Mystery – Rich in Color

Review: Midnight Strikes

24 March, 202323 March, 2023

Title: Midnight Strikes Author: Zeba Shahnaz Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Pages: 448 Publisher: Delacorte Press Review Copy: Received eARC via NetGalley Availability: Available now Summary: Seventeen-year-old Anaïs just wants tonight […] Read More

Rectangular magnifying glass, small spiral notebook, blank white card and a ball point pen are on a plain white surface.

Book Lists, Mystery

Want a Clue?

20 July, 202220 July, 2022

If you’re craving a mystery, we’ve got plenty to choose from today. Here are a few we’ve really enjoyed. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Henry, Holt and Co. (BYR) [Our […] Read More

Collage of three copies of the QUEEN OF THE TILES book cover. The background is warm rose colors that get darker toward the bottom of the cover. A young lady is centered. She's wearing a peachy hijab with dark clothing. Her arms are crossed. All around her are small Scrabble tiles falling through the air.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Mystery

Review: Queen of the Tiles

15 April, 202214 April, 2022

Title: Queen of the Tiles Author: Hanna Alkaf Genres: Contemporary, Mystery Pages: 320 Publisher: Salaam Reads Review Copy: Received an electronic copy from the publisher Availability: 19 April 2022 Summary: […] Read More

A well armored person is standing with a mace over one shoulder on this book cover.

Book Reviews, Fantasy, Mystery

Review: Year of the Reaper

12 November, 202115 January, 2023

Title: Year of the Reaper Author: Makiia Lucier Genres: Historical Fantasy, Mystery Pages: 336 Publisher: Clarion Books Review Copy: Received an eARC from the publisher Availability: Available now Summary: The […] Read More

The book cover. A young person with long hair is wearing headphones and has slight lines indicating eyes, but no other facial features and is wearing a camisole and long skirt and is holding a book. There are some raindrops falling just on the person and not to the left or right. The Title is on the skirt. A snake is at the bottom of the skirt along the ground. It's head is to the right of the person and the body is in a backwards s and the tail is somewhere behind the standing person.

Book Reviews, Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Mystery

Review: A Snake Falls to Earth

5 November, 202115 January, 2023

Title: A Snake Falls to Earth Author: Darcie Little Badger Publisher: Levine Querido Pages: 384 Review copy: Digital ARC via Edelweiss Availability: The digital version releases on 11/9/21. The hard copy and […] Read More

A young woman is standing with her back to the reader on this book cover. There is blood dripping down her back from the collar of her dress.

Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Thriller

Review: All These Bodies

17 September, 202115 September, 2021

Title: All These Bodies Author: Kendare Blake Genres: Historical, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy Pages: 304 Publisher: Quill Tree Books Review Copy: Received an eARC from the publisher Availability: Available 21 September […] Read More