Historical – Rich in Color

The cover of the book is mostly lush tropical flowers and the colors are vivid pinks and purples with a touch of greenery. The flowers take up most of the space. Over them, the title is in a white font. The w in the word flower and the R in the word thorn have one line that shoots out and comes to a point like a long thorn.

Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical, Romance

Review: Flower and Thorn

3 November, 20232 November, 2023

Title: Flower and Thorn Author: Rati Mehrotra Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Romance Pages: 338 Publisher: Wednesday Books Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available now Summary: Irinya has wanted to be a flower […] Read More

Book Reviews, Fantasy, Historical

Review: And Break the Pretty Kings

27 September, 202324 September, 2023

Title: And Break the Pretty Kings Author: Lena Jeong Genres: Fantasy, Historical Pages: 448 Publisher: HarperTeen Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available now Summary: A crown princess. A monster the gods […] Read More

Book Reviews, Historical, Romance

Book Review: Queen Bee

28 April, 202327 April, 2023

Title: Queen Bee Author: Amalie Howard Genres: Historical Fiction/Romance Pages: 368 Publisher: Joy Revolution Review Copy: ARC by publisher Availability: Available now Summary: Lady Ela Dalvi knows the exact moment […] Read More

Four soldiers holding rifles are kneeling or standing on a hilly area. They are wearing olive pants and shirts along with helmets. They all have mustaches and are staring intently. The sky is a light green color.

Book Reviews, Historical, Non-Fiction

Review: Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War

14 April, 202314 April, 2023

Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War by Talia Aikens-Nuñez Publisher’s Summary: Honor and Fidelity. That is the motto of the 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as […] Read More

The background has colorful spotlights behind two different young women. At the top there is woman holding a cell phone with an antenna. She has long straight hair and is wearing a buttoned up cardigan. She is upside down. There is a title that is also upside down written in script in white. The other title is in print and is black. The woman on the bottom is wearing a jean jacket over a black tank top. She has short hair and is wearing airpods.

Comedy, Contemporary, Historical, Romance

Review: Throwback

17 March, 202317 March, 2023

Throwback by Maurene Goo Summary: Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to […] Read More

A collage of the book SHE IS A HAUNTING. There is a young woman in the center of the cover. Her dark hair has a few leaves in it. There are colorful flowers in each side of her mouth. A tear is running down one side of her face. Her eyes are wide and eyebrows are drawn down.

Book Reviews, Contemporary, Historical, LGBTQIA

Review: She is a Haunting

24 February, 202323 February, 2023

Title: She is a Haunting Author: Trang Thanh Tran Genres: Horror, Contemporary, LGBTQIA Pages: 352 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Review Copy: Received eARC via NetGalley Availability: Available 28 February 2022 Summary: […] Read More