What I loved about Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: The taboo love affair between two young women. The scene settings of secret speak easies during the prohibition era. A plot that sets a young woman of color as a … Continue reading Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
In this second installment of the Camelot Rising series, we again follow Guinevere through her struggle to be protect Camelot. While she still feels like she’s play-acting at being Queen, in this story she actually makes choices and takes much … Continue reading The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
In bustling New York City lives a 17 year-old girl named Melora. Known to all of her friends as Lore, she is the last living member of her families ancient bloodline. Of course, no one in her life knows she … Continue reading Lore by Alexandra Bracken
In this second installment of The Age of the Seventh Sun series… Mayana and Akin have to travel the underworld to find the Lords of the Dead. Their journey is normally for actual souls on their way to their final … Continue reading The Jade Bones by Lani Forbes
Her very first night at college, Bree sees something magical that no one surrounding her notices. When another party-goer fails to erase her memories of the night, Bree stumbles into a strange new reality. She can see things, smell them, … Continue reading Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
What are books in Hell made of if they were never written? The Hell’s Library series is about books, characters that love and treasure books, and the mysterious libraries in after-life realms for the books unwritten and words unspoken. Part … Continue reading The Archive of the Forgotten by A.J. Hackwith
Sometimes a great book will resonate with you so deep, you’ll clutch it to your chest and silently weep with its characters. Children today might not grasp the true “magic” of the public library system. If the local library doesn’t … Continue reading The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Lost Roses is the type of book I tend to avoid. It’s a period piece based on true tragedy, which means I’ll cry ugly tears. After I found the courage to start Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly, I found that … Continue reading Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
The Girls in the Picture tells the story of Hollywood’s first movie stars and screen writers. Before reading this book I hadn’t considered how Hollywood got its start. I didn’t know the first silent films were shot quickly without permission … Continue reading The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin
When Emma wakes up in 1816 with her smartphone in her jeans pocket, she doesn’t believe she’s truly traveled in time. She tells herself that she must be dreaming. She amuses herself with silly responses to the questions she is … Continue reading Once Upon a Time Travel by Sariah Wilson
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