A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Narration : Jennifer Ikeda Genre : Paranormal Romance Series : A Discovery of Witches About the Book  : Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a...

* * * The Stand-In by Lily Chu Narration : Philippa Soo Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside...

  * * * You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin ThaoGenre : Contemporary YAStand alone About the Book  : Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message...

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser that has felt too true for the last decade, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in the city, keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until the day she gets a call that sends her...

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : Poppy and Alex have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken...

I first read the Shadow and Bone series about six years ago, and I wanted to refresh my memory before watching the Netflix series, so earlier this year I started my reread of all of the Grisha books. It’s been a lot of fun! This will mostly be about my observations between then and now, rather than a review. Shadow and Bone / Siege and Storm / Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : The Grisha My Rating...

Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : Bone Grace, book 1 About the Book  : Bone ​Criers have a sacred duty. They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But their power to ferry the spirits of the dead comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication, and that promise comes at the cost of the Bone Criers’ one true love. Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become the matriarch...

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Genre : Contemporary Romance Stand alone About the Book  : First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic.  International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control:...