Really enjoyed this sweet middle grade about a young lady who goes on a journey to finds her heart and ends up doing it in the most unexpected ways.

Plus, there’s a dog and bi rep. Yes indeed.

We have a GIVEAWAY for Daughter of Chaos + a Riverdale prize pack happening until April 17th!



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What I love most about these tie-in novels is the way Sarah writes them. While there is a central storyline, there are interspersed chapters from various characters (the Tommy chapter in Season of the Witch will forever remain one of my favorite things).

While Season of the Witch is a prequel, Chaos takes place between seasons 1 and 2, where Sabrina is navigating a new school and headed deeper into the dark. Rather than a retelling, these books fill in gaps and enhance storylines and characters. This is Sabrina’s world but Chaos is just as much Nick and Harvey’s story. I dare you to read this book and leave not shipping those two together (with Sabrina, of course. Because she can have both).

Chilling Adventures is a character-driven show and the books are no different. You spend time in their heads, feeling their feels, fearing what they fear (rejection! self! monsters!?). In Season, we spent a lot of time with the other mortals so it only makes sense we would spend time with the witches in Chaos. I have to say, reading this book made me view certain characters in a different light.

And what would this story be without a fair amount of chill, camp, and comradery? I can’t wait for Path of Night, book 3, to come out May 5th. I loved the most recent season and am looking forward to diving deeper into the world between the last two seasons!

As a person who shies away from alien stories, I have to put this out there -

I LOVED this book and I need book 2 stat!

I guess it makes sense that I fell in love with this story. A girl who loves (forbidden) books and her conflicted love interest who appreciates music? Yeah, sign me the hell up.

Humans have pissed the aliens off (no surprise) and have fallen under their control. Lacking emotion, the aliens lay down the law - no art is allowed, which I think any of us living in the shelter-in-place can agree makes for a dull existence. But, you know life has a way, or a secret basement library.

Ellie and Morris are distinct characters that I was instantly ablate visualize, which is something I struggle with. Alechia did an amazing job describing their characteristics, physical and emotional. They both had vivid voices and I never wanted the story to pivot from them (except at the end, when we meet some special side characters - give me a side story about them!).

Ellie, the girl with the books, and Morris, the boy out to destroy, is the enemies to lovers story I was searching for. Embarking on a journey that kept me on the edge of my seat, the two of them were full of so much angst that I was like KISS ALREADY (but please don’t kill each other). I listened to this book while on a bike ride and later on a run and you can bet I made a fool of myself yelling at these two in public.

As I was reading this story, I tried to think of what books I would seek for a library. Picking titles is too hard but I definitely would stack it for emotions rather than for literary development. Give me all the books that will make me feel (there’s definitely a copy of The Serpent King in there, ok?).

Full of diverse, rich characters and a story you won’t be able to stop reading, The Sound of Stars is sure to land on best of lists (ahem, mine for sure). If you love Star Wars but didn’t love the way The Rise of Skywalker ended, I encourage you to pick up this story!

ALL ABOARD THE FEELS TRAIN. Holy hell, this book slay’d me in ways I was completely unprepared for and now I am left with a complete book hangover and a need for everyone to read this book so we can talk about it!

I should have known a book titled All Our Broken Pieces was going to take my heart, squeeze the heck out of it, and leave me smiling on the floor afterward. A story of trauma, love, and compassion, this story finds its way from the beginning and draws you in completely. I have not stayed up late to read a book in 5 years (no joke) and I stayed up til 3am and was up at 7am to finish this one.

Lennon, one half of the dual POV, walks us through her world, one where she uses uneven counting to cope through the day. Terrified that someone will notice, she shies away from her peers. Thrown into a new life after tragedy strikes, I just wanted to reach through the pages and give her a hug.

Kyler, the angsty boy next door, has a no-fucks attitude that followed after years of peer bullying. He wears his trauma on his face, literally, after a house fire leaves him burned. This boy is full of lyrics and love and I just.

As you can imagine, the inevitable relationship between these two is the main driver of the story, lead by music, a willingness to open up, and a treehouse. These two have a whole lot of emotional intelligence, and an unwillingness to give up, that the rest of us could benefit from learning. Readers will connect with them immediately and be left thinking about them long after the book is closed.

The mental health rep here is some of the best I’ve read. It’s tangible and the adults (parents, school officials, and therapists) handle it appropriately (at least with Lennon). This is more than a story of tragedy; it’s a story of finding the person who is willing to look past it. It’s deep and visceral and full of things I remember feeling as a youth (before critical thinking and experiences left me more jaded haha). I dare you to try putting this down once you pick it up!

I fell in love with Rob Rufus’ writing when he published his teen memoir, Die Young with Me, so to say I was excited for The Vinyl Underground is an understatement. I had the opportunity to meet Rob when his band, The Bad Signs, toured to SF a few years ago and he introduced me to the story that would become The Vinyl Underground.

Set against a background of resistance and punk rock music, The Vinyl Underground is a story set during a historic time period that wasn’t well taught in my high school history classes. It’s 1968 and the draft is a real fear for graduating male seniors. For Ronnie, it’s especially worrisome, having lost his brother to the war. In the story, we also meet Hana, a girl who faces racism and charges back with an anti-war rebellion, and Milo, bookish and bff of Ronnie. Rounding out the bunch is Ramrod, who tries to fail school to avoid the draft. Each character brings a unique perspective to the story, so much that they practically jump off the page.

Together, our main characters from The Vinyl Underground, focused on draft-dodging and punk rock music. What could go wrong…or what could go right? It’s easy to see Rob’s personal music experience bleed through the pages. That’s what I loved most about Die Young with Me - I too love rock n roll, with its rebellious roots and zinger lyrics (which are used as part of the storytelling here). This book does not shy away from the outright racism at the time but does confront it head on.

