In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow, a girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town.Everybody lies. And in knowing their lies, I become the keeper of their secrets.As Caball Hollow slowly recovers from a tumultuous summer, the James family must also come to... Continue Reading →
Review: Ex Marks The Spot by Gloria Chao
For Gemma's whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents—and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture—were dead. Until one day when a mysterious man shows up at her door with two shocking things: the news that her grandfather has just recently passed,... Continue Reading →
I Died On A Tuesday by Jane Corry
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ONE DAY. ONE TRAGEDY. THREE STORIES. WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?Eighteen-year-old Janie White has the world and a bright future ahead of her. She’s about to leave behind her small seaside town, the only home she’s ever known, to embark on a book publishing career in London and couldn’t be more excited. Even though she’ll... Continue Reading →
Review: Vandemere by Kimberley D. Tait
Magic isn't the only thing he inherited!Trick rider in a traveling circus , seventeen-year-old Vandemere (Vandy) Petruska is caught between two worlds. As Vandy Davidson , he lives the legacy of the father who abandoned him, performing on his beloved horses in the circus ring. But he’s also his Romanian mother’s son. As Vandy Petruska... Continue Reading →
Review: Behind the Ghost Metropolis by Annette Dabrowska
Fans of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Charles Bukowski will find pieces of themselves in this edgy debut poetry collection.I look right through the lightit fills me with courage and strengthto fight against my demonsI’m not alone anymoreI slowly stand upBehind the Ghost Metropolis dives into the shadows of the mind—mental health, trauma, loneliness—but it... Continue Reading →
Mr. Pack Rat Really Wants That by Marcus Ewert
Mr. Pack Rat is a particularly acquisitive small mammal with a hoarding problem (sound like someone you know?). Through trial and error, he begins to question whether having more things is really the secret to happiness.Although real life pack rats (genus Neotoma) build large piles of debris to nest in, Mr. Pack Rat isn't satisfied... Continue Reading →
Dave Pigeon (Zombies!) By Swapna Haddow
BEWARE THE ZOMBIE COOKIES in this hilarious Dave Pigeon Halloween tale.Help! There are zombie animals in the garden!Dave and Skipper think this is the work of some dreaded green cookies. (Eat them at your peril.)But a cookie's a cookie, and Dave can’t resist taking a peck. Now Skipper is in quite the flap! Is Dave... Continue Reading →

