Review: Burn by Patrick Ness – Dragons, Prophecies, and the Cycle of Violence

Title: Burn Author: Patrick Ness Publisher: Quill Tree Books Genre(s): YA Fantasy, Historical Fiction Subject(s)/Themes(s): War, Discrimination, Dragons Representation: Biracial MC, Gay MC Release Date: June 2nd, 2020 Page Count: 384 (hardback) Rating: 8.0/10   On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the …

Guest Post (The Vine Witch): A History of Witches in France | Feat. Giveaway (US)

I'm so excited to bring you this (belated) guest post today about the history of witches in France, written by author Luanne G. Smith whose debut was released recently on October 1st--a story about witches, revenge, French vineyards, and vine magic (which sounds like the coolest thing). The book is giving me seductive looks from …

Blog Tour Spotlight + Giveaway (INTL): The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

  Title: The Good Luck Girls Author: Charlotte Nicole Davis Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: October 1st 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Western, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 352 (hardback)                Synopsis Westworld meets The Handmaid's Tale in this stunning fantasy adventure from debut author Charlotte Nicole Davis. Aster, the …

Blog Tour + Giveaway (INTL) : Crier’s War by Nina Varela

Hey all! So I ended up taking an unexpected hiatus these past two weeks, because life got busy and I got tired and also kind of sick, and I'm hoping to be back later this week and catch up on...uh, well, a hell of lot of things. *stares bleakly at my pile of draft posts* …

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: Destroy all Monsters – Messy with a Chance of Dinosaurs

Title: Destroy all Monsters Author: Sam J. Miller Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 2nd, 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy, Contemporary Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 400 (hardback) Rating: 4.0/10       Solomon and Ash both experienced a traumatic event when they were twelve. Ash lost all memory of that event when she …

Review: Last Bus to Everland – Life Sucks But We’re in it Together

Title: Last Bus to Everland Author: Sophie Cameron Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Release Date: June 18th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Contemporary, Portal Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 336 (hardback) Rating: 8.0/10       Brody Fair feels like nobody gets him: not his overworked parents, not his genius older brother, and definitely …

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 …

Blog Tour Spotlight + Giveaway: Smoke & Summons (Numina 1)

  This is a tiny bit late because I was squeezed into the tour at the last minute! Thank you to Fantastic Flying Books Club for the opportunity to participate!   Title: Smoke and Summons (Numina Trilogy #1) Author: Charlie N. Holmberg Publisher: 47North Release Date: February 1st 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy SYNOPSIS  A captivating world of monsters …

Review: White Stag – Pretty and Air-Headed

Title: White Stag Author: Kara Barbieri Publisher: St. Martin's Press Release Date: January 8th, 2019 Genre(s): YA Fantasy Subjects and Themes: Goblins, Norse Mythology Page Count: 368 (hardback) Rating: 5.0/10       As the last child in a family of daughters, seventeen-year-old Janneke was raised to be the male heir. While her sisters were …