The youth in this book are definitely doing things that adults might side eye, which I appreciated the realness. To balance, the adults are definitely doing the adult things you’d expect, driving the rebellion even further. I won’t spoil the end but I definitely fist pumped (sorry, shitty adults).

Vividly told through setting, character, and story, The Vinyl Underground is a story many years in the making that I am glad has finally arrived!

Killer. Cake. But Cute!

Oh my gosh, I love the quirky reads that Quirk Books puts out in the world. I can always depend on them to give me bite sized (ha) reads that make me laugh and Bites of Terror is no exception!

Bites of Terror is a graphic novel anthology of sorts, focused on a sculpted cake bite who tells tales of terror to a visiting cupcake. A campy dream full of adorably murderous desserts told in 10 parts (plus the main arc). No sweet or treat is safe - everything from pizza to deviled eggs to healthy fruits gets in on the slaying.

Each story sets up a message, with my favorite featuring a pair of watermelon. How far will you go for love? This is the story’s version of Pet Cemetery and I’m here for it.

As for the main arc, let’s just say everyone gets their just desserts.

Every Wednesday release, I woke up early just to have my heart crushed like a wayfinder on Kef Bir.

I would do it all again for infinite issues. Pls.

No question about it - Crave was written with Twilight fans in mind. Not only does it give us readers the same vibes, but it outright plays with the tropes and lets you know exactly what kind of book it is from the beginning. With that in mind, I’m here to give you reasons fans of Twilight (and paranormal romance) will LOVE Crave plus a few reasons why it’s so much more than a copy of the story we all fell in love with so long ago.

For fans of Twilight

1. A love triangle. If you loved the love triangle in Twilight, this is for you. It’s angst light and it’s clear who you’re shipping from the beginning.
2. Familiar paranormals. Tracy shapes the paranormals around familiar tropes, though she does give them their own spin!
3. Turf wars. There’s no shortage of drama happening in Crave!

And something new!

1. Academy setting. Tracey is obv a fan of Legacies (also mentioned in the book) so fans of the academy setting will get a taste here. I hope we see more of it play out in book 2!
2. The last chapter. OMG. If you were looking forward to Midnight Sun, that chapter is for you. Tracy, I NEED MORE.
3. Variety of supernatural characters. It’s more than vamps and werewolves, which is what I love about the Legacies world, so it’s nice to see it play out here.
4. Steamy. For a YA novel, there’s quite a bit of steam. I’m here for it.

We have a GIVEAWAY for A Werewolf in Riverdale + a Riverdale prize pack happening until April 17th!



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Move over, Riverdale, there’s a new take on the Archie-verse in town and it’s just as full of your fav characters and drama!

The Archie-verse is multifaceted. You have the comics you’re likely most familiar with, plus a modern version with many spin offs (Katy Keene! Kevin Keller! Josie and the Pussycats! Betty & Veronica!). There’s Riverdale, Katy Keene, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for TV. And, if you like things a little darker, there’s Archie After Dark and Archie Horror.

Enter A Werewolf in Riverdale, the first Archie Horror tie-on novel. In talking to Caleb, he shared that Werewolf ties into Jughead: The Hunger, a comic series. What I love about this alternative universe is that the characters maintain the things we love about them most. In Werewolf, Archie is tripping over his feet and making awkward entrances. Jughead is hungry. Reggie is…Reggie. And Ronnie is aloof but you know under it all, she’s a good person. We also see familiar characters in the verse, like Kevin Keller, and Bingo Jones (a character from way back) plays a central role in the story.

And Betty? Of course, she’s doing everything she can for her friends in the form of a werewolf hunter. Not going to lie - I totally want to go to her training gym. I appreciate that she and Archie are doing that are-we-or-aren’t-we and there’s some hint of the inevitable love triangle with Veronica, too.

A Werewolf in Riverdale opens with an ominous feeling and a run through a graveyard. Surely nothing good can come of this, and no one is safe. Caleb balances the feel of the Archie-verse (friendship, small town familiarity) with the horror we’ve come to know him of. Oh, and there’s a good amount of snark, too. At the end of the first part, there’s a perfect quip that had me laughing out loud on a bike ride. I imagined Caleb typing with a sly smile.

Werewolf is a solid start to the tie-in verse, with fans of Archie finding familiarity while looking for something a little different. I can’t wait to see what comes in Interview with the Vixen (and I hope we see more Caleb in Riverdale, with an ending like that!).

Raise your hand if you fell deeply in love with Bitty in book 1? And by deeply in love I mean in the most platonic of ways because OBV we are all shipping him with Jack!

To say I was eagerly awaiting book 2 is an understatement. Yes, I know I could read it online at any point but I just wanted to savor it all in one sitting, which is EXACTLY what I did. And then I picked up the recently released Chirpbook and read that, too.

Now I’m just left wanting to beg Ngozi for moreeeeee.

I love how different junior and senior year felt from freshman year. Bitty has grown, as you would expect him to do as he comes of age. It’s not something Nzogi has to tell you because she conveys it so wholly through the art and story.

Bitty is baking all the pies and leading his team and dealing with some complex shit (family. audience. transition!). I’d be lying if I didn’t wish he was real so I could friend him on Twitter and see where he goes in life. Damn you, Ngozi.

I love that this book isn’t all puppies and roses. Our ship is fine but the world is still a challenge. There’s some reckoning with previous storylines, which I appreciated. The art remains bright and engaging, central to the storyline.

I cried at the end and I dare you not to. I want to start back over again!