Belladonna by Adalyn Grace ~ Review

Title: BelladonnaAuthor: Adalyn GraceGenre: Young Adult FantasyPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonNumber of Pages: 408 Release Date: August 30th, 2022Blurb: Death waits for no one . . . except for her.Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her wellbeing - and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining...

A Far Better Prospect by MJ Stratton ~ Review + Giveaway

Title: A Far Better Prospect Author: MJ StrattonGenre: Pride and Prejudice variationPublisher: self-publishedNumber of Pages: 991Release Date: July 11th, 2023Blurb: Louisa Bingley had never defied her mother in her life until she found something she wished to fight for. In love with a man with close ties to trade, Louisa refuses to give him up when her mother demands it.But Mrs. Bingley...

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig ~ Review

Title: House of Roots and RuinAuthor: Erin A. CraigGenre: Fantasy ThrillerPublisher: Delacorte PressNumber of Pages: 544Release Date: July 25th, 2023Blurb: In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed.Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters...

The Bride of Lycaster by Perci Jay ~ Review

Title: The Bride of LycasterAuthor: Perci Jay Genre: Romantic FantasyPublisher: Fable House Press, LLCNumber of Pages: 454Release Date: July 22nd, 2023Blurb: When you are brought up to be only a bride, you are nothing until you are married. Then someone else decides what you are.Serafina Ravenwood is a liar. Caught between bloodthirsty giants destroying her homeland and a cruel Duke who...

The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell ~ Review

Title: The Quiet Stillness of Empty HousesAuthor: L.V. RussellGenre: Historical HorrorPublisher: Quill and Crow Publishing House Number of Pages: 194Release Date: May 17th, 2023Blurb: Theodora Corvus can hear the whispers of her crumbling family home. She can hear the whispers of Kingsward Manor, her place of employment. She sees the watchers by the lake, black-eyed and waiting. But...

Prevailed Upon to Marry by Mary Smythe ~ Review

Title: Prevailed Upon to MarryAuthor: Mary Smythe Genre: Pride and Prejudice variationPublisher: Quills & Quartos PublishingNumber of Pages: 274Release Date: June 12th, 2023Blurb: To love and be loved in return—what more could any rational person wish for?THE NEWS OF ELIZABETH BENNET'S ENGAGEMENT hits Fitzwilliam Darcy with all the force of a runaway carriage. That she is set...

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas ~ Review

Title: A Court of Wings and RuinAuthor: Sarah J. MaasGenre: New Adult FantasyPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingRelease Date: May 2nd, 2017Blurb: Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could...