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Book Recommendations based off of your favorite song from The Good Witch

I’ve been listening to nothing but Maisie Peters’ The Good Witch as of late, and I figured it’d be a perfect opportunity to pair songs from The Good Witch to book recs! It’s truly the album of the summer, and I couldn’t  be more proud of Maisie for her sophomore album — especially for hitting number 1 on the charts! I also got the chance to see Maisie live in concert last night (and also at Lollapalooza, where I was earlier this month), and all I can say is: if you have the chance to go see her, please do! She’s incredible live, and her stage presence is unmatched. 

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ARC Review: Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror Delight edited by Shelly Page & Alex Brown

Night of the Living Queers is a YA horror anthology that explores a night when anything is possible exclusively featuring queer authors of color putting fresh spins on classic horror tropes and tales.

No matter its name or occasion, Halloween is more than a Hallmark holiday, it’s a symbol of transformation. NIGHT OF THE LIVING QUEERS is a YA horror anthology that explores how Halloween can be more than just candies and frights, but a night where anything is possible. Each short story will be told through the lens of a different BIPOC teen and the Halloween night that changes their lives forever. Creative, creepy, and queer, this collection will bring fresh terror, heart, and humor to young adult literature.

Contributors include editors Alex Brown and Shelly Page, Kalynn Bayron, Ryan Douglass, Sara Farizan, Maya Gittelman, Kosoko Jackson, Em Liu, Vanessa Montalban, Ayida Shonibar, Tara Sim, Trang Thanh Tran, and Rebecca Kim Wells.

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Review: Bellegarde by Jamie Lilac

Evie Clement has perfected the art of avoiding attention as she works at her family’s bakery and dreams of a life where she can trade dusting flour for designing dresses. Her focus is on honing her sewing skills–she doesn’t need to be fawned over by some teenage boy.

Least of all Beau Bellegarde–the playboy of Paris, the second son of the ultra-wealthy Bellegarde family, the most popular guy in their prestigious high school. Others may swoon over his rakish charm and winning smile, but not Evie.

Unfortunately for Evie, Beau needs her. His conniving step-brother has roped him into an impossible bet: turn the biggest wallflower they know into the winning Bellegarde Bloom at the annual Court of Flowers Ball, or lose his entire fortune.

Evie can’t understand why Beau has taken an interest in her, but she can’t help but be intrigued…

Can love bloom in the most unexpected of places?

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Review: The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall

A deliciously terrifying novel about a ghost who uncovers a teen girl’s best kept secrets while haunting her boarding school, perfect for fans of Lost in the Never Woods and The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Everyone has heard the story of the Narrow. The river that runs behind the Atwood School is only a few feet across and seemingly placid, but beneath the surface, the waters are deep and vicious. It’s said that no one who has fallen in has ever survived.

Eden White knows that isn’t true. Six years ago, she saw Delphine Fournier fall into the Narrow—and live.

Delphine now lives in careful isolation, sealed off from the world. Even a single drop of unpurified water could be deadly to her, and no one but Eden has any idea why. Eden has never told anyone what she saw or spoken to Delphine since, but now, unable to cover her tuition, she has to make a her expenses will be paid in return for serving as a live-in companion to Delphine.

Eden finds herself drawn to the strange and mysterious girl, and the two of them begin to unravel each other’s secrets. Then Eden discovers what happened to the last girl who lived with she was found half-drowned on dry land. Suddenly Eden is waking up to wet footprints tracking to the end of her bed, the sound of rain on the windows when the skies are clear, and a ghostly silhouette in her doorway. Something is haunting Delphine—and now it’s coming for Eden, too.

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Let’s Talk: Exposing All the Gifted Reads, and Netgalley ARCs I’ve Yet to Read

Hi my little darlings! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’m so happy to be back. I’ll do a little catch up on my adventures at the end of the month with my wrap up, but today, I thought I’d expose myself for all the books I’ve been gifted and haven’t had the chance to read yet, and all the ARCs I haven’t read yet either! 

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Mini Reviews: Bring Me Your Midnight, The Summer of Broken Rules, What Happens After Midnight, One of Us is Back

Hi besties, happy Thursday! I hope that August is treating you well so far 💜

At the beginning of July, I read a lot of adult horror and mystery/thrillers for Summerween, and I can’t lie, although I enjoyed it, it kind of burned me out and once Summerween ended I didn’t do a whole lot of reading. Towards the end of July, I decided to pick up some YA books for a change of pace, and it absolutely helped me get back into the swing of things.

Whenever I’m in a bit of a slump, switching genres or age ranges tends to help and it definitely did in this case. I’ve been reading a lot these last few weeks, and I thought it’d be fun to share some mini-reviews of a few of the YA books I’ve read lately.

Get cozy and let’s chat!

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Announcement: July Mini Hiatus

Hi friends! We hope that you’re enjoying your summer, having lots of fun and staying safe! This is a quick announcement to let you know that we’ll be taking a short summer hiatus from July 18th – July 31st as both Cossette and I are attending The Eras Tour, and truthfully, that will be taking up all of our focus for the next few weeks!

We’ll be back to our regular posting schedule on Tuesday, August 1st.

We hope the rest of July treats you well, and we can’t wait to share more bookish content with you!

Let’s Talk: What’s on my NetGalley TBR

Hi besties, happy Thursday! I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe 💜I thought it would be fun to go over what I’ve got on my NetGalley TBR!

This year I’ve been trying to be much more mindful when it comes to requesting ARCs — only requesting ARCs that I’m really excited about as opposed to just anything that sounds interesting, not letting arcs pile up, reading them in a timeline manner (well, mostly), etc, etc.

At the beginning of the year I was doing a really great job of getting through my ARCs. I read 5 ARCs in January alone and while I haven’t read that many in one month again, I have done a fairly good job of keeping my unread ARCs under control. As of now, I have 5 unread ARCs and I thought we’d chat a bit about why I’m excited to read them.

You know the drill — grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and let’s chat about ARCs!

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Book Recs: Based On Your Favorite Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Vault Track

Happy Tuesday, lovelies! I’ve been obsessively listening to Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), and thought it’d be fun to do a mini book recs for the vault songs only. I’ve also included book recs for two unreleased songs from that era that I love dearly (and wish were on Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)) — Battle, and Drama Queen. I think my favorite vault tracks are Foolish One, Castles Crumbling, and Timeless, but I love all of them, truly!

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