Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez’s Just for the Summer was released earlier this month. Jimenez is known for her contemporary romance novels, and this book was Good Morning America’s Book Club pick for April. Just for the Summer is a feel-good summer romance. No tortured reasons for people to be kept apart, just two people who like each …
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar is a historical fiction fantasy set in Madrid during the Spanish Golden Age, released a few days ago much to the excitement of her devoted cadre of fans. Inventive and dark, Bardugo’s standalone historical fantasy novel centers around a scullery maid with Jewish ancestry, Luzia, who is discovered to have a …
James
James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of Jim, the runaway slave that travels with Huck down the Mississippi in the novel. Released last month (March 19) to resoundingly positive reviews, Everett’s newest offering re-centers the novel on Jim’s experience. In doing so, it highlights …
Iron Flame
So I just finished Iron Flame by Rebecca Yaros today. With the release date and title for the next book in the Empyrean series set, I thought I should go ahead and cross it off my reading list, plus my sister was reading it this week too. Iron Flame is a hefty tome of a …
Onyx Storm
The title and release date just got released very recently (in March 2024), so there aren’t any early copies floating around or reviews as of yet. I only recently read the first book, and I’m currently reading the second, but I’m very interested to see where the story goes from here. We’ll get to find …