MINI-REVIEWS: Shatter the Sky, Dead Voices, & Wicked Fox

Title: Shatter the Sky Author: Rebecca Kim Wells Pages: 304 Release Date: July 30 2019 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+ Goodreads Rating:  3.77 (of 489 ratings) representation: f/f romance content warnings: kidnapping, animal fighting I think I realized that I was a bit in over my head …

MINI-REVIEWS: Stargazing, All Boys Aren’t Blue, & Salt to the Sea

Title: Stargazing Author: Jen Wang Pages: 224 Release Date: September 10 2019 Publisher: First Second Format: Hardcover Genre: Contemporary, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade Goodreads Rating:  4.20 (of 3281 ratings) representation: Chinese main characters, Buddhist main character content warnings: brain tumor I really loved Jen Wang's The Prince & The Dressmaker, so I was so eager …

MINI-REVIEW: “Tiger Queen” by Annie Sullivan

Title: Tiger Queen Author: Annie Sullivan Pages: 320 Release Date: September 10 2019 Publisher: Blink Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy Goodreads Rating:  4.07 (of 377  ratings) I didn't enjoy this book. I'm going to say it off the bat, because that was what ran through my head all 322 pages of Tiger Queen. I'm also very aware that …

MINI-REVIEWS: Pumpkinheads & His Hideous Heart aka why am I still reading Halloween books??

Title: His Hideous Heart Author: Dahlia Adler Pages: 480 Release Date: September 10th 2019 Publisher: Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover Genre: Horror, Anthology Goodreads Rating:  3.65 (of 673 ratings) representation: misc.  content warnings: death, murder, kidnapping, sexual content, attempted rape This is one of the better anthologies that I have read. I've had a really bad …

MINI(ish)-REVIEWS: Life is Short And Then You Die & This is Kind of an Epic Love Story

Title: Life Is Short and Then You Die Author: Kelley Armstrong Pages: 320 Release Date: September 10 2019 Publisher: Imprint Format: Hardcover Genre: Horror, Anthology Goodreads Rating:  3.56 (of 86 ratings) representation: varied - hard to tell usually with anthologies content warnings: death, murder, gore This one was a mess. Usually in an anthology, I …

MINI-REVIEWS: Remember Me, The Tyrant’s Tomb, & Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Title: Remember Me Author: Chelsea Bobulski Pages: 336 Release Date: August 6th 2019 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Format: Hardcover Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Historical Fiction Goodreads Rating:  4.01 (of 231 ratings) representation: talks of mental health (depression, hallucinations) content warnings: attempted rape, death (of principle character), murder, suicide, violence (especially against a woman), physical and emotional …