Amora Montara knows she's her kingdom's only hope as the next High Animancer (master of souls). She's been training all her life to wield Soul Magic - which allows her to control and destroy enemies of her country. However, it is a fickle power. One where if it goes wrong, there are disastrous consequences. On the very night she was supposed… Continue reading All the Stars and Teeth – Adalyn Grace
A Question Mark Is Half a Heart – Sofia Lundberg
This book is told across two timelines. There's past-Elin, the eldest child of three struggling with her brothers and her mother to survive. And there's present-Elin, the seemingly perfect wife and mother who is going through a crisis of sorts. The past focuses mostly on what it was like to live with nearly nothing. Elin's mother is stressed beyond… Continue reading A Question Mark Is Half a Heart – Sofia Lundberg
My Squirrel Days – Ellie Kemper
★★★ Plans, schedules, and structure make me feel secure in a world that - let's just say it - is going straight to hell. Ellie Kemper - aka Erin Hannon on the Office and Kimmy from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - is best known for her amazing comedic timing and quirky characters. She's written a memoir of… Continue reading My Squirrel Days – Ellie Kemper
Victories Greater than Death – Charlie Jane Anders
Tina has spent her entire life knowing that she would leave this earth - permanently. Because she's secretly an alien. She's technically a clone of a brilliant alien commander who passed away unexpectedly. Tina longs for her new life to begin and when her internal beacon lights up - she's ready. She's transported to the wild world of… Continue reading Victories Greater than Death – Charlie Jane Anders
Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery
★★★★ Her chest full of crisp air and inspiration, her feet atop a forgettable mountain where the stars make you feel insignificant and important all at once. Emma Gatewood is many things - a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a world-renowned walker. When she was sixty-seven years old, she told her family she would… Continue reading Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery
The Man-Butcher Prize – Charles X. Cross
★★★ ½ William was one of the best assassins of the 1600s...but it only took one botched job (someone ended up dead...but it was the wrong someone) to blacklist his name from the assassin's guild. Without a guild, William is lost. His skills wasted. His income ruined. BUT there is one more chance for him - the… Continue reading The Man-Butcher Prize – Charles X. Cross
Snow & Rose – Emily Winfield Martin
★★★★★ Snow and Rose didn't know that they were living in a fairy tale--people never do. Snow and Rose once had the perfect family - a beautifully grand house, a loving mother and an adoring father. But then one day, their father disappeared. He went into the woods and never came back. And without their nobleman father, their… Continue reading Snow & Rose – Emily Winfield Martin
How to Break an Evil Curse – Laura Morrison
Princess Julianna has known all her life that she was cursed. One ray of sunlight and *poof* she dies. Horribly. Despite her limitations, she's carved out a life (metaphorically, and physically - she's literally been digging a hole out of the dungeon since she was 8) for herself in her comfy underground home with her ghostly companions.… Continue reading How to Break an Evil Curse – Laura Morrison
Heading Over the Hill – Judy Leigh
Dawnie and Billy are (quite frankly) ready to retire. They raised their children and have decided (at 70) that they'd like to start over new. Which is what brings them to Barnstaple, by the sea (temporarily). They plan to rent a home until they find the perfect seaside cottage. But as soon as they move… Continue reading Heading Over the Hill – Judy Leigh
Janice the Original – Janice Dickinson
★★★★ Ohhhh my gosh. This one was a wild ride. So, I didn't know too much (okay, anything) about Janice before my quarantine America's Next Top Model binge (I'm on cycle 22, by the way). And I loved her personality on the show. She was the unfiltered kind of funny - always with a snappy remark or cutthroat… Continue reading Janice the Original – Janice Dickinson
