Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that …
The Marquess and His Maiden ARC Review
Harriet Wheatley is the mastermind behind the Ladies of Virtue’s quest to rehabilitate the gentlemen of the ton. So when it comes to selecting her own target, she knows who to choose: Oliver Weeks, Marquess of Davenport—the most extravagant wastrel in all of London. Known for his opulent lifestyle, Oliver isn’t surprised by Harriet’s confrontation. It’s …
The Redeemed (The Almosts #3)
Fiona has returned from the dead, just as Kara had finally been able to find peace with herself for killing her. Kara has to complete a mission for Moira, but most of the team is planning on retiring. This is going to be their toughest mission yet, but Kara can’t even focus due to Fiona’s …
Marked Review
After a Vampire Tracker Marks her with a crescent moon on her forehead, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx and has affinities for all five elements: Air, Fire Water, Earth and Spirit. But she …
TBR Tuesday!
What books have I recently read and not yet reviewed? I have a few books scheduled for the next few days, as I’ve been reading so much that I had to spread my reviews out! These are only the books that I actually read and haven’t written a review at all, not any of the …
The Other Woman ARC Review
Emily loves Adam and thinks that everything is going to work out perfectly with him, but then another woman is interfering with their relationship: His mother Pammie. Pammie seems to be sweet to everyone but Emily. Adam is very protective of her, and Emily is sure that Pammie is going to do everything to tear …
Ali’s Thieves: A Reverse Harem Fairytale ARC Review
In Gallabah, there is a wall to divide the rich and the poor. In the poor “Sector”, rations are thrown over the wall and people fight over the rotten food. Aliah has never gone outside of the sector, and barely ventures into the forbidden woods. Nevertheless, she is a wood carver and must collect the …
Dark Water ARC Review
I love J.A. Armitage’s fairy tale retellings, and this one was just as good as the others! It is in another world, so even though it says Book 4, it is really Book 1 of the new section. You can read this one without reading the others, but I suggest reading them all. Princess Erica …
Fahrenheit 451 Review
Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and …
Fortress of Shadows ARC Review
Devon has been spending a lot of time in Relic Online, and she found a way to limit in-game pain so that she doesn’t have to be as careful as before. She has created a home with her little jungle village, and the villagers basically work for her. She hadn’t ever seen any other players, …