By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There’s not much excitement in their small town of Cross Creek, so Mila and Riley make their own fun, devoting most of their time to Riley’s favorite activity: amateur witchcraft. So when Riley and … Continue reading REVIEW: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
By Heather A. 5 out of 5 stars ★★★★★ Synopsis: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of … Continue reading REVIEW: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
By Tqwana B. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Romance takes a bit of a back seat in this final installment in Alyssa Cole’s Loyal League series. And that is not a bad thing. It is the slowest of slow burns, focused more on the individuals loving themselves while gradually falling for each other. The … Continue reading REVIEW: AN UNCONDITIONAL FREEDOM by Alyssa Cole
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars ★★★★☆ Fetishized, demonized, celebrated and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them? Meditating on the labyrinthine … Continue reading REVIEW: High Heel by Summer Brennan
By Heather A. 3 out of 5 stars ★★★☆☆ Wealthy, privileged, and fiercely independent New Yorker Jennie Jerome took Victorian England by storm when she landed on its shores. As Lady Randolph Churchill, she gave birth to a man who defined the twentieth century: her son Winston. But Jennie–reared in the luxury of Gilded Age Newport and the … Continue reading REVIEW: That Churchill Woman by Stephanie Barron
