The Séance Garden Author: Juliet Blackwell Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When a skeptic professor of the occult loses a bet and finds herself on a cheesy ghost tour, of course, they find a body buried under a witch tree in the yard of a house with a dark history where […]
Demons and Diplomacy Author: Megan Frampton Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: In the mid-1800s, London experienced The Great Revelation, an event which introduced humankind to the supernatural beings who live among them, including their vampiric ruler, Queen Victoria. A few short years later, Cora finds herself a job as the Species Ombudsman, […]
World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon picks up with the plight of the Containment Zone residents after the deadly zombie outbreak (Zomromcom). This time around, the story follows the kind-hearted, pregnant oracle Gwen, who escapes the zone with […]
Archangel’s Eternity Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: NOTE: This review contains content that is hinted at in the blurb and may be considered spoilerish. Do not read this review if you do not want any spoilers prior to reading Archangel’s Eternity. ======== The Guild Hunter series began 18 books […]
The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire Author: India Holton Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Set in an alternate version of historical England, The Antiquarian’s Object of Desire features two rival Oxford professors who study and contain ordinary objects (antiques) imbued with magic. Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends since they […]
When the Wolves Are Silent Author: C. S. Harris Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A+ What I’m Talking About: A horrific, fiery death just outside of London strikes close to Sebastian’s family when his nephew Bayard begs him to find out how his friend died. C. S. Harris’s Sebastian St. Cyr series continues to captivate with […]
The Name Game Author: Beth O’Leary Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Charlie Jones (female, Charlie) and Charlie Jones (male, Jones) both plan to start a new life on the remote island of Ormer by accepting a job to run the local farm shop. When both show up with the same letter of […]
What Happens in Amsterdam Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: When it all falls down around an LA woman from career to relationships, a woman resets her life… in Amsterdam. Rachel Lynn Solomon’s books have been on my radar for a bit, but I confess that I was […]
A Box Full of Darkness Author: Simone St. James Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Nothing could be more terrifying than their memories of the house they grew up in and nothing more tragic to them than the loss of their brother in that very house. However, when Ben calls, “Come Home,” […]
And Now, Back to You Author: B.K. Borison Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: And Now, Back to You is the delightful follow up to one of my favorite books of 2025, First-Time Caller. Starting about a year after the conclusion of the first title, this second book in the Heartstrings series features […]
Get Over It, April Evans Author: Ashley Herring Blake Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+/B What I’m Talking About: April Evans is broke. She’s had to close her beloved tattoo shop, rent out her home, and take a job teaching art at a resort for room and board. Things couldn’t get worse until she finds out that […]
Anne of a Different Island Author: Virginia Kantra Reviewer: Ang Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Let me start by saying I really wanted to love this book. The concept had the potential to tickle all the right parts of my classic loving brain, but it just fell flat in a few too many areas […]
A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Cheating Death Author: Maxie Dara Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: A road trip with an estranged (and sometimes strange) twin brother, his quirky parrot and death hard on their heels has a passive risk-averse woman forced back into the rat-race known as life. Maxie Dara’s second […]
Mate Author: Ali Hazelwood Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Mate opens with a flashback to the night young Serena was taken from her home where she lived with her negligent mother and her abusive werewolf boyfriend. A group comes in, kills the werewolf, and takes her. Next we are in present day, […]
The Botanist’s Assistant Author: Peggy Townsend Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Margaret hasn’t had the easiest life, but she’s perfectly content working as a lab assistant for the brilliant Dr. Deaver on his groundbreaking cancer treatment research. However, on her 54th birthday, she discovers Deaver dead and despite being told different, knows […]