**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson Quill Tree Books, 2023 ISBN-13: 978-0063260795 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com I have enjoyed Kosoko Jackson’s previous YA books, the dystopian Survive the Dome and the time travel novel Yesterday is History, both with Black queer boys as protagonists. The […]
BOOK REVIEW: THE MONSTERS WE DEFY BY LESLYE PENELOPE
March 4, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope. Redhook, 2022 ISBN-13 978-0316377911 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition, Audible Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The Monsters We Defy takes place in an alternate Washington, D.C. during the Harlem Renaissance. This world has Enigmas (similar to demons) who will offer you a gift (Charm) always in company with […]
Let me start with another story; the third book in Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series: Iron Crossed. While it’s faded now, since the series has moved on, the penultimate scene in this book involves the main character being mind controlled and violently, repeatedly raped. When confronted about the choice, Briggs said that the character was […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** You Can’t Kill Snow White by Beatrice Alemagna, translated from French by Karin Snelson and Emilie Robert Wong Unruly, 2022 ISBN: 978-159270381 Available: Hardcover Buy: Bookshop.org You Can’t Kill Snow White puts a spin on the traditional story of Snow White by telling it from the Queen’s point of view. Alemagna reminds […]
BOOK REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT GIRLS BY ALICIA JASINSKA
February 21, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska Sourcebooks Fire, 2022 ISBN-13: 978-1728209753 Available: Hardcover, paperback, audiobook, Kindle edition. Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The Midnight Girls takes place in a fantasy kingdom based on the Kingdom of Poland at the end of the 18th century, which was torn apart by wars with […]
T.V. Review: Mayfair Witches Season 1 Episode 7- Trapped in a Memory
February 19, 2024Yeah…I watched it. I finished the season. And It honestly took me this long to digest it all. And I still haven’t figured out WTF the writers were trying to do. I know the book is slllloooooooowwww. I’ve praised the show for streamlining the material. But. But this is just a hard turn into Law […]
Media You Might Have Missed: The Toys That Made Us
February 15, 2024I love that more people are getting into Docuseries, even if it is mostly true crime. In the last few years we’ve seen some very interesting series. One of the coziest has been The Toys That Made Us, a short series focusing on the culture and ideas that created not just the toys of today, […]
BOOK REVIEW: IN THE LAIR OF LEGENDS BY DAVID BUZAN
February 12, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** In The Lair of Legends by David Buzan Black Rose Writing, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-68513-250-7 (Paperback), 978-1-68513-331-3 (Hardcover) Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com In The Lair of Legends by David Buzan is a well-written, exciting tale that combines action, myth and history. Jolon Winterhawk is a Nez Perce warrior who […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Rabbits in the Garden (Gardening Guidebooks #1) by Jessica McHugh Ghoulish Books, 2022 ISBN: 978-1943720736 Available: Paperback Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com After reading Jessica McHugh’s Rabbits in the Garden, readers will never look at rabbits or gardening tools in quite the same way again. Avery’s mom has a creepy interest in her garden, as […]
BOOK REVIEW: SHADOW RUNNER BY K.J. FIELER
February 7, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Shadow Runner by K.J. Fieler Black Rose Writing, 2023 9781685132040 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy (pre-order): Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The only negative to Shadow Runner is that eventually, like all great stories, it ends. It would be tougher to put together a better YA fantasy/thriller than this. Like the Harry Potter series, Shadow Runner has the ability to […]