The Boundless by Anna Bright proves that sometimes, the sequel is better than the original. Personally, I enjoyed her first novel, The Beholder, but I understood some readers’ complaints that the main character was too passive. In this installment, however,…
Book Review: The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell
Sparkling with lush magic and worldbuilding, The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell, a queer retelling of “Snow White and Rose Red,” tells the the story of twins: one who lives her life in the shadows, the other who basks in…
Book Review: The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae
Filled with morally-complicated characters and a life-or-death competition, The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae will keep you turning pages until the very end. I came into this book not very excited, because high concept, plot-heavy novels are not usually my…
Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins exceeds expectations with her Hunger Games prequel, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Once again, we open on a Reaping Day—the Reaping Day of the 10th Hunger Games. These Hunger Games, however, do not look like the Hunger…
Book Review: By the Book by Amanda Sellet
Amanda Sellet’s debut By the Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons is the very definition of cute, guaranteed to make you feel all the warm fuzzies. Now, I love to read as much as the next bookworm (probably even…
YALLWest 2020: 4 Tips on Writing Suspense
Although shelter-in-place orders have led to so many anticipated events being cancelled, some thankfully were moved online… and YALLWest 2020, cleverly renamed YALLStayHome, was one of them. YALLWest is a book convention featuring Young Adult and Middle Grade authors, usually…
Book Review: If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
Painful and poignant, debut novel If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha gives us a window into the distressing lives of women in modern day Seoul. Although set in today’s world, the world Cha paints is so unlike our…
