the last tale of the flower bride – roshani chokshi | arc review

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi StandalonePublished on February 14, 2023 by William Morrow & CompanyAge Range: AdultGenre: Gothic, Horror, Mystery, Romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She…

arc review | gallant – v.e. schwab

Gallant by V.E. Schwab StandalonePublished March 1st 2022 by Greenwillow BooksAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Mystery, HorrorRep: mute MC Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.Olivia Prior has grown…

hanna alkaf: the weight of our sky, the girl and the ghost, queen of the tiles | standalone reviews

– Reviews for standalone novels by Hanna Alkaf –☁︎ The Weight of Our Sky | 👻 The Girl and the Ghost | 👑 Queen of the Tiles ☁︎☁︎☁︎☁︎☁︎ The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf StandalonePublished February 5th 2019 by Salaam ReadsAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Historical FictionRepresentation: Malaysian cast, MC with OCD Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: A music-loving teen…

within these wicked walls – lauren blackwood | arc review

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood StandalonePublished October 19th 2021 by Wednesday BooksAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, Horror, RetellingRepresentation: Ethiopian-inspired Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: What the heart desires, the house destroys... Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire…

the devouring gray & the deck of omens – christine lynn herman | duology review

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman Series: The Devouring Gray #1Published April 2nd 2019 by Titan BooksAge Range: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Mystery, HorrorRepresentation: LGBT, Disability Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: On the edge of town a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening…Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have…