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.
Pathogenesis
I was lucky enough to get an ARC of Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy through Netgalley. I was very excited to read it and was not disappointed.
Really Good Actually
Really Good Actually is equally funny and heartbreaking. It has the vibe of a modern divorced Bridget Jones of Toronto.
Yellowface
I sped through R. F. Kuang’s catalogue in the year of 2022 (and a few days into 2023) and I have no regrets. I am ready for more of her clever and poignant torture.
An Almond for a Parrot
An absolutely astonishing waste of my time. I had high hopes for An Almond for a Parrot by Wray Delaney. The synopsis had hints of The Crimson Petal and the White, however, it was not to be.
