Queen B’s Decree: I was trying to describe this book to a friend and the best thing I could come up with was “old timey mystery with an interesting narrator.” I loved the writing in Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. I was entranced by Ernest and his inner monologue and I couldn’t wait […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Mountains Sing was not an easy book to read, but I’m still glad I did. It encompasses a lot of the history of Vietnam, including the war, the Great Famine, and the Land Reform. There was so much I didn’t know—so much we’re not taught in school—and knowing has definitely made […]
Queen B’s Decree: I struggled with Friday I’m in Love initially. Our narrator/MC is Mahalia was hard to like for a while. She’s 16, queer, and wants nothing more than to have a big, fancy sweet sixteen party. But her parents are separated: her mom is struggling to provide and her dad has nearly forgot […]
Queen B’s Decree: I didn’t finish The Things We Do to Our Friends. I tried. But the story just kind of dragged on. Foreshadowing what was to come, yet nothing really happened. Our narrator is Clare and she sounded as unreliable and unlikable as all the characters introduced. The only thing I enjoyed was the […]
Queen B’s Decree: Willow Hadley has some kind of magic; I’m obsessed with her YA books. 100%, totally obsessed. Shadows and Curses was no different. I was enthralled with Harriett and her boys and I couldn’t put it down. All the characters felt like they had individualized voices and I loved getting everyone’s point-of-view. There […]
Queen B’s Decree: When I saw this series came out in four volumes, I thought “oh, there’s no way I can read all four books before release date.” Well dear reader, I was wrong. I was obsessed with The Marriage Auction. Is it a ridiculous and over-the-top? Does it sort of feel like a soap […]
Queen B’s Decree: Make a Wish is the third and final story in the Spark House series, featuring the three sisters. Harley is the youngest and she seems the most floundering in life—not sure where she belongs. She reunites with Gavin and Peyton, a widowed dad and the daughter she used to nanny for 7 […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Good Daughter was my first read by Karin Slaughter and it won’t be my last. I was hooked from page one. Charlotte and Samantha went through something extremely traumatic as teens, and 28 years later, they’re still dealing with the repercussions. The Good Daughter alternates with unraveling the timeline of what […]
Queen B’s Decree: I enjoyed Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves (despite issues with the pacing) so was interested to dive back in and continue with Remy’s story in Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame. But I just didn’t connect with her. She’s supposedly this genetically modified super soldier kid, but she seems like she’s […]
Queen B’s Decree: I do love a great meet cute and Lunar Love had an adorable one. There’s a bit of an enemies-to-lovers feel going on, as Olivia is taking over her family’s Chinese zodiac Matchmaking company while Bennett is launching a dating app inspired by the zodiac. But Bennett never really feels like an […]