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Alisha Eadle
- Apr 2
- 4 min
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitpatrick Published by Simon & Schuster Book One in the Hush, Hush Series A SACRED OATH A FALLEN ANGEL A FORBIDDEN LOVE Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment. But after a series of terrify

Alisha Eadle
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn
Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn Published by Entangled: Indulgence Book 1 in the Sweet Salvation Brewery Trilogy Brewing up trouble one pint at a time. Enemies ...After years away, Miranda Sweet returns to Salvation, Virginia to save her family's brewery, but her fate is in the hands of her lover-turned-enemy, Logan. What's a girl to do when the only person who can help her is the man who betrayed her? Lovers ...Logan Martin can't believe his luck when the woman who smashed his

Alisha Eadle
- Mar 13
- 12 min
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt & Company Book 1 in the Six of Crows duology Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price— and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager A run

Alisha Eadle
- Mar 11
- 24 min
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Published by St. Martin's Griffin First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a roya

Alisha Eadle
- Feb 19
- 21 min
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas Published by Bloomsbury Book #4 in the Court of Thorns & Roses Series Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. The one person

Alisha Eadle
- Feb 17
- 9 min
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn Published by Avon Book 2 in the Bridgerton Series 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... —Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814 But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthon

Alisha Eadle
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Book Review
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Published by Mira Book 1 in the Poison Study series Choose: A quick death… or slow poison... About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust—and only by a

Alisha Eadle
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff Book Review
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff Published by St. Martin's Press Book 2 in the Nevernight Chronicles Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she's far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she's no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she's told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits. But after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia's

Alisha Eadle
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Love Songs For Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Book Review
Love Songs for Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Published by Sourcebooks Landmark Zoë Frixos gets the whole love song thing. Truly, she does. As an editor at a major music magazine in London, it's part of her job description. But love? Let's just say Zoë's been a bit off-beat in that department. After falling hard for her best friend, Simon, at thirteen and missing every chance to tell him how she felt before he left town, Zoë came to one grand conclusion: Love stinks. Twenty y

Alisha Eadle
- Dec 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Naughty List by Kayla Wren Book Review
The Naughty List by Kayla Wren Published by Black Cherry Publishing It all starts with a magazine article. The Naughty List: a bucket list for bad girls. All her life, Addie Miller has been good. The dutiful daughter. The supportive best friend. The helpful tenant. And where has it got her? Alone for Christmas, working in an elf costume and cleaning the little Russian old lady’s apartment upstairs. Addie’s only selfish pleasure is tormenting the prickly, gorgeous guy next doo

Alisha Eadle
- Dec 17, 2020
- 13 min
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin Book Review
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin Published by HarperTeen Book 1 in the Serpent & Dove Series Bound as one to love, honor, or burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Hi

Alisha Eadle
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Book Review
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Book 1 in The Folk of the Air Trilogy Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stol

Alisha Eadle
- Nov 12, 2020
- 15 min
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas Book Review
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas Published by Bloomsbury Collection of 5 Prequel Novellas in the Throne of Glass Series Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. In these action-packed novellas - together in one edition for the first time - Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from re

Alisha Eadle
- Nov 8, 2020
- 19 min
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas Book Review
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas Published by Bloomsbury Book 6 in the Throne of Glass series Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold. After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no d

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 22, 2020
- 12 min
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Book Review
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Published by Bloomsbury Book 1 in A Court of Thorns and Roses Series Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ... Dragged to a magical king

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 18, 2020
- 20 min
Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L Armentrout Book Review
Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Avon Books Book 3 in the de Vincent Trilogy Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent. Everyone in New Orleans knows he’s heir to a dark family curse that both frightens and enthralls. To the locals, Devlin is the devil. To Rosie, he’s a man who’s stoking her wildest fanta

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Book Review
Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled Book 4 in the Brimstone Inc. Series Bah humbug just got a lot darker. Alasdair Blakesley is the head of the Covens Syndicate. He shouldn’t need to look beyond the witches and warlocks he governs, or his own abilities, to solve any problem. But a demon infestation means he can’t trust anyone who may be possessed. The last person he wants to ask for help is also the only person who can fix this, so he sucks up his pride and

Alisha Eadle
- Sep 14, 2020
- 42 min
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout Book Review
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Blue Box Press Book 2 in the Blood and Ash Series A Betrayal… Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight

Alisha Eadle
- Aug 25, 2020
- 19 min
White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout Book Review
White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Inkyard Press Book 1 in the Dark Elements Series ONE KISS COULD BE THE LAST. Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she’s anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dar
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