Information: Author: Mai Mochizuki Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy Page Count: 240 Year Published: 2020 (Original publication in Japan), 2024 (English Translation) Read This if You Like: Asian/Japanese literature Cozy Fantasy Slice of Life stories Coffee Shops Astrology Studio Ghibli Vibes Cats Synopsis: Not much is known about Japan’s mysterious Full Moon Coffee Shop. It’s only open… Continue reading The Full Moon Coffee Shop (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: 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)
Book Information: Author: Travis Baldree Genre: Fantasy, Slice-of-Life Page Count: 254 Year Published: 2022 Read This If You Like: Cozy Fantasies Coffee Shops Slice-of-Life Light Romance Villains getting justice in the most satisfying way possible Books about what happens to heroes after they retire Cute animals Delicious food Synopsis: Viv, an orc, has spent years… Continue reading Legends and Lattes (Review)
Information: Author: Krystal Sutherland Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Thriller Page Count: 390 Year Published: 2024 Read This if You Like: Contemporary Magical Settings The kind of witches who use rituals written in Latin and talk to demons and stuff Demons British Settings Strong Female Characters Shocking Twists Murder Mysteries (Sorta) Serial Killers Spoiler-Free Summary: Ever since… Continue reading The Invocations (Review)
(The cover for this book recently got updated, so I put the 2016 cover and the new one. The one on the left is the old one.) Information: Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (referred to as "The Lady Jainies" collectively in some marketing material) Genre: Fantasy, Humor, Historical Fiction/Retelling Page Count: 491… Continue reading My Lady Jane (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: 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)
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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