Tag: 4 stars
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Review: Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Adam Sass hits hard with this LGBTQ contemporary about a gay teen, Connor Major, who is sent to an island conversion camp after coming out to his mother. As if a conversion camp wasn’t bad enough, Connor…
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Review: Casting Shadows by LR Braden
**I was provided an electronic ARC via the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Alex and crew return in the latest installment in the Magicsmith series by LR Braden. This is the fourth book in the series, which makes it increasingly difficult to discuss without spoilers. All of the the things…
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Review: Fable by Adrienne Young
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Adrienne Young’s newest novel, Fable, brings readers to a story of high stakes sea trade, secrets, and debts. Fable, daughter of a wealthy trader, was abandoned by her father after a shipwreck. She is determined to earn…
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Review: Twin Daggers by MarcyKate Connelly
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars MarcyKate Connelly’s newest book, Twin Daggers, pits technology against magic in a tale of star-crossed lovers. Readers follow Aissa and her twin, Zandria. Their magic is different in that it is able to affect both organic material…
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Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC post-release from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Kiki’s Delivery Service is undeniably a classic that has had many renditions made in many different forms of media. That being said, this particular edition is my first time experiencing the story! I definitely enjoyed the…
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Review: Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Somaiya Daud returns to the world of Mirage with its sequel, Court of Lions. Readers continue with the story of Amani, the girl stolen from her home to become a body double to the heir to the…
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Review: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Rory Power’s newest release, Burn Our Bodies Down, is part mystery, part horror, and all page-turner. Readers follow Margot Nielsen, who has grown up as the only child of a neglectful parent. Margot has asked her mother…
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Review: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Alexis Hall’s newest release, Boyfriend Material, is a m/m contemporary romance with tons of humor and a fake dating trope tying it all together. Luc O’Donnell is the son of two rock stars, which makes him a frequent…
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Review: Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Unravel the Dusk is the sequel to Elizabeth Lim’s well-received Spin the Dawn, which was marketed as Mulan meets Project Runway. As a sequel, this novel is very much difficult to review without spoiling the first book.…
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Review: The Unsound Theory by Emilia Zeeland
4 stars Emilia Zeeland introduces her STAR Academy series with this first novel, The Unsound Theory. A YA scifi, readers follow Yalena Russo, a girl of unknown origins who receives an invitation to attend STAR Academy. STAR Academy involves collegiate level studies on a space station that only invites 20 students per year. When Yalena…
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