Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Hardcover, 324 pagesRelease Date: October 19, 2021Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 21-29, 2021Stand-aloneSource: BoughtTW: DismembermentFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Horror, Gothic, YA0   What the heart desires, the house destroys…     Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester…

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

e-Audio, 08:46:29Narrated by: Josephine Huang Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: February 23-24, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Microaggression from a friendFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Foodie Favorites, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Retellings, Stand-alone, YA      For fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A…

Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

e-Audio, 07:21:05Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly & Curry WhitmireRelease Date: August 4, 2020Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: February 3-5, 2021Once Upon a Con, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Re-tellings, Romance, Series, Contemporary, YA     In the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, Beauty and the Beast is retold in the…

Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Inkyard Press Read from: December 27, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Self-harm (mentioned, but not pictured on the page), DrugsFor fans…

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Bloomsbury YA Read from: June 24-28, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Misogyny, Homophobia, Abuse, DeathFor fans of: Re-tellings, Fierce Females, LGBTQIAP+, Romance,…

Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

Audio CD,  10 CDs Narrated by: Melanie Golding & Stephanie Racine  Release Date:  April 30, 2019 Published by:  Blackstone Publishing Read from: August 24-September 6, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: Drowning & missing newborns For fans of: Psychological Thrillers, Horror, Dark Fairy Tales, Adult,       “Mother knows best” takes on a sinister new meaning in this unsettling thriller perfect…

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

e-Audio,  12:54:22 Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle  Release Date:  May 14, 2019 Published by:  Scholastic Audio Read from: August 2-8, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Re-tellings, strong female characters, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, YA      Isabelle should be blissfully happy – she’s about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn’t the beautiful girl…

The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

e-Audio,  09:03:12 Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Emily Lawrence, & Caitlin Davies  Release Date:  April 2, 2019 Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: July 11-19, 2019 Once Upon a Con, #2 Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: N/A For fans of: LGBTQIAP+, Romance, Retellings, Realistic Fiction, YA      The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult…

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

e-ARC, 416 pages            Release Date: August 6, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Read from: July 19-22, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher & Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Death For fans of: Horror, Fantasy, Retellings,…

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