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  • Book Review,  Romance,  Young Adult

    Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Evelyn Skye, and Sandhya Menon

    New York Times bestselling authors Roshani Chokshi, Evelyn Skye, and Sandhya Menon craft a spellbinding novel about discovering the magic of true love on one fateful, magical night in Three Kisses, One Midnight. The town of Moon Ridge was founded 400 years ago and everyone born and raised there knows the legend of the young woman who perished at the stroke of twelve that very same night, losing the life she was set to embark on with her dearest love. Every century since, one day a year, the Lady of Moon Ridge descends from the stars to walk among the townsfolk, conjuring an aura upon those willing to follow their hearts’ desires.…

  • ARC,  Book Review,  Young Adult

    Blood and Midnight by Erin Beaty

    Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orphan girl with unique skills—for she alone can spot the building’s flaws in construction before they turn deadly. But when Catrin witnesses a murderer escaping the scene of his crime, she’s pulled into the web of a dangerous man who will definitely strike again. Assigned to capture the culprit is the mysterious, brilliant, and enigmatic Simon, whose insights into the mind of a killer are frighteningly accurate. As the grisly crimes continue, Catrin finds herself caught between murderer and detective while hiding her own secret—a supernatural sight granted by the moon, destined…

  • Book Review,  Young Adult

    We are Inevitable by Gayle Forman

    Happy book birthday to We are Inevitable by Gayle Forman!! 🦕🎂We are Inevitable is a tribute to music, indie bookstores, and community. Aaron Stein is stuck in Cascade Mountains, Washington running a failing bookshop while his friends have all left for college. Nothing is really going well in his life until he runs into Chad, an old friend of his brother’s. A community springs up around the bookshop following this encounter and Aaron discovers he doesn’t have to try to save it alone. I loved the commentary on indie stores dying out & supporting local book stores. I’m guilty of buying from Amazon because it’s cheaper/easier but this story has…