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)
Information: Author: Kamilah Cole Genre: Fantasy Page Count: 386 Year Published: 2023 Read This If You Like: Black writers/characters Queer Representation Dragons Dual POV, Third Person Absolutely Stunning Covers Fantasy Boarding Schools Sisterly Bonds Chosen One Trope (but transformed) Enemies-to-lovers (and slow-burns) Messages about the Horrors of Colonialism and War Debut Authors Starts of Duologies… Continue reading So Let Them Burn (Review)
Information: Author: Erin Cotter Genre: Historical fiction, thriller, romance Page count: 464 Year published: 2023 Read This If You Like: Shakespeare-era stories Lgbtq+ representation Inspiration from real-life events Enemies to (forbidden) lovers Theatre High society books Historical thrillers Synopsis: London, 1593. Will Hughes is an actor who has been down on his luck lately and… Continue reading By Any Other Name (Review)
Information: Author: Lex Croucher Genre: Historical, Romance Page Count: 400 Year Published: 2023 Read This If You Like: British novels/authors Queer Representation Alternate History Enemies-to-friends Fake Dating Trope (but reimagined) Dual POV but in 3rd person Terrible(ish) jokes Spoiler-Free Summary: Gwendoline, the princess of England, and Arthur, the descendent of King Arthur, have been in… Continue reading Gwen and Art are Not in Love (Review)
(Since the paperback version is releasing in February, and has an updated cover, I'm putting both the hardcover and paperback covers. The right image is the paperback.) Information: Author: Ryan La Sala Genre: Contemporary, Romance Page Count: 321 Year Published: 2022 Read This If You Like: Queer representation Dual timelines Second chance trope More focus… Continue reading Be Dazzled (Review)
Information: Author: Kelly Quindlen Genre: Romance, Contemperary Page Count: 291 Year published: 2021 Read This If You Like: Queer representation Enemies-to-lovers Fake dating Teen movie vibes General high school drama Sports romance (specifically basketball/cheerleading) 80s movie references Fender-bender incidents Interesting town names Spoiler-Free Summary: Scottie has just lost her first game of the season playing… Continue reading She Drives Me Crazy (Review)
Information: Authors: Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick Genre: Romance Page count: 371 Year published: 2022 Read This If You Like: Queer representation Teen movie vibes Books written by more than one author Dual POV Reluctant partners to lovers (they aren't exactly enemies) Opposites attract romance "Relationship coaches" (I think that's the name of the trope?) College… Continue reading She Gets The Girl (Review)
The Bookcat's Library 
You must be logged in to post a comment.