Queen B’s Decree: Yellow Wife was the choice for book club, and it was definitely not something I would have normally picked up. It’s a powerful story, told from the point-of-view of a female slave. And even more interesting, a biracial slave. Pheby was a difficult character to connect with. She’d grown not really belonging […]
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 […]
Queen B’s Decree: Tell Me What Really Happened was a perfect example of the “unreliable narrator” trope, with four specimens. Four teenage witnesses are in separate interrogation rooms and are asked their version of events on the night that Maylee went missing. The pacing is a little slow at the beginning, as it was the […]
Queen B’s Decree: Lavender Moon was originally featured in an Omegaverse anthology (Knot Over You, no longer available!) but has been expanded. Before, it was just a short novella with taboo smut, but it’s now it’s got a real, live story and character development. I loved getting to know these characters better. Shout out to […]
Queen B’s Decree: When we left Debts and Diamonds, Cyn had just been kidnapped by the evil bad guys. I enjoyed the pacing of Curses and Cures. The first half entails Cyn’s abuse and the boy’s rush to rescue her, and the second half is her healing and their growth together. I will say, I […]
Queen B’s Decree: I had a mix of feelings regarding Forbidden: Part One. I thought Forbidden was very well written and I found minimal grammar or spelling issues, the plot was interesting, and the world building was intriguing. But, I found Forbidden to be a very long read. The story felt like it dragged on […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve always loved the rom com While You Were Sleeping so I was 100% on board for this inspired YA novel. I loved that While You Were Dreaming delved into some topics that you don’t typically see in romance or YA. Sonia’s mother was recently deported to India, so her also undocumented […]
Queen B’s Decree: Standalone definitely gave me The Wire vibes. It was a difficult start for me, since so much of the dialogue and point-of-view were written in street slang and vernacular. Once I was able to interpret and it settled down a bit, the story line sucked me in. Dickie is kind of a […]
Queen B’s Decree: I received a surprise package that included a special edition of Never Saw You Coming, so I couldn’t wait and had to immediately read it. Never Saw You Coming had one of my favorite tropes: instalove. Loch meets Tuesday at a coffee shop and they don’t really have a meet cute; they’re […]
Queen B’s Decree: I don’t know what it is about Tessa Hale’s stories, but they are like crack to me. I get so invested and sucked in. Legacy of Shadows has a few of my favorite tropes: reverse harem, fated mates, paranormal chosen one vibes. Fated mates and I adore the heroine? Win win! Leighton […]