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emilyisoverbooked
Thanks to Putnam for the copy of this book!
A coven of three witches accidentally starts a fire in their dorm, burning down the building. Years later, the witches are safe in their lifestyles with hidden magic, but the fire’s anniversary is approaching and threatens to bring the real sequence of events to light.
Hex Education is a fun, domestic mystery-style witchy read. We follow Sarah’s point of view - she’s a classic housewife who became a realtor as her kids got older and she needed to fill her time. She uses magic to help around the house and also has a talking cat named Kitty Purry, but her family doesn’t know about her magic. It was fun to navigate her relatable marriage and parenting moments with elements of magic as it went awry. This was a really quick and enjoyable read, and perfect for lovers of witches or suburban settings. I could totally see this being a fun, seasonal movie on Netflix!
Read if you:
- like spells gone wrong
- are intrigued by a cat named Kitty Purry who sounds like she smokes a pack a day
- enjoy domestic or suburban mysteries
- want a quick and bingy witch read
A coven of three witches accidentally starts a fire in their dorm, burning down the building. Years later, the witches are safe in their lifestyles with hidden magic, but the fire’s anniversary is approaching and threatens to bring the real sequence of events to light.
Hex Education is a fun, domestic mystery-style witchy read. We follow Sarah’s point of view - she’s a classic housewife who became a realtor as her kids got older and she needed to fill her time. She uses magic to help around the house and also has a talking cat named Kitty Purry, but her family doesn’t know about her magic. It was fun to navigate her relatable marriage and parenting moments with elements of magic as it went awry. This was a really quick and enjoyable read, and perfect for lovers of witches or suburban settings. I could totally see this being a fun, seasonal movie on Netflix!
Read if you:
- like spells gone wrong
- are intrigued by a cat named Kitty Purry who sounds like she smokes a pack a day
- enjoy domestic or suburban mysteries
- want a quick and bingy witch read
Thanks to Hanover Square Press for the copy of this book!
Hush Harbor is a very unique look at a scenario we're all too familiar with: the murder of an unarmed Black teenager. In response to the shooting, siblings Jeremiah and Nova start a resistance in an abandoned housing project and call it Hush Harbor. I loved the dystopian take on the dynamics that white supremacy brings to society, and thought this was a fast-paced and fresh take.
Hush Harbor is a very unique look at a scenario we're all too familiar with: the murder of an unarmed Black teenager. In response to the shooting, siblings Jeremiah and Nova start a resistance in an abandoned housing project and call it Hush Harbor. I loved the dystopian take on the dynamics that white supremacy brings to society, and thought this was a fast-paced and fresh take.
DNF - I started this 6 months ago and really enjoyed the beginning but have had no desire to get back to it.
3.5 stars
Thanks to Knopf for the copy of this book!
Las Madres is a story of three mothers and their daughters who are brought together by blood and friendship. It explores family dynamics, race, sexuality, colonization, and disaster through a Puerto Rican perspective, and is told in dual timeline from 1975 to 2017.
I appreciated this Own Voices read, especially as Esmeralda Santiago narrates this audiobook herself and had a very touching author's note at the end. Las Madres shows us how skin tones, language, place of residency, and tragedy come into play for Puerto Ricans. Revisiting Hurricane Maria from 2017 through these characters' eyes was so heartbreaking. Since it was a disaster minimalized by the time's President, I think a lot of Americans don't realize just how devastating the hurricane was. This book made me think a lot about Puerto Rico's status as a territory and what that really means for its people.
Read if you:
- remember Hurricane Maria in 2017
- love Own Voics reads
- want a Puerto Rican perspective
- enjoy dual timeline reads
Thanks to Knopf for the copy of this book!
Las Madres is a story of three mothers and their daughters who are brought together by blood and friendship. It explores family dynamics, race, sexuality, colonization, and disaster through a Puerto Rican perspective, and is told in dual timeline from 1975 to 2017.
I appreciated this Own Voices read, especially as Esmeralda Santiago narrates this audiobook herself and had a very touching author's note at the end. Las Madres shows us how skin tones, language, place of residency, and tragedy come into play for Puerto Ricans. Revisiting Hurricane Maria from 2017 through these characters' eyes was so heartbreaking. Since it was a disaster minimalized by the time's President, I think a lot of Americans don't realize just how devastating the hurricane was. This book made me think a lot about Puerto Rico's status as a territory and what that really means for its people.
