Title: An Academy for LiarsAuthor: Alexis HendersonRelease Date: Sept. 17, 2024Format: eBookWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 3/5 Synopsis Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a…
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Rise and Divine Review
Title: Rise and DivineAuthor: Lana HarperRelease Date: Aug. 20 2024Format: PaperbackWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 3/5 Synopsis Even in a family of chaotic necromancers, Daria “Dasha” Avramov has always been an outlier. An event planner at the Arcane Emporium occult megastore, Dasha is also a devil eater: a…
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Immortal Dark Review
Title: Immortal DarkAuthor: Tigest GirmaRelease Date: Sept. 3, 2024Format: HardcoverWhere to Buy: Amazon | BookshopMy Rating: 4.75/5 Synopsis Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a…
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The Sicilian Inheritance Review
Title: The Sicilian Inheritance Author: Jo Piazza Release Date: April 2, 2024 Format: Hardcover Where to Buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4.75/5 Summary Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara…
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The Tainted Cup Review
Title: The Tainted Cup Author: Robert Jackson Bennet Release Date: Feb. 6, 2024 Format: Hardback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at…
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The Hexologists Review
Title: The Hexologists Author: Josiah Bancroft Release Date: Sept. 26, 2023 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are quite accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed relics, the…
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Murder and Mamon Review
Lila Macapagal’s godmothers April, Mae, and June—AKA the Calendar Crew—are celebrating the opening of their latest joint business venture, a new laundromat, to much fanfare (and controversy). However, what should’ve been a joyous occasion quickly turns into a tragedy when they discover the building has been vandalized—and the body of…
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BlackMail and Bibingka Review
It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. But her…
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From Bad to Cursed Review
Title: From Bad to Cursed Author: Lana Harper Release Date: May 17, 2022 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and–despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe–also a cuddly animal lover. When she’s not designing costumes…
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PayBack’s a Witch Review
Title: Payback’s a Witch Author: Lana Harper Release Date: October 5, 2021 Format: Paperback Where to buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon My Rating: 4/5 Synopsis Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one–in part because she hasn’t been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years….
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