A Curse for Love

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez: A Book Review Genre: Contemporary Romance Part of a stand alone series, Part of Your World (Bk 3), Just for the Summer details the romance between two people, a boy and a girl, whose relationships have been “cursed” – all significant others they have dated find “the one” … Continue reading A Curse for Love →

The Last Greek Story

Lore by Alexandra Bracken: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Bracken writes a story where the Greek Gods were kicked out of Olympus and made mortal by Zeus due to them abusing their power. To make his point even more efficient, Zeus created a game for his favorite warriors/heroes, in that they were then tasked with … Continue reading The Last Greek Story →

Religion and Dragons

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon: A Book Review Genre: High Fantasy The Priory of the Orange Tree looked like a daunting task to read. Being 800+ pages, I figured it would take me FOREVER to read. In hindsight, it took me about 22 days when my average is about 8 so… … Continue reading Religion and Dragons →

Touched by Shakespeare

Lady Macbeth by Ave Reid: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy; Historical Enther Macbeth. Written as a retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Reid tells a more feminist version of the story by surrounding Lady Macbeth. Told in parts, the story starts at Roscille’s journey to meet her soon-to-be husband, Macbeth, before moving to their marriage, the prophecies, … Continue reading Touched by Shakespeare →

I’m back…

The First Spark by Teshelle Combs: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy, Romance Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book for a complete and honest review. Combs writes of an intriguing concept in The First Spark. Slow to start - and with different formatting errors - the book was hard to get into. … Continue reading I’m back… →

A Bloody Mess

The Carolina Variant by Brooke L. French: A Book Review Genre: Thriller French writes an intriguing sequel to her debut Inhuman Acts in her new novel The Carolina Variant. Focusing around the story of Tess, a struggling lawyer, a renown CDC doctor, and a pilot, French tells a story close to what could only be … Continue reading A Bloody Mess →

THUG LIFE

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: A Book Review Genre: Urban Fiction In 2020, a man by the name of George Floyd was brutally murdered by police officers. It is this year that Thomas brought me back to in The Hate U Give. Written three years before the death of Floyd, Thomas depicts a … Continue reading THUG LIFE →

Take Me Back

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas: A Book Review Genre: Romance Armas writes an amazing fake dating trope surrounding two coworkers. With the one needing a date for a Spanish wedding, specifically a boyfriend, and the other having his own reasons for the charade, the two MCs turn into the most of unlikely of … Continue reading Take Me Back →

No Thank You

The Last Lumenian by S. G. Blaise: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Blaise details an interesting story in her work, The Last Lumenian, featuring a rebel princess wanting to save her world. I was looking forward to reading this piece as it the synopsis reminded me of Star Wars’s Princess Lia. And while, there were … Continue reading No Thank You →

Unconventional Awesomeness

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier: A Book Review Genre: Fantasy Lucier writes an epic story involving two newly combined kingdoms and a dark secret that threatens to tear them apart. Focusing on two side characters rather than the actual main characters, Lucier keeps the reader separate from the major dealings, but close enough … Continue reading Unconventional Awesomeness →