Queen B’s Decree: Sometimes I just need a quick thriller. My Killer Family Reunion was a fun read (despite the almost murder happening). It felt like a realistic description of a big desi family, including the gender norms, the misogyny, the conservatism. While there is an attempted murder, the story really is more about the […]
Queen B’s Decree: Tell me what’s wrong with me. I read a thriller or mystery that includes a not-sexy kidnapping and I still somehow hope for a happily ever after. I was hooked from the first page. The Good Girl is told in alternating time lines, with current day and the before the kidnapping events. […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love a closed door mystery, à la Agatha Christie. Bailey, the bookstore owner, is our main character (and sleuth!), and she’s testing out a new escape room when one of the people with her tragically dies. But how, they were all locked together, WHO DUN IT? What follows is some powers […]
Queen B’s Decree: I have wanted Tait’s story since we first met him in The Ever King. He’s damaged, you know I can’t resist that! Tait and Mira have been dancing around each other for a while, but after an (awkward for Mira) encounter, Mira is determined to stay away from him…just after he accompanies […]
Queen B’s Decree: I don’t normally love a friends-to-lovers trope. There’s usually too much unrequited love, or a ton of other people one of the main characters is with, or a big misunderstanding. But in YA, it hooks me. A longstanding friendship turning into romance just works well in YA—it actually feels real. Sloane is […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love the concept of an undercover pretend princess trying to find an assassin. Rowan is an indentured servant (basically a slave!) working as a thief for her “owner,” when her contract is bought out by some random fae, and she’s told “oh basically you have to pretend to be this other […]
Queen B’s Decree: Just like I say with every Brighton Walsh book, I have a new favorite. Maverick shows up to town to confront his deadbeat father that he has never met, and realizes he has four half-brothers (who are very sus on him) and that the woman he had one incredible night with…is treated […]
Queen B’s Decree: You say kraken, I say….say less. This is a quick little novella, but it was very satisfying. Marisol is attempting to jump into a whirlpool, trying to get a wish granted. But…it’s not really that easy, and Neo, the kraken, ends up saving her. Because whomp she’s his mate. He’s smitten immediately, […]
Queen B’s Decree: Sometimes you just need a murder mystery featuring some grumpy old ladies. Peg and Rose are in-laws that have reluctantly repaired their relationship, enough to team up and solve some murders. This current murder is pretty close to Peg, a rival in her dog kennel club. Side note, as a cat lady, […]
Queen B’s Decree: Tell me how a book about butt Covid gave me so many feelings! Doomsdate is such an interesting storyline. Maisie has been talking to Everett on a dating app before they go on a date, right at the beginning of a new viral pandemic. The issues begin with a) Maisie was raised […]