I quite enjoyed The Ivies by Alexa Donne. Donne debuted as a sci-fi romance author, but it appears she has pivoted and found a niche in YA thrillers, and I for one applaud that. I love it when an author who has found moderate success in one genre pivots into another and it takes off. […]
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I really enjoyed Gone Too Far by Natalie D Richards who, I have discovered since reading the book, is known for YA psychological thrillers. Gone Too Far was published in 2015 but it feels like it could have come out recently. I also want to mention that YA thrillers are one of my favourite genres […]
League of Liars is not what I was expecting, but I still really enjoyed it. I thought the book was very well plotted, with distinct and well-rounded characters. I really enjoyed the chaos of the magic system and I thought it was more of an original take than what we usually get in YA fantasy: […]
I have been charmed by a romance book based on Wordle. Do y’all remember the word game that took over the internet during the pandemic? That’s what this book is based on: a young woman named Emily, adrift in life, unfocused but convinced she’s destined for greatness, and her love for Wordle. I don’t like […]
The literary urge to buy a finished copy of every book we fall in love with after reading an ARC, audiobook, or eBook… Also known as ‘shelf trophies’. I used to feel like I was letting down my favourite authors if I didn’t add their books to my physical shelf, but I’ve come to realise […]
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The Grace Year was a beautifully brutal book exploring generational trauma coupled with horrific misogyny and utter panic about female sexuality as if every single man was inspired by Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In this book’s dystopian world, girls are second-class citizens forbidden from engaging in any number of acts – even […]
Have you ever noticed that star ratings for book series can sometimes seem a bit out of whack? Like, the first book might have a solid 3.5 stars, but by book four, we’re looking at a shining 4.8? Let’s chat about what’s going on behind those numbers and how to really get the scoop on […]
I don’t think the majority of readers really care about well-rounded, flawed characters, character development, engaging plots, or really anything of that sort. And hear me out. I recently watched a video of an author advising how not to write a Mary Sue, that Mary Sue characters were bad, that it’s poor writing and all […]
