Review: Mayhem by Estelle Laure – A Gorgeous Chaotic Mess

Title: Mayhem Author: Estelle Laure Publisher: Wednesday Books Genre(s): YA Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Magical Realism Subject(s): Multigenerational, Abuse Release Date: July 14th, 2020 Page Count: 304 (hardback) Rating: 4.0/10 It's 1987 and unfortunately it's not all Madonna and cherry lip balm. Mayhem Brayburn has always known there was something off about her and her mother, …

Mini Reviews: Untamed Shore & Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – A Shark and a Wolf Walk(?) into a Bar

Publisher: Agora Books Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Crime Release Date: February 21st, 2020 Page Count: 339 (hardback) Rating: 6.5/10 This is an odd one. One of those books that send your brain into a bit of a lull. And I enjoyed it (with a faint question mark attached). But I think I enjoyed it as I'd …

Blog Tour + Giveaway: The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams

I'm thrilled to present a spotlight and a giveaway (US only) for Kate Williams' upcoming The Babysitters Coven! I'll be posting a mini review for it after the tour ends. Title: The Babysitters Coven Author: Kate Williams Publisher: Delacorte Press Release Date: September 17th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Paranormal Subjects and Themes: Witches, Female Friendships Page …

Review: Missing, Presumed Dead – A Gritty Queer Paranormal Mystery that I’m Side-Eyeing

Title: Missing, Presumed Dead Author: Emma Berquist Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: May 21st, 2019 Genre(s): YA Paranormal, Mystery Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ (f/f) Page Count: 384 (hardback) Rating: ???         With a touch, Lexi can sense how and when someone will die. Some say it’s a gift. But to …

Review: The Mortal Sleep – Stripped Me Open and Healed Me Anew (Why I’m BEGGING You to Read this Series)

Title: The Mortal Sleep (Hollow Folk 4) Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Independent Release Date: April 5th, 2019 Genre(s): Paranormal, Mystery, Romance Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, Abuse, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 491 Rating: ∞/10 Brief overview of Books 1-3: A gay psychic teenager named Vie Elliot moves into a small rural town in Wyoming and gets …

Monday Books & Games – Broken Hearts and a Romp Through Sengoku Japan

I've seen Sionna (Books in Her Eyes) and Lisa (Way Too Fantasy) doing Monday updates forever now, talking the books they have lined up for the current week, and I was always on the sidelines going, "Huh, I should join them someday." Well, someday is now, apparently, and as my creatively-lacking title suggests, I'm expanding …

Blog Tour Review + Giveaway: The Fever King – Baby, You Burn My Brain Up Like a Fever

Title: The Fever King (Feverwake, #1) Author: Victoria Lee Publisher Skyscape Release Date: March 1, 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy, Paranormal, Dystopian Subjects and Themes: LGBTQIAP+, Politics, Abuse Page Count: 384 Rating: 6.5/10   In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that …

Review: Los Nefilim – Came for Angels and Demons, Stayed for the Sweet Family Drama

Title: Los Nefilim Author: T. Frohock Publisher: Harper Voyager Release Date: April 26th, 2016 Genre(s): Paranormal, Dark Fantasy, Historical Subjects and Themes: LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 464 (paperback) Rating: 7.5/10     Note: Los Nefilim was originally published as three separate novellas, but they're more like three parts of a single novel, so I suggest reading …

Interview with Gregory Ashe (Author of Hollow Folk) + GIVEAWAY!

Gregory Ashe's Hollow Folk series has not only stormed its way into my Best of 2018 list, it's currently lounging on the extra-cushy VIP sofa reserved for the top three and getting fed grapes. There are also nymphs and satyrs giving it full-body massages. It's having time of its life, really, and I'm pretty sure …

Review: The Hollow Folk – Why You NEED To Read This Brilliant Series

Series: Hollow Folk Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-published Genre(s): Paranormal, Mystery Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ Goodreads | Amazon Rating: 10/10 Before we begin, I'd just like to point out that this is a long review. So to prevent the post from being a giant wall of text, I've peppered it with pretty pictures. And not …