I got a box from First Second in mid-February, and when I saw that they sent me a copy of Check Please: Sticks and Scones, I wanted to cancel everything I had planned and read it immediately. I’ve both been waiting for this forever and don’t want it to end, but Bitty’s journey as a student […]

A quest for vengeance unravels further than ever thought possible in Scavenge the Stars, the first book in Tara Sim’s fantasy duology based on The Count of Monte Cristo. Journey to the city-state of Moray, where everyone has a secret and no one can be trusted. -Read our before commenting. Do not copy our content in […]

One of the books I was most looking forward to in 2019 was The Starless Sea, the long-awaited second novel from Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus. Getting my hands on a copy was nearly an adventure worthy of the Harbor, and I’m very pleased that this book was worth the wait (and the frustration!). -Read […]

Looking for a story with a diverse cast of characters and a happy ending? Looking for a nice, fluffy, queer love story? Looking for something Halloweeny that’s not really about Halloween? Are you a fan of witches and werewolves? Then do yourself a favor and read Mooncakes. -Read our before commenting. Do not copy our […]

It has been over a hundred years since Ystara fell and Liliath, the angel mage, disappeared. Now, she has returned, looking not a day over the age of 19 and still able to wield the power of angels without suffering the consequences the way others do. She is ready to manipulate everyone to her purposes […]

In a huge departure from the last book I read, another book to get you in the mood for Halloween is Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks. Grab your pumpkin spice and caramel apples and hop in the hay wagon with me as we go on a journey of growing up and seizing the […]

I’m usually not one for horror (I tend to avoid it at all costs) but there’s something about The Monster of Elendhaven that grips you right from the start. Even those of us who have no taste for such things couldn’t help but be sucked into the story of a dreary, cursed town on the edge […]

Asexuality and aromanticism are two orientations that rarely catch a glimpse of the spotlight on the stage of representation. It’s a common belief that a story without some form of sex or romance at its core wouldn’t be much of a story at all, and certainly wouldn’t sell. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy […]

“Silence is not the answer.” This is the message of We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar, a coming of age story about being young and gay at the height of the AIDS crisis, living in fear of a world that does not care about your existence, and trying to be happy despite everything being […]

Occasionally a book will come along that absolutely knocks me off my feet – a book that makes me want to shove my copy in everyone’s faces and go, “Have you read this? You should, IT’S AMAZING.” Currently, that book for me is There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool. -Read our before […]