Hey friends đź–¤I can’t believe we’re already six days into the new year and I haven’t cracked open a book or set any reading goals yet. Life has been interesting as of late, filled with client edits, adventurous kitties, and surprise snow storms. I’ve also been applying to ESL teaching positions, dealing with liver health concerns, …
Title: In The Ravenous Dark Author: A.M. Strickland Genre: YA, Fantasy, LGBT+ Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Format: e-Arc ISBN: 9781529370461 BOOKSHOP | INDIEBOUND | AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE Summary: In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them—and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from …
Title: His Hideous HeartEditor: Dahlia Adler Genre: Dark Fantasy, AnthologyPublisher: Flatiron Books Format: PaperbackISBN: 9781250302779 Summary: Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the …
Title: Artificial ConditionSeries: The Murderbot Diaries #2Author: Martha WellsGenre: Science FictionPublisher: TorFormat: HardbackISBN: 1250186927 Summary: It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to …
Title: TornSeries: The Unraveled Kingdom #1Author: Rowena MillerGenre: Fantasy, RomancePublisher: OrbitFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780316478625 Summary: Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a “mockumentary” bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others …
In general, I’m not a big fan of novellas. I like a long story that I can really sink my teeth into.Â
The Books I’ll be stuffing my nose into this month. What’s on your TBR shelf?
Title: Final GirlsAuthor: Riley SagerGenre: Thriller, Slasher HorrorPublisher: DuttonFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781101985366 Summary: Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of …
Title: The Lives of Desperate GirksAuthor: Mackenzie CommonsGenre:Â Thriller Publisher: Penguin TeenFormat: e-bookISBN: 9780143198710 Summary: One small, northern community. Two girls gone — one missing, the other dead. A riveting coming-of-age debut young adult novel for fans of Everything I Never Told You and All the Bright Places. Sixteen-year-old Helen Commanda is found dead just outside …
