Category: Book Reviews
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📚 Book Review: Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong
Genre: Cozy FantasyRating: ★★★★★Buy It Here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble I Didn’t Expect to Love This Genre as Much as I Do I would’ve never guessed that queer cozy fantasy would end up being one of my favorite genres—but here we are. Keeper of Magical Things surprised me in the best possible way. Julie…
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The September House by Carissa Orlando – Book Review
Author: Carissa OrlandoPublisher: Berkley 📚 Buy the book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop Some books sneak up on you, and The September House was one of those for me. I’d give it about 3.75 stars — not perfect, but definitely a worthwhile read that left me glad I stuck with it. From the…
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Quick, Clever, and Full of Heart: How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps
How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps doesn’t try to be perfect—and that’s part of its charm. It’s quick, clever, and highly enjoyable, especially for readers who grew up on RPGs, video game mechanics, and classic save-the-world setups. From the start, we follow Yui, an underdog who’s not “the chosen one” by…
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Where the Red Fern Grows – Book Review
Author: Wilson RawlsPublisher: Yearling Buy Now: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Bookshop.org(supports indie bookstores) Even knowing what was coming, this book still broke me. Some books lose their magic when you revisit them as an adult — this one doesn’t. If anything, it hits harder. Where the Red Fern Grows is my dad’s favorite…
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Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo – Slower Start, Bloody Finish
Author: Adam CesarePublisher: HarperTeenBuy Now: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Bookshop.org (supports indie bookstores) I’ve been all-in with this series since book one, so I went into Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo with high expectations. While I liked it, this one didn’t quite hit as hard for me as the…
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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives – Book Review
Author: Adam CesarePublisher: HarperTeenBuy Now: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Bookshop.org (supports indie bookstores) Sequels usually make me nervous. Too often they ride the coattails of the original without bringing anything new. But Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives doesn’t just hold its own—it might have outdone the first. The slasher energy is…
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📚 Book Review: Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
Genre: Horror / SlasherRating: ★★★★☆Publisher: HarperCollinsBuy It Here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble 🤡 A Bloody Love Letter to ’80s SlashersClown in a Cornfield is exactly what it promises—a fast-paced, bloody slasher that plays like an ’80s B-horror flick in the best way possible. It’s got the small-town backdrop, the creepy setup, and the killer-in-a-mask…
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📚 Book Review: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Genre: Contemporary FictionRating: ★★★★☆Buy It Here: Amazon / Barnes & Noble A Quirky Hostage Story with Heart Backman is one of those authors who can make you laugh and cry on the same page. Anxious People starts as a bizarre, almost slapstick situation: a failed bank robbery leads to a group of strangers held hostage…
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📚 Book Review: The Humans by Matt Haig
Genre: Contemporary / Speculative FictionRating: ★★★★☆Publisher: Simon & SchusterBuy It Here: Amazon Barnes & Noble ✨ Strange, Funny, and Quietly Profound Some books sneak up on you, and The Humans is one of them. At first, it’s just funny and odd—an alien trying to figure out why humans love peanut butter sandwiches, math, and awkward…
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📚 Book Review: My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
Genre: MemoirRating: ★★★★★Format: Audiobook (Narrated by the Author)Buy It Here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble 🎙 An Audiobook Experience That Hits DifferentI knew My Next Breath would be moving, but listening to Jeremy Renner tell his own story takes it to another level entirely. His voice carries every ounce of the pain, gratitude, and raw…