Queen B’s Decree: Don’t be fooled by the sweet illustrated cover and mild-mannered blurb: Instructions for Dancing is not a light story. Despite the fact that I was in tears by the end of the story, Instruction for Dancing is still an enjoyable read. I related to Evie; hiding your emotions for fear of getting […]
Queen B’s Decree: I was 100% sucked into Your Lonely Nights Are Over. A long dormant serial killer has come back soon after a show features the cold case…and members of the high school queer club seem to be targeted. This book is advertised as “Scream meets Clueless” and that feels very accurate. There was […]
Queen B’s Decree: Suddenly a Murder is very nostalgic for Agatha Christie murder mysteries. A bunch of recently graduated rich high school students are spending the week at a remote island, living their life like it’s the 1920’s. Fancy dresses, tennis games, and dinner parties. But of course there’s a murder. And as time moves […]
Queen B’s Decree: Worldwide Crush was so relatable. I remember being a thirteen-year-old, obsessed with N*SYNC, making a fan website on angelfire. Just believing that their songs were written for me. Millie was a fantastic narrator. I loved her inner thoughts and how dramatic everything was. It was exactly the way I remember it when […]
Queen B’s Decree: Give Me a Sign was really a “trying to figure myself out” story for Lilah. She’s hard of hearing but struggles feeling she doesn’t fit anywhere: too hearing for the Deaf community, too deaf for the hearing community. So she’s actively trying to make a change by working as a junior counselor at […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve had You’ll Be the Death of Me sitting on my TBR cart for ages until I discovered my library had it in audiobook. Truthfully, I feel like I’ve unlocked a life pro-tip with audiobooks. You’ll Be the Death of Me takes place over one single day, when three “used-to-be” best friends […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve been very open about my love of the movie The Mummy. It’s got nearly everything I need. Heir of Ra has The Mummy vibes that sucked me in. Good world building, interesting mythology and history, full speed action and suspense. Curses! Intrigue! Bad guys! What else do you need? The storyline […]
Queen B’s Decree: One of my earliest reading memories is finding old “Choose Your Own Adventure” books in my grandparents’ house. Going Bicoastal has those vibes. Natalya has to decide whether to play it safe and stay in NYC (and maybe finally meet the hot redhead girl she’s been crushing on) or to visit her […]
Queen B’s Decree: Girls Like Girls takes place in 2006 and I really felt like I was transported back in time. The LiveJournal, the clothing, the music selections; it really brought me back. Coley has moved to a new town after her mother’s suicide. Her father hasn’t been present in her life and frankly, she […]
Queen B’s Decree: I love a retelling. Not Here to Stay Friends is a loose retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, YA style. Sloane is visiting her best friend Liam for the summer, who she hasn’t seen in years, and sparks seem to fly upon their first re-meeting. But Liam got roped into working on a […]