Title: Love From Mecca to MedinaAuthor: S. K. AliRelease date: October 18, 2022Age-range/genre: Young Adult / Contemporary, RomanceTrigger warnings: referenced racism and islamophobiaSummary: [from goodreads] Adam and Zayneb. Perfectly matched. Painfully apart.Adam is in Doha, Qatar, making a map of the Hijra, a historic migration from Mecca to Medina, and worried about where his next paycheck will come from. … Continue reading ARC Review & Blog tour: Love From Mecca to Medina
recommended for: fans of high fantasy, epic adventures, and exploring family & romantic relationships
The Dragon's Promise is a wonderful ending to the Six Crimson Cranes duology, full of magic and adventure. The novel has so much heart, making it a heartfelt story that plucks at heartstrings and concludes a great story.
recommended for: fans of sci-fi & thriller, killer mermaids, and cozy horror novels
recommended for: fans of post-apocalyptic novels, powerful queer stories, found family and stories about finding identity
Hell Followed With Us is a beautifully written novel that explores themes of autonomy and identity in a post-apocalyptic setting. It’s atmospheric writing and wonderful characters make it a surprisingly wholesome and touching horror novel.
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recommended for: fans of the rivals-to-lovers trope, strong female characters, girls in STEM, and cute romance novels
My Mechanical Romance was a wonderfully sweet (yet still angsty) contemporary novel that explores what it's like to be a teenage girl with an interest in the STEM field in a misogynistic world, how ambition is not something to be scared of, and how important it is to let go of other people's expectations. A mix of seriousness and fluff, it's a contemporary novel I adored reading.
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Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Very Bad People!
recommended for: fans of dark academia novels, secret societies, and books like Truly Devious.
Very Bad People is a thrilling dark academia novel full of secret societies and family mysteries, and asks the important question: how far would you go for justice? [continue reading]
recommended for: fans of historical fiction, clever mysteries, and a slow-burn romance.
The Red Palace is June Hur's third novel, and is an expertly woven mystery that incites both fear and excitement in the reader. Hur has outdone herself in this novel, creating a fantastic mystery that had me engaged the entire time. [continue reading]
recommended for: fans of magical settings, historical fiction with a splash of fantasy, stories with family drama, and unique retellings
Bright Ruined Things is a brilliantly paced retelling of The Tempest, set in the 1920s on an island run by the infamous Prosper family. Mae has always lived on the island, but has never felt like she belonged there. During a night of mayhem and mischief, everything changes - it's a story that had me entranced the whole way through. [continue reading]
recommended for: fans of showtunes, musicals, rivals to lovers, and cute contemporary novels.
When You Get The Chance is Emma Lord's third novel, and as expected it was one I immensely enjoyed reading. Full of fun antics and family drama, this novel is able to mix Mamma Mia levels of drama with sincere moments and an adorable romance. Altogether, this is a great contemporary that you don't want to miss. [continue reading]
recommended for: fans of dark fairy tale retellings, dark academia
The Grimrose Girls is a thrilling novel about friendship and solving murders. Described as Descendants meets Pretty Little Liars, you can definitely see the influences of the two, but this story is still fresh in its retelling of classic fairy tales. The book is able to mix the dread from the original Grimm Tales, while also containing some wholesomeness as seen in Disney's take on them, making it the best balance of fun and fear.[continue reading]
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