Review: All the Girls in Town

Date of Publication: July 26, 2022 Type: Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Female Friendship and Empowerment Links: Goodreads / Bookshop / Libro.fm Content Warnings: Abortion, Addiction, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental Health This is a brave and emotional story of three women finding their footing after being hurt by the same man. As each

Review: The Legend of Sally Jones

Date of Publication (English): October 11, 2022 Type: Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Fable Links: Goodreads/Bookshop Content Warnings: Animal Cruelty, Animal and Human Death (Implied), Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Grief This beautiful graphic novel about hardship and found family is definitely not for the faint of heart. The origin story of Sally Jones is filled with heartbreak

Review: The Last Book You’ll Ever Read

Date of Publication: September 20, 2022 Type: Graphic Novel, Supernatural, Horror, Thriller Content Warnings: Nudity, Sex, Gore, Death, Dismemberment, Graphic Violence, Animal Death Links: Goodreads/Bookshop I have to admit, this horror graphic novel had me scratching my head a bit. I love the art style and the premise definitely drew me in. The beginning is

Review: Hollow

Date of Publication: September 28, 2022 Type: Graphic Novel, YA, Retelling, LGBTQIA+ Romance, Paranormal Fantasy Links: Goodreads/Bookshop Content Warnings: Death (mentioned, non-explicit), Attempted Murder and Aggression Towards Minors, Animal Death, Stalking What can I say? This queer romance graphic novel set in a modern day Sleepy Hollow is an absolute delight and perfect for the

Review: Mr. Wilder & Me

Publication Date: September 27, 2022 (US Release) Type: Historical Fiction, Biographical, Film Links: Goodreads/Bookshop /Libro.fm Content Warnings: Discussions of Abortion (Minor) Get ready to enter the dazzling, and not-so-dazzling, world of the Hollywood Film industry. This Historical Fiction about the famous who have past their prime is a bit of a slow burn, but an

Review: Rogue Wolf Hunter

Date of Publication: August 30, 2022 Type: Paranormal Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Urban Fantasy Links: Goodreads Content Warnings: Graphic Violence and Murder, Explicit Sexual Content This is definitely a book where you get exactly what you came for…but not much else. It is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers shapeshifter romance with all the angst you could hope

Review: Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution

Author: R.F. Kuang Date Published: August 23, 2022 This dark academia novel is both a love letter to linguistics and a criticism of academia as a whole. Despite being a little too ‘on the nose’ at times, I find Kuang’s overall illustration of themes like racism (including institutional), colonialism, eurocentrism, revolution, etc. through Robin’s journey

Review: Isle of Dragons

Author: L.A. Thompson Date of Publication: December 07, 2020 Type: Steampunk, Fantasy, Young Adult Links: Goodreads / Bookshop This book was so promising with its beautiful cover, intriguing premise, and steampunk vibe. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. There are a lot of really strong and/or promising elements, but the writing makes it impossible for

Review: The Lost Ryū

Author: Emi Watanabe Cohen Date of Publication: June 07, 2022 Type: Historical Fantasy, Middle Grade Content Warnings: Death of a family member, themes of grief and loss, alcoholism, verbal abuse, antisemitism (not explicit), severe illness/hospitalization, depictions of trauma, mentions of war and the Holocaust (non-explicit) Links: Goodreads, Bookshop, Libro.fm I’m not a very emotional person,

Review: Abandon Us

Author: E.T. Gunnarsson Date of Publication: June 21, 2022 Type: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, LGBTQIA+ CW: Male-Male Sexual Content, Deadly Pandemic (explicit), Death (explicit), Violence (explicit) Links: Goodreads/Discovery This dark, post-apocalyptic novel paints a bleak picture of the future as one couple tries to survive a dying world. The suffocating atmosphere and increasingly violent society Gunnarsson