Book Reviews & Recommendations
S.T. Gibson’s Savage Blooms is a dark, sensual, and unsettling descent into gothic desire and ancient enchantment. Set in the misty isolation of the Scottish Highlands, the novel entwines lust, loneliness, and faerie folklore into a story that feels both timeless and […]
Sarah Adler’s rom-com pairs a sunshiney optimist with a grumpy writer on a chaotic drive from Washington, D.C. to Key West, with three spoonfuls of an elderly friend’s ashes tucked in a backpack. It sounds zany, yet the humor is wrapped around […]
Laura Pearson’s The Last List of Mabel Beaumont is a deeply touching and life-affirming novel about grief, friendship, and second chances. Beautifully written and brimming with quiet wisdom, it’s the kind of story that slips gently into your heart and lingers long […]
Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars is a novel that defies categorization. It’s part science fiction, part fantasy, part contemporary drama and entirely original. It’s a story about a violin teacher who owes her soul to the devil, a runaway transgender prodigy […]
Ry Herman’s This Princess Kills Monsters is an absolute delight a sharp, funny, and gloriously queer reinvention of the Grimm Brothers’ The Twelve Huntsmen. It’s the kind of story that knows exactly how ridiculous fairy tales can be and loves them all […]
Francine Oomen returns to the world that raised a generation with a new entry aimed at those former teens who are now juggling rent, relationships, and the quiet panic of adulthood. Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel? promises a grown […]
Sonali Dev’s newest is pitched as a rom-com, but the heart of There’s Something About Mira is bigger and braver than that label suggests. It is a contemporary novel about a lost ring, a viral search, and a woman who finally stops […]
Tash Aw’s The South is a quiet stunner about heat, hunger, and the stories families hand down. Set largely in late 1990s Malaysia, the novel follows Jay, a teenager who travels with his parents and sisters to a failing family farm after […]
Elle Sprinkle skates into college romance with a confident slow burn in Like a Power Play, a sapphic hockey rom com that pairs a driven team captain with a reluctant student coach. The result is equal parts on ice grit, off ice […]
If you want a cozy sapphic romance steeped in fall vibes, Bridget Morrissey’s Everything She Does Is Magic serves pumpkin spice with a side of self discovery. Set in Fableview, a Midwestern town where every day is basically Halloween, this YA rom-com […]