Review—Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz

Melissa de la Cruz’s Something in Between is such a relevant, real look at the issues immigrants face in modern American society.

Review—Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner

In this poignant debut by Paula Garner, Otis and Meg, once the closest of friends, and a true and pure example of young love, must learn how to navigate the intimidating chasm of loss between them.

Review—Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

All Alejandra Mortiz wants is to never have to deal with magic. But since she comes from a family of brujas, that is a pretty difficult thing for her to accomplish.

Review—The Possibility of Somewhere by Julia Day

In this modern Pride and Prejudice spin, Eden Moore and Ash Gupta hate each other, until they don’t.

Blog Tour and Review {+Giveaway}—Reliquary by Sarah Fine

I’m excited to take part in the blog tour for Sarah Fine’s new adult book, Reliquary!

Review—The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel

In Tiffany McDaniel’s debut novel, she creates an allegory set in the small town of Breathed, Ohio, in 1984. Much is happening: scientists recently discovered AIDS; Apple revealed its Macintosh computer; astronauts walked among the stars; Marvin Gaye was killed; and Autopsy Bliss invited the devil to visit his town.

Blog Tour and Review—The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey

In Melissa Grey’s The Shadow Hour, Echo is a different person. This is to be expected after the events of The Girl at Midnight, which I discussed my love for here. But there was more to it than just a physical/metaphysical transformation. No, in this book, Echo has learned and done so much more than she wanted to.

Review—The Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway

The Fifth Avenue Artists Society by Joy Callaway was a lovely book. In it, Callaway manipulates the history of Virginia Lynch (whom she remakes into Virginia—Ginny—Loftin), and weaves a story as heartfelt as the novel Ginny writes, The Web.

Review—The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

In Juliette Fay’s The Tumbling Turner Sisters, Gert and Winnie Turner narrate the tragedies and triumphs of their lives, and everything in between. Fay’s gorgeous prose lends itself to this touching story of the four Turner girls, their mother Ethel and father Frank, and the extended family they acquire as they take the stage during the vaudeville era.

Review—Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Max Porter’s slim volume is anything but small. Its tightly-controlled narrative about grief and how it affects everyone and everything—the self, relationships, the subconscious, the air around us—is as true as the experience of grief itself.