Book Review || Better Together by Christine Riccio

Better Together by Christine Riccio YA, Lgbt, Magical Realism Wednesday Books | June 1st, 2022 4/5 Stars Jamie’s an aspiring standup comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety. Siri’s a stunning ballerina from New Jersey nursing a career-changing injury. They’ve both signed up for the same session at an off the …

Book Review || Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks

Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Romance, Fiction Random House | September 20, 2022 5/5 Stars  Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, until tragedy grounded his aspirations. Now the head of a small family farm in North Carolina, he spontaneously takes a gig playing at a bar in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida, seeking a …

Blog Tour || A Theater for Dreamers by Polly Samson

A Theater for Dreamers by Polly Samson Historical Fiction, Contemporary Algonquin Books | May 11th, 2021 4/5 Stars It’s 1960, and the world teeters on the edge of cultural, political, sexual, and artistic revolution. On the Greek island of Hydra, a proto-commune of poets, painters, and musicians revel in dreams at the feet of their …

Blog Tour | Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor

Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor Fiction, Contemporary Algonquin Books | July 13th, 2021 3/5 Stars Allie Lang is a professional ghostwriter and a perpetually broke single mother to a young boy. Years of navigating her own and America’s cultural definitions of motherhood have left her a lapsed idealist. Lana Breban is a powerhouse lawyer, economist, and …

Book Review | The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Grifffin YA, Fantasy, Contemporary  Sourcebooks Fire | June 1st, 2021 4/5 Stars For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an …

Blog Tour | Legends of the North Cascades by Johnathan Evison

Legends of the North Cascades by Johnathan Evison Fiction, Contemporary Algonquin Books | June 8th, 2021 3.5/5 Stars Dave Cartwright has had enough. After three tours in Iraq he has come home to Vigilante Falls in Washington State only to find that he feels incapable of connecting to the people and the place that once …

Book Review | Hello, Cruel Heart by Maureen Johnson

Hello, Cruel Heart by Maureen Johnson YA, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Disney Press | April 6th, 2021 3/5 Stars Swinging London, Summer 1967. Sixteen-year-old Estella, gifted with talent, ingenuity, and ambition, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having arrived in London as a …

Blog Tour | Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield YA, Contemporary Wednesday Books | May 4th, 2021 5/5 Stars Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the …

Book Review | Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales YA, LGBTQ, Romance Wednesday Books | March 9th, 2021 4/5 Stars Darcy Phillips: • Can give you the solution to any of your relationship woes―for a fee. • Uses her power for good. Most of the time. • Really cannot stand Alexander Brougham. • Has maybe not the best …

Book Review | Just Our Luck by Julia Walton

Just Our Luck by Julia Walton  YA, Contemporary  Random House Books for Young Readers | December 29th, 2020 4/5 Stars Bad luck follows lies. That was the first rule for life that Leo's Greek grandmother, Yia Yia, gave him before she died. But Leo's anxiety just caused a fight at school, and though he didn't …