Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at…
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Format used for this read: Print–hardback) Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact,…
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Bound as one, to love, honor, or burn. Book one of a stunning fantasy trilogy, this tale of witchcraft and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Sara Holland. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took…
Moon Witch Spider King by Marlon James In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared. In Moon Witch, Spider King, Sogolon takes center stage and gives her own account of what happened to the…
Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James In the stunning first novel in Marlon James’ Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child. Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: “He has a nose,” people…
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Format used for this book: Audiobook) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He’s tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of…
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova (Format used for this read: Audiobook) The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers – not for graduations, weddings, or…
Root Magic by Eden Royce This YA book was highly recommended to me by my friend Jamila. Jamila has introduced me to SO MANY wonderful things in life–one of which was the works of Neil Gaiman, who quickly became one of my top 3 fave authors of ALL FREAKIN’ TIME. Jamila has also imparted wisdom…
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Ta-da! Book 4 of the Owens family saga is finished for me. I did it…I finished this whole Practical Magic series in less than a month. If you’re wondering how I did that, it’s allllll because of that 1.8x audibook speed, yall.…
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman I keep saying my reading pace is eventually going to slow down this month…buutttttt so far, THAT ain’t happening! 🤣 Two reasons why: #1 Sleeping problems strike again, so I’m getting all kinds of pages in at very odd hours. I desperately need to figure out what the deal is…