Cross the Line
The whole possessive brother trope is tired
I enjoyed Cross the Line by Simone Soltani, but it was cringe AF. The writing style was really cringe as well, but I have nothing specific to point to as “evidence.” It’s just vibes.
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Original Grimms’ fairytales vibes. If Frozen were more gruesome and focused on discrimination.
It took me a while to understand the world’s magic system[s] in The Wolf and the Woodsman, but I got it in the end. I think.
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
She does not even like this job! Haven’t we all been there?
✨ uncomfy ✨
The Burial Plot
Blaming my current sleeplessness on Elizabeth Macneal herself
Elizabeth MacNeal is back! Creepy historical fiction! Her narratives disturb me so much. I love it. I am patiently waiting for her to disturb me again.
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Another hilarious literary success for Jesse Q. Sutanto. The charm of Dial A for Aunties continues in Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers with an appropriate puzzling and silly death.
Pointe of Pride
It’s a bit on the nose that fiery Carly has wild red hair, but I choose to believe she’s the ballet Anne Shirley just needing a chance to grow into herself.
Pas de Don’t
Marcus is one of my favorite leading men in a romance novel (up there with Jacob in Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Alex Claremont-Diaz in Red, White, and Royal Blue, and Keiran in Sweethand).
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
If you’ve ever wondered “What if All the Light We Cannot See were actually good?” Wonder no more.
The Fragile Threads of Power
Like putting on an old favorite pair of fuzzy socks you thought you’d lost.
V. E. Schwab’s newest addition to her formidable oeuvre delighted me.
The Vaster Wilds
The Vaster Wilds is the nature imagery book Where the Crawdads Sing wishes it could be.
Lauren Groff is an auto-buy author for me now. I started with Fates and Furies and The Monsters of Templeton, and I have been solidified into a diehard fan through Matrix, which is why I have been salivating over this advanced reader copy of The Vaster Wilds.
Every Gift a Curse
The final installment of the Hidden Gifts trilogy is now my favorite of the series. I know the story needed to end here, but I am sad I can’t spend more time with these characters I have come to love. Caroline O’Donoghue needs to write more YA, please.