Read if you:
- remember Hurricane Maria in 2017
- love Own Voics reads
- want a Puerto Rican perspective
- enjoy dual timeline reads
Thanks to Let’s Talk Books Promo Berkley for the copy of this book and PRH Audio for the ALC.
This is the PERFECT haunted house horror book for Fall. It’s not for the faint of heart, and you can see that things are going to keep going south as the book goes on… so buckle up! I loved how this was written to make the reader question some truths, but I won’t say more than that. Highly recommend for spooky season!
This is the PERFECT haunted house horror book for Fall. It’s not for the faint of heart, and you can see that things are going to keep going south as the book goes on… so buckle up! I loved how this was written to make the reader question some truths, but I won’t say more than that. Highly recommend for spooky season!
Thanks to Putnam for the copy of this book!
A coven of three witches accidentally starts a fire in their dorm, burning down the building. Years later, the witches are safe in their lifestyles with hidden magic, but the fire’s anniversary is approaching and threatens to bring the real sequence of events to light.
Hex Education is a fun, domestic mystery-style witchy read. We follow Sarah’s point of view - she’s a classic housewife who became a realtor as her kids got older and she needed to fill her time. She uses magic to help around the house and also has a talking cat named Kitty Purry, but her family doesn’t know about her magic. It was fun to navigate her relatable marriage and parenting moments with elements of magic as it went awry. This was a really quick and enjoyable read, and perfect for lovers of witches or suburban settings. I could totally see this being a fun, seasonal movie on Netflix!
Read if you:
- like spells gone wrong
- are intrigued by a cat named Kitty Purry who sounds like she smokes a pack a day
- enjoy domestic or suburban mysteries
- want a quick and bingy witch read
A coven of three witches accidentally starts a fire in their dorm, burning down the building. Years later, the witches are safe in their lifestyles with hidden magic, but the fire’s anniversary is approaching and threatens to bring the real sequence of events to light.
Hex Education is a fun, domestic mystery-style witchy read. We follow Sarah’s point of view - she’s a classic housewife who became a realtor as her kids got older and she needed to fill her time. She uses magic to help around the house and also has a talking cat named Kitty Purry, but her family doesn’t know about her magic. It was fun to navigate her relatable marriage and parenting moments with elements of magic as it went awry. This was a really quick and enjoyable read, and perfect for lovers of witches or suburban settings. I could totally see this being a fun, seasonal movie on Netflix!
Read if you:
- like spells gone wrong
- are intrigued by a cat named Kitty Purry who sounds like she smokes a pack a day
- enjoy domestic or suburban mysteries
- want a quick and bingy witch read
Somewhere between 3.5-4 ⭐️
Read if you:
- went to high school in the 00s
- would’ve used a spell on a crush in high school
- like the fake dating trope
- enjoy small towns x witches
- appreciate a Chosen One story
Read if you:
- went to high school in the 00s
- would’ve used a spell on a crush in high school
- like the fake dating trope
- enjoy small towns x witches
- appreciate a Chosen One story
3-3.5 ⭐️
Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the copy of this ALC!
After the Woods is the story of what life might have been like for Hansel and Gretel years after they encountered the witch. It also has elements from other fairytales, such as Snow White, and centers around dark magic in a forest and a witch’s grimoire that leads Greta to make magical gingerbread.
I struggled to get into this book for the first half. It has a slow pace and a LOT of details and characters. Given the familiarity of the fairytales, I didn’t expect to be asking myself who some characters were almost halfway through the book. The second half definitely picked up with some action and more plot points, and I did really enjoy that half, so I’m glad I didn’t DNF. Overall, it meets somewhere in the middle for me - I liked it and think there’s a good reader base for it.
Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the copy of this ALC!
After the Woods is the story of what life might have been like for Hansel and Gretel years after they encountered the witch. It also has elements from other fairytales, such as Snow White, and centers around dark magic in a forest and a witch’s grimoire that leads Greta to make magical gingerbread.
I struggled to get into this book for the first half. It has a slow pace and a LOT of details and characters. Given the familiarity of the fairytales, I didn’t expect to be asking myself who some characters were almost halfway through the book. The second half definitely picked up with some action and more plot points, and I did really enjoy that half, so I’m glad I didn’t DNF. Overall, it meets somewhere in the middle for me - I liked it and think there’s a good reader base for it.
