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Boys With Sharp Teeth by Jenni Howell

dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

This was a beautifully written young adult novel. I loved the dark academia setting in this book. I enjoyed following Marin in this story as she works to uncover the truth behind her cousin’s death. This book has an intriguing cast of characters and the author’s immersive storytelling made this book hard to put down.  Overall this was a captivating young adult read. 

Read this if you like

📖 Dark academia

📖 Boarding school settings

📖 Immersive writing

📖 Morally gray characters 

📖 Unreliable narrators 

Thank you to Fierce Reads for the gifted arc. 

Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

lighthearted mysterious

4.5

I really enjoyed this light hearted paranormal romance read. I loved following Riley as she worked with Nick to solve her neighbor’s murder as well as working to control her psychic abilities. I liked the wide cast of characters and the overall storyline of this book. My only complaint with this one was that it felt unnecessarily long at times, but that being said I still flew through it rather quickly. Overall this was a great read. 

Read this if you like:

📖 Cozy mystery vibes

📖 Psychic fmc

📖 Private investigator mmc

📖 Fake dating 

📖 Quirky characters

📖 Slow burn romance

House of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau

5.0

I really enjoyed this unique romantasy book. I liked the main character, Edira, in this story and enjoyed follow her as she worked to try to cure the blight.  I loved the author’s writing style and how she created an atmospheric world. There were a lot of twists and turns throughout this book and I can’t wait to see how it continues in the next book. 

Read this if you like:

📖 Gothic romantasy

📖 Forced proximity 

📖 Unique magic system

📖 Slow burn romance 

Thank you to Harper Voyager for the gifted arc. 

River of Spirits by Shana Targosz

5.0

This was a great middle grade fantasy and an excellent start to a new series. I enjoyed following Senka and Poppy in this tale.  I loved the author’s writing style as she told this imaginative story. I appreciated how Greek mythology was incorporated in this fantasy world that takes place between the realms of the living and dead. Overall this was an excellent read and I look forward to reading future books in this series. 

Read this if you like:

📖 Greek mythology 
📖 Middle grade fantasy
📖 Great world building 
📖 Relatable characters 

Thank you to @simonkids for the gifted arc.

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

5.0

Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton

5.0

This was an excellent young adult fantasy! The author did a great job with the world building and I was immediately captivated by the overall storyline. I loved following main character Saoirse in this story and found her to be a very complex character. There was so much packed into this book and so many unexpected twists. This was a book that I didn’t want to put down and I can’t wait to see how the story continues in the next book, Drown Me With Dreams. 

Read this if you like: 

📖 Sirens & Fae
📖 Morally Gray FMC
📖 Complex Characters

Thank you to Bloomsbury YA for the gifted copy.

The Department by Jacqueline Faber

4.0

This was an enjoyable mystery/thriller book. I liked the alternating POVs between Neil and Lucia. This book was packed with twists and turns and I really enjoyed the author’s writing style in this book. The Department was a great debut book and I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

Thank you to @uplitreads for the gifted arc.

Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen

3.0

This was a cute young adult romance. I liked the overall storyline of this book and how it was a Romeo and Juliet retelling, especially since I haven’t read many. I appreciated the dual povs between Julie and Randall as I followed them throughout the story. The pacing of this book felt a bit rushed at times but overall this was a good read. Heads up that this book had a lot of food references and descriptions that will leave you hungry. 

Read this if you like:

📖 Romeo and Juliet
📖 Rivals to lovers
📖 Ex-best friends
📖 Forced proximity 
📖 Lgbt reps

Thank you to @wednesdaybooks for the gifted arc.

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

5.0

This was such an intriguing psychological thriller. This book had me questioning everything throughout the story. I loved the atmospheric island setting and the dual povs in this book as well as the unreliable characters. This book was a bit slow paced at times, but it didn’t matter because I still didn’t want to put this one down. Beautiful Ugly had a lot of good twists, especially at the ending. If you are looking for a good thriller, you may want to pick this one up. 

Read this if you like:

📖 Isolated island settings
📖 Unreliable narrators
📖 Mysterious & atmospheric vibes
📖 Slow burn thrillers
📖 Missing person
📖 Twists and turns

The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia

3.0

I struggled to get into this one. I liked the overall concept of this book, but I didn’t really care for any of the characters that were followed in the story. I appreciated the multiple povs and how each character had a distinct voice. This book had a lot of twisted and turns which helped it to be an interesting read, but unfortunately it just wasn’t a favorite for me. 

Thank you @stmartinspress for the gifted copy.