Review: Sun of Blood and Ruin

Find on Bookshop Features: The promise of a gender bent retelling of Zorro with a Mesoamerican twist drew me immediately to this book. Taking place around 20 years after the Conquest of Tenochtitlan, this book not only managed to immerse me in the culture and mythology of the region, but also provided an honest snapshot

Review: Fractured Soul

Type: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 14, 2023 (English), August 19, 2019 Links: Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop/Storygraph Content Warnings: Separation from Parent (Death Implied), Police Brutality, Grief, Racial Slurs, War/Violence This book is a beautiful exploration of music, love, and connection through both conflict and time. Rei/Jacque’s long journey to heal after his traumatic separation from his father

We’re All Lying

Type: Psychological Thriller, Mystery Date of Publication: March 14, 2023 Links: Goodreads / Bookshop / Amazon / Storygraph Content Warnings: Infidelity This domestic thriller is a quick read with emotional tension right from the start. Told from multiple perspectives, this story is full of drama and intrigue. Despite the layers of deception and number of

Review: Begin Again

Date of Publication: January 24, 2023 Type: Romance, YA/New Adult, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Found Family Content Warnings: Death of a Parent, Cheating/Infidelity, Child Abandonment (Mentioned) Links: Goodreads/Bookshop/Libro.fm/Storygraph This YA romance has everything I love in a cozy read and left me reminiscing on my own college experience. While this is a story about

Review: Better the Blood

Date of Publication: August 18, 2022 Type: Mystery, Thriller, Serial Murder Links: Goodreads / Bookshop / Libro.fm / Amazon / Storygraph Tying New Zealand’s dark colonial past to the social injustices of the present, this race to stop a serial killer becomes about much more than keeping the streets of Auckland safe. As someone unfamiliar

Review: Angelbound

Author: Christina Bauer Date of Publication: November 12, 2013 Type: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult Links: Goodreads / Amazon / Bookshop / Libro.fm / Storygraph Angelbound is a light, fun read with an interesting world and cool characters. From the large array of demon types to the major races of the 5 realms, there is

Review: Factory Girls

Date of Publication: June 01, 2022 (EU), November 29, 2022 (US) Type: Historical Fiction (90’s Ireland), Coming of Age, Friendship Links: Goodreads / Storygraph / Bookshop / Libro.fm Content Warnings: Death, Grief, Alcohol Use, Depression, Suicide This book about three young women living in Northern Ireland during The Troubles is an intriguing glance at this

Review: How to Survive Everything

Date of Publication: March 01, 2021 (EU), November 15, 2022 (USA) Type: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Links: Goodreads / Bookshop / Libro.fm / Storygraph Content Warnings: Self Harm, Graphic Injury, Kidnapping, Confinement, Mental Health, Pandemic, Gaslighting, Toxic Relationship, Suicide (Attempt) Honestly, this one was a miss for me. The concept had all the

Review: The Half-life of Snails

Author: Philippa Holloway Published: November 07, 2022 The Half-life of Snails has such an interesting premise, but I found the pacing and characters a little hard to deal with at times. Like a lot of character-focused books, things move at a ‘snail’s pace’ and it takes a while to reach the heart of the story.

Review: Euphoric Wonderland

Date of Publication: March 21, 2022 Type: Poetry/Music and Art/Mental Health Links: Goodreads This fascinating collection of poems is a journey through life, identity, and art in its many forms. From start to finish, the heavily music-inspired poetry takes you on a journey through the good, bad, and ugly experiences of life. Some are dark