Information: Author: Ginny Myers Sain Genre: Thriller, Horror, Paranormal Page Count: 384 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: Atmospheric Thrillers Unsolved Murders Sapphic Relationships Fake Towns in Florida (that also have mysterious secrets) Natural Hot Springs Star-crossed Romance Plenty of twists, plus a climactic ending Serial Killers Spoiler-Free Summary: Trulee knows that her… Continue reading One Last Breath (Review)
Note: While this book is marketed towards adults, and the characters are older than most YA characters (the ages are not stated on page, but I would assume the characters are in their mid 20s or so), this book has little to no mature content and is still suitable and enjoyable for YA readers. Information:… Continue reading Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea (Review)
Information: Author: Rachael Lippincott Genre: Romance, Contemporary Page Count: 294 Year Published: 2021 Read This if You Like: Sapphic books Friends to Lovers The trope of trying to fulfill a bucket list Messages about Grief Slow Burn Books set in the Summer Characters who are questioning their identity Covers with people chilling in/on cars Spoiler-Free… Continue reading The Lucky List (Review)
Ah, the romance novel. One of the most popular fiction genres since the dawn of time, and perfect for when we just want to relax and be happy. And the emergence of favorite tropes and plot lines in this genre make sure that there’s a story for every romance lover. But now? There’s too much… Continue reading Ranking 7 Popular YA Romance Tropes by Predictability
Information: Author: Kelsey Rodkey Genre: Romance, Contemporary Page Count: 352 Year Published: 2021 Read This if You Like: Romcoms Enemies-to-Lovers Insta-Love Warring Businesses Books about books(tores) Somewhat unlikable main characters More focus on family Pink covers Spoiler-Free Summary: Madeline Moore's favorite place has always been Books & Moore, the independent bookstore owned by her family.… Continue reading Last Chance Books (Review)
Information: Author: Leslie Vedder Genre: Fantasy Page Count: 413 Year Published: 2022 Read This if You Like: Sleeping Beauty Retellings (with some other fairy tales mixed in) Queer representation Strong female friendships Romantic X Skeptic trope (Not the official trope name as far as I know) Starts of Trilogies Cliffhanger endings Multi POV, third person… Continue reading The Bone Spindle (Review)
Image Created on Canva The 21st century has brought many new and exciting innovations to the world of books. Booktok is allowing stories to quickly ascend to the top of the bestseller lists and lets people share what they're reading to millions of strangers at a time. AI gives us the ability to write a… Continue reading Limited Collector’s Editions: Yay or Nay?
Information: Author: Goldy Moldavsky Genre: Humor, Contemporary, Thriller Page Count: 320 Year Published: 2022 Read This if You Like: Lord of the Flies retellings (especially if you hated the original) Deserted islands True crime podcasts as part of a story Celebrities with secrets Cheesy meta-humor Unlikable characters Plot Twists Satire Spoiler Free Summary: Rafi Francisco… Continue reading Lord of the Fly Fest (Review)
Image Created with Canva Instead of a book review, today I'm posting a custom creation of mine: a version of the stereotypical cover for a memoir. Look familiar? Although this book is entirely made up as well the author whose name is on the cover, this cover is done in a similar style to a… Continue reading The Memoir Cover Stereotype
Information: Author: Isabel Sterling Genre: Fantasy, contemporary Page Count: 324 Year Published: 2019 Read This If You Like: Queer representation Witches Urban Fantasy Female MCs Toxic Exes Teen Drama Cliffhanger endings Books where the "detective" character is somewhat unreliable and the main characters have to do all the investigating themselves Starts of duologies Spoiler-Free Summary:… Continue reading These Witches Don’t Burn (Review)
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