★★★★★ Little e knew he was important... This sweet picture book seeks to teach children the importance of of the letter "e" by personifying letters in the alphabet. In this world, little "e" goes to school with all the other little letters and most of the time, he's left alone. The other letters rarely paid him… Continue reading The Mighty Silent e! – Kimberlee Gard
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Written in the Stars – Alexandria Bellefleur
★★★★ ½ Astrology and magic and soul mates. Darcy has had to deal with her overprotective younger brother for all her life...and recently, he's become more meddlesome than she can handle. "Quit trying to marry me off like I'm some Regency spinster in one of your favorite Austen novels." "Your name is Darcy." "And I… Continue reading Written in the Stars – Alexandria Bellefleur
Wilder Girls – Rory Power
★★★★ We don't get to choose what hurts us. The Raxter School for Girls is on an island and for the past few months, they've been put on the strictest of quarantines. There's something - a disease? creature? magic? - that's been infecting the girls and surrounding wildlife. It’s like that, with all of us here. Sick, strange,… Continue reading Wilder Girls – Rory Power
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered – Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark
★★★★ ...you can’t “stay out of the forest” because the world is a forest. And it’s filled with predators True crime addicts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark run a hugely successful crime podcast, and for the first time they have published a book. We barely get any time on this planet. Do not spend it pleasing… Continue reading Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered – Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark
Circe by Madeline Miller
★★ “You have always been the worst of my children,” he said. “Be sure to not dishonor me.” “I have a better idea. I will do as I please, and when you count your children, leave me out.” Circe was always an odd child and she became an even odder adult. It was clear from her… Continue reading Circe by Madeline Miller
Dark Places – Gillian Flynn
★★★★ I was raised feral, and I mostly stayed that way. Libby Day is famous for all the wrong reasons. When she was seven years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered at the height of the Satanic Panic in her small town in Kansas. All the evidence pointed to Ben, Libby's older brother. The… Continue reading Dark Places – Gillian Flynn
Down a Dark Hall – Lois Duncan
Kit Gordy's mom just got married and during the absurdly long honeymoon, she's shipped off to Blackwood Hall - an all-girl's school that promises individual attention and personalized learning. At first...she was okay about the idea. She'd do anything for her mother. But very quickly on, she realizes that there's something...off about this school. The dorm rooms… Continue reading Down a Dark Hall – Lois Duncan
Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
“You can't just go round murdering people. There are rules, Nimona.” Nimona, a wild young shapeshifter, finds a new talent... when it comes to being evil. “In the meantime...how would you feel about robbing a bank? " "Positively! I feel positively about robbing a bank!" She teams up with Lord Ballister Blackheart - the villain… Continue reading Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
Yellow Jessamine – Caitlin Starling
Evelyn Perdanu runs a tight ship. She's beyond wealthy, surrounded by loyal servants and is just-so-happening to be harboring the darkest of secrets. She returns from her latest voyage and almost immediately her crew begins to act erratically before slipping into a deathless state. Fearful that she's brought a plague upon the (crumbling) city, she begins to investigate.… Continue reading Yellow Jessamine – Caitlin Starling
Christopher Pumpkin – Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet, Nick East
★★★★★ The witch raised her wand for one final go. There were SPARKLES and GLITTER... A creepy old witch wants to throw a party - the biggest and bestest and scariest party yet. But that's far too much for one old witch to do. So she brings a few pumpkins to life to help, like: Gnarly,… Continue reading Christopher Pumpkin – Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet, Nick East
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