Queen B’s Decree: The Concealed had such a nostalgic feeling for me. It was very reminiscent of YA paranormal I’d read many moons ago. And honestly, I still really love those kinds of books. Cate is our FMC, who meets two boys on her first day of college in a different country. And surprise! She’s […]
Queen B’s Decree: I think it’s official: I love this author’s books. Otherworldly has the typical F.T. Lukens charm: found family, funny dialogue, a third act conflict that always makes me nervous, and a plethora of LGBTQ characters. I loved the grumpy/sunshine aspect and the interactions between Ellery and Knox. Their transition from strangers to […]
Queen B’s Decree: Since the moment I read my first book by F.T. Lukens, I’ve been obsessed and have gone back through all the backlist. In Deeper Waters was my next on that quest. In Deeper Waters had all the things I love from this author: found family, funny/witty banter, magical world, suspense. The world […]
Queen B’s Decree: Pride and Prejudice in a title will suck me in every time (even though this book was not remotely related to P&P’s plot—I don’t care, will still read). And a queer romance? Count. Me. In. P&P&P was a cute and sweet time travel trope. Audrey is a high school senior in Pittsburgh […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist starts out pretty cute and funny. Ivy had a break-up with her best friend/crush last year, and has been deeply into her fandom. Her favorite show is H-MAD, a show about magical teenagers, and she’s been writing fan fiction. One night after her parents are gone on […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Other Lola picks up after Missing Clarissa ended, featuring my favorite two teenage sleuths, Cam and Blair. The mystery kept me guessing; I never knew what to expect. And once again, the characters stole my heart. I love that Cam and Blair are flawed and make mistakes. They still remind me […]
Queen B’s Decree: I thought that The Climb would be a cute YA friends-to-lovers story, but that’s not quite what we got. Noah and Zephyra have been best friends for years…but the whole time Noah has been pining for her. Zephyra has been *very* clear that she is not interested in him as anything other […]
Queen B’s Decree: Dungeons and Drama was perfection. I even joked with Prince Consort B that it was a little like us: me, a show tunes lover and him, a DND player. His response “eh.” Thanks Babe. But I digress. There was so much to Dungeons and Drama. Riley’s complicated relationship with her divorced parents; […]
Queen B’s Decree: Arya Khanna’s was a really enjoyable coming of age story (with a sweet romance too!). I loved that this was more than a YA romance story. Arya’s family was actually pretty complex; her mother struggling with depression, her sweet but emotionally absent father, her estranged sister. And then Arya, feeling the pressure […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’m still on my mission to read 23 books from my TBR in 2023 and I’ve owned This Poison Heart since I started getting addicted to book boxes a few years ago. And I finally did it. Briseis was an interesting character. She’s had to hide her “magic” for her whole life, […]