Review: The Bone Houses

Review I’ve had this one sitting on my shelves for a couple years now and every spooky season, I hope to squeeze it into my tbr.  This year, I’ve actually managed it!  I listened to it on audio on a particularly long work trip and I loved the narration of this one.  It was so easy to get …

Review: Payback’s a Witch

An epic, witchy competition between the four founding families brings Emmy back home after years spent away trying to establish a new life for herself.  There is so much to love about Payback’s a Witch!  Throughout the story we see Emmy struggle with her place in the town, wanting to get back to her life in …

Review: Luminous by Mara Rutherford

Author: Mara Rutherford Publication Date: 5 October 2021 Publisher: Inkyard Page Count: 384 Reading Method: Physical ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: Sep 30 – Oct 2  Synopsis: Liora has spent her life in hiding, knowing discovery could mean falling prey to the king’s warlock, Darius, who uses mages’ magic to grow his own power. But when her worst …

Review: In the Ravenous Dark

Author: A. M. Strickland Publication Date: 18 May 2021 Publisher: Imprint Page Count: 400 Reading Method: Physical Book Dates Read: September 26 – 29 Synopsis:  In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them―and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from this fate, she’s hidden her magic. But when she accidentally reveals …

Review: Lakesedge

Author: Lyndall Clipstone Publication Date: 28 September 2021 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co BYR Page Count: 384 Reading Method: Digital ARC [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: September 15 – 18 Synopsis:  When Violeta Graceling and her younger brother Arien arrive at the haunted Lakesedge estate, they expect to find a monster. Leta knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, …

Review: To Break a Covenant

Author: Alison Ames  Publication Date: 21 September 2021 Publisher: Page Street Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: September 12 – 15 Synopsis:  Moon Basin has been haunted for as long as anyone can remember. It started when an explosion in the mine killed sixteen people. The disaster made it impossible to live in …

Review: As If On Cue

Author: Marisa Kanter  Publisher: Simon and Schuster BYR  Publication Date: 21 September 2021 Page Count: 400 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: September 9 – 11 Synopsis:  Lifelong rivals Natalie and Reid have never been on the same team. So when their school’s art budget faces cutbacks, of course Natalie finds herself up against her nemesis …

Review: This is Why We Lie

Author: Gabriella Lepore Publication Date: 21 September Publisher: Inkyard Press Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: 11 September Synopsis:  When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O’Dell’s body floating off the shore of their coastal town, the community of Gardiners Bay is shaken. But even more shocking is the fact that her …

Review: Into the Dying Light

Author: Katy Rose Pool Publication Date: 21 September 2021 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co (BYR) Page Count: 512 Reading Method: Digital ARC Dates Read: Sep 4 – 9 Synopsis:  Following the destruction of the City of Mercy, an ancient god has been resurrected and sealed inside Beru’s body. Both are at the mercy of the Prophet Pallas, who wields the god’s …

Review: Never Saw You Coming

Author: Erin Hahn Publication Date: 7 September 2021 Publisher: Wednesday Books Page Count: 320 Reading Method: Physical Arc [Thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: September 1 – 3 Synopsis:  Eighteen-year-old Meg Hennessey just found out her entire childhood was a lie. So instead of taking a gap year before college to find herself, she ends up traveling north to meet …

Review: Defy the Night

Author: Brigid Kemmerer Publication Date: 14 September 2021 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Page Count: 496 Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: August 27 – 28  Synopsis:  Apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her people die. King Harristan and his cruel brother, Prince Corrick, ignore the suffering of their people and react mercilessly to any sign …

Review: The Love Hypothesis

Author: Ali Hazelwood Publication Date: 14 September 2021 Publisher: Berkley Page Count: 384 Reading Method: Digital ARC [thank you to the publisher!] Dates Read: August 28 – 29 Synopsis:  As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and …