble. And now that the rightful ruler, Ozma, has been restored to the throne… Oz is finally free. My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado whisked me away to the magical…
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Review: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games #0.5)
Sunrise on the Reaping, Book 0.5 of The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins Published By: Scholastic Publication Date: March 18, 2025 Date Read: April 12, 2026 Genre: YA – Dystopia Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 387 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his…
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Review: Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1)
Immortal Consequences, Book 1 in The Souls of Blackwood Academy Duology by IV Marie Published By: Electric Monkey Publication Date: July 29, 2025 Date Read: April 7, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 464 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one knows why they end up at Blackwood; but when they enter the school’s arched gates the only way out is to be chosen for the Decennial – a series of magical trials held once a decade. The chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood’s…
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Early Review: The Ending Writes Itself
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke Published By: HQ Stories / Harper Collins Publication Date: April 7, 2026 Date Read: March 28, 2026 Genre: Adult – Thriller / Mystery / Crime Source: ARC from Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 340 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. Named one of the Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2026 by GoodReads, Marie Claire, and Page Six. “In the running for the best mystery of 2026. With a trove of tropes that mystery lovers will love, it will remind you, in the best way, of Agatha Christie.”—Stephen…
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Review: King of Beasts (Twin Crowns #5)
King of Beasts, Book 5 of Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle Published By: Electric Monkey Publication Date: January 29, 2026 Date Read: March 26, 2029 Genre: YA – Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 432 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph King Alarik Felsing. A lone wolf. A frozen heart … Deep in the mountains of a snow-swept kingdom, an ancient beast is stirring. When a beautiful young wrangler arrives to try and tame it, she is not expecting to tame the beast that lives inside the king too. But sometimes, all it takes is an unexpected spark to melt even the iciest of hearts … A stunning new…