A breezy, cozy adventure with mid stakes. Definitely comparable to Legends and Lattes but with higher stakes, more humany characters and, at least for me, a faster pace. I cannot express how much I'd love to have a mutual agreement with a griffon.

Thanks to Bramble/MacMillan and Goodreads for the ARC

Bouncing between a 2.5-3 star read.
A cute, barely witchy, romcom that couldve been much shorter. Truly might just be a "me thing".

It had the fake dating (which I usually like) and miscommunication (not so like) tropes. Though I was hoping for more whimsy and less whiny. The characters were all very much stuck in high school, except no they weren't. They were adults.
I feel like I had a hate-love-hate relationship with, the ever mature, Trevor (intentional?). He had some of my favorite one-liners AND the worst, also how was this manchild running any kind of business? The witchy bit was more New Age Hippy running a flower shop than anything. However I did enjoy the chapter headers with a nod to various flowers. I thought the love story was wrapping up nicely until the 3rd (or was it the 4th?!) act twist. I was kinda over the story by that point, yet I trudged forward and made it to the actual wrapping.
Overall, it was cute, like just cute, fine, good. Maybe I was in a mood? I dunno, I might give Hogle another try.

Thanks to Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for the eARC!

This really was ACOTAR-lite, but like waaay less watery bowels.

This book won me over, page by page. I didn't really know what to expect aside from it being an epistolary novel, which I haven't read many of. The start was a tad slow going, for me, as I got the hang of each POV and their personalities. The more their environments, passions and relationships were discussed, the more I was invested and ultimately hooked. This entire story felt unique to me; from the underwater living, family histories, to the childhood nightmares and fantasies.
The mysterious disappearance and end reveal has me upset that book 2 isn't out yet.

Thanks to Orbit and NetGalley for the eARC!

Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada, Tundra Books and NetGalley for the eARC!

Frostfire is a must buy for the littles this winter. I read through it once myself and absolutely loved the story and especially the illustrations. A very classic, winter whimsy.
The second time I read Frostfire was with my 3 and 5 year olds. They also enjoyed it and had quite the lively debate over whether the snow dragon would be real. The 3 year old won!
Looking forward to this book's release and coming across some frostfire in the real world this winter.

The pirate tale I needed

A must-read (buy) for gothic horror fans.
*Reccomended season of reading (to set the mood): early Spring or anytime Fall... Truly anywhere that has cool, rainy, glum vibes.

For me, this was akin to meeting the love child of Crimson Peak and Alice in Wonderland, but make it manic woodland, gothic chic.

To state the least, Midnight rooms is a beautiful, creeping tale of one woman's spiral into delirium via a sudden arranged marriage. Orabella is an orphaned, yet adult, young woman doing her best to become a proper and sophisticated wife after being married off by her uncle. This often means keeping her opinions and concerns to herself, no matter the oddities and eeriness she experiences in her new home and with her new husband and extended family.
Expect to be creeped out and confused. As Orabella finds, this is the way of life in Korringhill manor. Curl up in a cozy, dark room with a cuppa tea, maybe some honey, and follow Orabella down the rabbit hole of derelict rooms and family secrets.

Note- I'll be needing a physical copy of Midnight Rooms for my shelf as this cover is GORGEOUS, and this story has easily shot to the top of my yearly re-reads list.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amistad for the eARC!

Is it really over?!