Review: Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo. And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life. Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to …

Review: A Secret Service by Joy Jenkins

Carter Owens, daughter of a Secret Service agent, is trained to disassemble any weapon, any situation, and anyone.  Her biting sarcasm and razor-sharp mind make her impossible to beat in a word fight and when talking doesn’t work, she uses her fists. She attends Hamilton Prep, Washington D.C.’s most prestigious high school, where everyone is …

Review: Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back—even for just a little while—is to steal love from others. Wren is a source—a rare kind of …

ARC Review: The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme

For a hundred years, the once-prosperous kingdom of Perin Faye has suffered under the rule of the greedy and power-hungry Thungrave kings. Maralyth Graylaern, a vintner's daughter, has no idea her hidden magical power is proof of a secret bloodline and claim to the throne. Alac Thungrave, the king’s second son, has always been uncomfortable …

ARC Review: Twinfluence by Grace Costello

Twenty-six-year-old Dani’s identical twin sister calls her out of the blue with a colossal problem. Sophie needs to jet off to Mexico to save her friend from a botched tummy tuck but her boss won’t let her take any PTO. Dani, eager to repair their strained relationship, leaves her glamorous LA life behind as a …

Review: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let …

Review: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Title: Dark Lover (The Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) Author: J.R. Ward Release Date: September 2005 Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Adult Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their …

Review: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

Title: The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose #2) Author: Jennifer Donnelly Release Date: November 2006 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis:  It has been twelve years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. And yet, in the summer of 1900, East London is still poor, still brutal, still a shadow city …

ARC Request Updates: Part 1

Hello guys! I'm sure if you're following me in my Bookstagram and Tumblr accounts, you'll know that I'm a part of The Book Robin Hoods, which is a new author-and-reader forum/club where authors can ask any of the handpicked members to review their books, authors can ask other authors to proofread their works, and reviewers …

Review: Aphrodite’s Tears by Hannah Fielding

Title: Aphrodite's Tears  Author: Hannah Fielding  Release Date: January 2018 Rating: ★★★★★ I received an ebook copy of this book personally from the author in exchange for a honest review Synopsis: In Hannah Fielding’s latest novel a young archaeologist who travels to the remote island of Helios to investigate an ancient shipwreck, becomes caught in a …