When Emelie finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her while camping, she decides to take a walk. When she comes back to the campsite though she finds her ex has abandoned her in the woods. She decides to walk to town but gets turned around and instead finds Axel, who is bathing in a … More Review: Take Me to the River by Kaci Rose
This volume collects chapters 1-25 of the Webtoon comic To save her people, Princess Clove, the last remaining heir of the Cerulean Dragon clan, has agreed to marry her enemy, Prince Kyro of the Crimson Dragon Clan. Clove quickly realizes that this marriage is not going to be as straightforward as she was expecting because … More ARC Review: SubZero Vol. 1 by Junepurr
This volume continues Marou and Urara’s journey. Marou is finally living as the manga protagonist he always dreamed of and is now fighting against the ayashimon. In this volume we see Chairman Doppo’s yokai abilities, Urara’s true form, and Urara attempting to make an alliance with the Todoroki Alliance. I am really enjoying Marou and … More Review: Ayashimon Vol. 2 by Yuji Kaku
This was a very emotional and impactful graphic novel. I have been meaning to read this for a while now and was glad that I could read about this piece of history that was not included in the history books I had to read during school. This is the story of George Takei’s childhood in … More Review: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott
This is the story of Maruo who always wanted to be like his favorite characters from manga. Unfortunately, his extensive training efforts have paid off two well and now he is super strong, breaks everything he touches, and wins every fight too easily. When he meets Urara, a girl being pursued by yakuza thugs, his … More Review: Ayashimon Vol. 1 by Yuji Kaku
Samantha Strong is an upstanding citizen and a small-town serial killer with one cardinal rule: Don’t murder the locals. When someone starts murdering in her small-town though she sets out to figure out who it is and stop them before her own secrets get revealed. This was a very interesting story with great artwork. Samantha … More ARC Review: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath
Erin dreams of becoming a hot air balloon pilot and only needs one more flight to reach that status. But her dreams are put on hold when three new paranormals arrive in Sedona. She has to deal with a new coworker, a charismatic warlock making offers that are too good to be true, and a … More ARC Review: Wind Whisperer by Anna Lowe
TW: hoarding disorder; PTSD, panic attacks and nightmares; mentions of war, torture, and multiple murder attempts Lord Alaric Valerian has a problem. His mother is visiting his castle and plans to host a ball, but she doesn’t know he has filled every room with his artistic passions. Since he is desperate, he hires a professional … More ARC Review: Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes
After following James’ Kinky History videos on Instagram, I knew I needed to read this book. She always presents the kinky facts from history in a fun and easy to understand manner. This book is just a longer version of that. James uses a mixture of history, science, and personal anecdote to tell the history … More Review: Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future by Esmé Louise James
As someone who lived through this event and watched it happen on television, this was a hard book to listen to. This attack happened when I was in the fourth grade (9 years old). A teacher came into our class to notify us that an attack had a happened and told us to turn on … More Review: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
Star hockey player Eli Hopkins has it all almost. But when he finds out he will be deported due to incorrectly filed paperwork, he realizes he needs to get married within 30 days or he will lose everything. This was a closed door, slow building, marriage of convenience romance. Bailey is working at an animal … More Review: A Groom of One’s Own by Emma St. Clair
“You’re only a monster if you choose to be.” This book picks up right where The Sunbearer Trials ended and continues Teo’s story, but this time instead of trying to survive the trials he is trying to fix what he brought upon the world by not sacrificing Auristela to Sol. Teo, Aurelio, and Niya have … More ARC Review: Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
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