My poor and already full bookshelf. But I need more books. Scratch that thought. I need a bookshelf, not books. Uh, nope, that thought didn’t last three seconds. I’ll eventually get a new one. I think the suspense of reading these gorgeous books might kill me. Might?! Will. Definitely will.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
I’M NOT READY. I don’t want this series to end so quickly. Why? Why?! I need more people who feel the same way I do for this series so, at least, I can gush, cry over the characters, and not feel like such a possessive and crazily obsessed fan, or hopefully I can find more who think like me (thankfully I have Dana). The first book is just perfection mixed in six masterful POVs.
I can only hope for more stories of my perfect heist gang.
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The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
I will buy any book Ami publishes. I’m still waiting for the sequel of The Birth House. But seeing Moth again is such a great surprise! Moth, now named Adelaide Thom, has grown up.
When I found out Ami was publishing a new book, I wasn’t expecting to see Moth again. Now this book has a touch of supernatural, and I’m always glad to get into that genre. Ami has a way to write an endearing, powerful female characters.
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Rex by Cody B. Stewart, Adam Rocke, and Mark Rogers
Oh look at it. I’m in love. It’s in my hands. FINALLY. I’ve seen some of the book’s birth through my friend Ellie, who is the publisher of Common Deer Press. And I’m so happy to see this book in the flesh.
You get a taste of E.T., Jurassic Park, and 90s scientific flare. I love how Rex gave me a little piece of my childhood back. You can find my review here.
Please, and I mean please, buy from small, indie publishers. The money made through direct sales will go to the publisher and authors, not a third-party seller!
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The Oddity by Kat Hawthorne
It’s so much prettier in person. So much. The Internet and the ARC don’t do it justice.
Kat takes you on a cleverly twisted journey told through eloquent prose. She injects the consequences of right or wrong, fate, and genetic engineering. And just to keep you guessing, she then intertwines tarot card and its lure into the mix.
Check out my review!
Again, buy from indie publishers!
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The Boatman by Kat Hawthorne
I’ve been wanting to read this book since the first I heard of it in my Book Design course. So when Common Deer Press sent it with my Rex copy, along with The Oddity (which I wasn’t expecting either), I freaked.
Isabel is a girl after my own heart. This odd child not only sees dead things but also has a cast of interesting friends: a talking ventriloquist’s dummy and a gentleman in the form of a spider named Monty, who wears a top hat. You had me at dead things, but you sealed the deal with a top hat-wearing spider. But to make things even more creepy, she creates The Boatman, who lures children to a sleeping illness.
I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this book! Thank you, Ellie! ❤️
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Let me know when you finish Crooked Kingdom! (Also, you better start preparing for a book hangover)
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I think you’ll hear my weeping all the way from there. 😆
I’m already in one! Curse you, Leigh.
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