Summary: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, released in 2009, is a spellbinding young adult fantasy that kicks off the Caster Chronicles with a Southern Gothic twist. Set in the small, sleepy town of Gatlin, South Carolina, it follows Ethan Wate, a teenage dreamer, who … Read more
Book Review: Our Impossible Love by Durjoy Datta Hey, hold up—I dove into Our Impossible Love by Durjoy Datta five days ago, and it’s been an emotional whirlwind that kept me hooked, wrapping up around 9:00 PM EDT on Sunday, September 21, 2025, after 4 days of nonstop reading! This 2015 Indian romance is a … Read more
Book Review: Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi I just finished Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi, and it’s a quick, intense dive that had me hooked late tonight, 11:22 PM on Saturday, July 19, 2025. This 2012 novella, part of the Shatter Me series, flips the script to Warner’s point of view right after Shatter Me, … Read more
Book Review: Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian I just finished Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian, and it’s a book that stuck with me long after I turned the last page. Released in 2019, this YA novel takes you back to 1989 New York City, right in the thick of the AIDS … Read more
Book Review: Fearless by Lauren Roberts I just finished Fearless by Lauren Roberts, and wow, it’s a rollercoaster that left me buzzing. This 2025 release is the third book in the Powerless trilogy, wrapping up the saga of Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer in the kingdom of Ilya. It’s a fantasy romance with trials, tension, … Read more
Download PDF Bully (Fall Away #1) By Penelope Douglas I just burned through Bully by Penelope Douglas, and holy smokes, it’s like a rollercoaster that doesn’t let up. This 2013 New Adult romance drops you into the life of Tate Brandt, a high school senior who’s been tormented by her former best friend, Jared Trent, … Read more
Brief Summary of Book: Fireborne by Rosaria Munda Rosaria Munda’s Fireborne, the first in The Aurelian Cycle, is a young adult fantasy that roars with dragons, revolution, and heart-wrenching choices. Annie and Lee, orphans of a brutal uprising in Callipolis, are rising dragonriders in a new merit-based regime. Annie’s lowborn family was burned by dragonfire … Read more
My Lady Jane Review: A Dazzling, Hilarious Tudor Twist My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows is a YA historical fantasy that spins the doomed story of Lady Jane Grey into a riotous romantic comedy. In a reimagined 16th-century England, bookish Jane is wed to Gifford, a dashing lord who’s an … Read more
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Review: A Spellbinding Dance of Memory and Magic Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fantasy fiction masterpiece that weaves childhood wonder with quiet horror. A man revisits his Sussex roots, drawn to the Hempstock farm where, at seven, he met Lettie … Read more
Brief Summary of Book: Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover is a new adult romance that’ll rip your heart out and stitch it back together. A companion to Hopeless, it retells the story through Dean Holder’s eyes—a brooding guy haunted by his past, grappling with guilt over a childhood friend and … Read more