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Book Review: SHERWOOD by Meagan Spooner

The story of Robin Hood is one that has been told time and time again, from various perspectives and with various plots. Adaptations of the classic tale rarely feel stale, if only because there is so much to work with. Meagan Spooner is the latest author to take on the tale, except there is one […]

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Book Review: PRETEND SHE’S HERE by Luanne Rice

Grief makes a deceased girl’s family go to extreme lengths to PRETEND SHE’S HERE. Emily’s best friend, Lizzie, had such vibrant life. But cancer strikes quick. Emily was not only close to Lizzie, but to Lizzie’s family. They treated Emily like she was one of their own. Since Lizzie’s death, Emily didn’t have the strength […]

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Book Review: LAST OF HER NAME by Jessica Khoury

The legend of Anatastia gets an intense sci-fi twist in LAST OF HER NAME! Stacia has everything she’s ever wanted on her home planet of Amethyne– incredible parents, two best friends, a family business, and a knack for mechanics. But all of that goes haywire on the day the Direktor Eminent Alexei Volkov and his […]

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Book Review: Spin by Lamar Giles

Giles’ latest release does a lot of things right, like talking about obsessive fandom, cyberbullying, the internet, and fame, but unfortunately, it lacked a sense of connection. When Paris Secord, aka, ParSec, an up-and-coming DJ from Virgina is found dead over her turntables, her childhood best friend, Kya, and her groupie and marketing assistant, Fuse […]

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Book Review: THE DECEIVER’S HEART By Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jennifer A. Nielsen returns to the world of The Traitor’s Game with its highly anticipated sequel The Deceiver’s Heart. I was excited to get a chance to return to the story of Kestra Dallisor, and couldn’t wait for the opportunity to learn more about both her and the supporting characters. While the first book was nothing extraordinary, I […]

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Book Review: WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Part spy thriller, part forbidden romance, and part telenovela, Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Latinx fantasy We Set The Dark On Fire has an old-school dystopian heart with feminist roots and mountains of original flair! Daniela Vargas is a product of her education. At the Medio School for Girls, she’s been trained by the best to be […]

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Book Review: THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS by Bill Konigsberg

Bill Konigsberg’s latest had heaps of potential, but it just turned out to be a huge disappointment in all fronts and a book I, quite frankly, don’t want to think about ever again. The Music of What Happens follows Max, a gay biracial Mexican baseball player, and Jordan, a gay poet. They meet in the […]

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Book Review: THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon was so frustrated with an ancient religious tale that she wrote an 850-page fierce, feminist, high fantasy epic with intense worldbuilding and captivating characters to refute it. We can only hope to achieve this level of salty perfection someday! The Priory of the Orange Tree takes place in a mythical world torn apart. […]

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Book Review: THE AFTERWARD By E.K. Johnston

When I first heard about E.K. Johnston’s The Afterward, I had to get my hands on it. A story about a team of lady knights, an apprentice, a thief, and a mage who have saved their world, only for the apprentice and thief’s blossoming f/f relationship to flounder in the wake of their newfound fame? […]

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Book Review: OUTWALKERS by Fiona Shaw

Jake is on the run, but he can’t escape the author’s writing style in OUTWALKERS. Jake’s mum and dad are dead. But he has a Mother and Father at the Academy, a place where children without parents are sent. The Academy may be advertised similarly to a boarding school, but “prison” is a more accurate […]