A Reading Journal
TL;DR: This is just me not wanting to read a teenager TBH, but everything else was great. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Calisa is recovering from a breakup and ends up at her Great Aunt’s house (it’s magical!). Characters: I liked the wide cast of weird characters! They were fun. Setting: The inn... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great beginning to an urban fantasy series about returning home. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much! Plot: Seraphina gets powers she shouldn’t have and everyone is against her rise. Struggles follow. Characters: I enjoyed the primary three or four characters we got. The over description of everyone else was a bit strange though.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Good but not quite five stars.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Ariadne is looking for her missing mentor and gets caught in a bigger web. Characters: Interesting but not super unique. Setting: Not much can be said about the setting, it served well but it wasn’t a strong part of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An absolute delight. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Green is drawn into a world of hidden monsters and risk. Characters: I really liked all of them. They were unique and each felt very different. Setting: A great part of the story, I love anything in the Appalachian Mountains. Fantasy:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Not for me. This was too long, and with too much drooling. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Loren needs help, gets a bounty hunter’s help, makes bad decisions, and lusts after him the whole time. Characters: If I hear about Darien’s undercut one more time I might scream. Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: My first five star of 2026 and one of the saddest books I’ve read in a long time. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Wei Yin is caught up in the machinations of court and ends up becoming at first a joke, then a force. Beautiful. Characters: Nuanced and flawed... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This would have been fantastic if the blurb didn’t FULLY spoil the whole plot. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: The first paragraph of the blurb tells you the first 67% of the book, and it has the rest in the next paragraphs. Characters: I really liked them, they were... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A truly cozy and sweet book. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A Goblin and a Halfling have to learn to live together in a run down cottage. Characters: They were very cute! I enjoyed them. Setting: Also a lovely setting. It felt very green and lush in it’s descriptions.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: While not as good for me as book one I definitely still had a lot of fun. Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Sparkles and stoic knights, and banter. Our Queen and Golden Beacon get trapped in fairy trials. Characters: Hilarious. I wish we’d had more of other queens, but... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This one is going to leave me thinking a while (in a good way). Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: We explore Daedalus’s life leading up to and after Icarus’s death. Including his attempts to find his son in the afterlife. Characters: No one is perfect, but they’re all fascinating. Setting:... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 