Information: Author: Rory Power Genre: Thriller Page Count: 269 Year Published: 2025 Read This If You Like: Thrillers Morally gray main characters with something to hide Under 300 page books Dual Timelines Midwest settings (specifically Utah) Mysterious canyons and rivers Shocking endings Mysterious Prose Synopsis: It's been exactly a year since the incident at Devil's… Continue reading Kill Creatures (Review)
Information: Author: Laura Steven Genre: Romance, Magical Realism Page Count: 352 Year Published: 2025 Read This If You Like: Reincarnation Stories Star-Crossed Lovers YA books with covers that look like they belong to Adult books Dual timelines and alternate POVs (Many, many, Dual timelines and alternate POVs) Historical Fiction(ish) Books inspired by Taylor Swift songs… Continue reading Our Infinite Fates (Review)
Information: Author: Trish Lundy Genre: Thriller, Contemporary Page Count: 376 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: YA Thrillers High School Stories Mysterious Boyfriends Lots of social commentary Soccer Main Characters with Dark Pasts Awkward Parenting Dynamics Good Old Blood on the Cover Synopsis: Lauren O'Brian has just moved to Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, and… Continue reading The One That Got Away with Murder (Review)
Information: Author: E. Latimer Genre: Horror, Romance Page Count: 400 Year Published: 2025 Read this If You Like: Dark Academia Queer Romance Creepy Forests Secret Societies Dual POV Dark main characters who make morally questionable decisions sometimes Obviously toxic but also really passionate and enjoyable romances Weird endings Synopsis: A new year has just begun… Continue reading The Afterdark (Review)
Information: Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Mystery, Thriller Page Count: 366 Year Published: 2024 Read This If You Like: Dual Timelines Accidental Troublemaker Main Characters Queer Representation Upstate NY/Canada Settings1 Mysterious Summer Houses More Atmospheric Reads Large Friend Groups Petrichor2 Synopsis: Morning House, located on an island near the border of New York and Canada used… Continue reading Death At Morning House (Review)
As much as some of us may shrug off classic literature as only being made for the school assignments of 21st century students or as novels only created for authors to show off that they can use the most fancy prose possible while completely burying all clear plot, there's no denying that there is a… Continue reading Rating Different Collections of Classic Books From Different Publishers
Information: Author: Goldy Moldavsky Genre: Thriller, Contemporary, Humor/Satire Page Count: 320 Year Published: 2016 Read This If You Like: Older YA books (because YA published before 2018ish seems to be considered more "classic") Satire/commentary on fandom/celebrities Unlikable main characters British boy bands Books that take place within only a few days Rather boring covers Less… Continue reading Kill the Boy Band (Review)
Information: Author: Kristy Boyce Genre: Romance Page Count: 311 Year Published: 2025 Read This if You Like: Stories where the love interest starts as an annoying grump D&D Fluffy YA Romance Cute Friendships Predictable but still fun books Hidden Relationships Romantic Banter Overambitious seniors Awkward situations Synopsis: Quinn Norton is moving to a new city… Continue reading Dating and Dragons (Review)
Information: Author: Ava Reid Genre: Horror, Realistic, Fantasy Page Count: 376 Year Published: 2023 Read This if You Like: Dark Academia/Gothic Semi-historical fantasy Slower, Atmospheric novels Dark Fairies (Or Faeries? Fae? I don't know anymore.) Rivals to Lovers Discussions around sexism and misogyny Mysterious houses on cliffs Fictional locations Mysterious fictional authors Synopsis: When Effy… Continue reading A Study in Drowning (Review)
Information: Author: Lamar Giles Genre: Horror, Contemporary Page Count: 368 Year Published: 2024 Read This If You Like: Horror but more contemporary style Social Commentary on marginalization, fear, and racism First person novels with some perspective switches Cool covers Less intense scary stories Mysterious pawn shops Mysterious white vans Books with no romance Synopsis: Cade… Continue reading Ruin Road (Review)
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