Title: The Daughters of Firth Tales (The Daughters of Firth Tales #2) Author: Willow Publisher: Self-published Publication date: February 4, 2022 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy One Sentence Summary: This is an interconnected collection of tales about a group of people and creatures whose lives have been changed and turned upside down by beings they call … Continue reading Book Review: The Daughters of Firth Tales by Willow
Title: The Stardust Thief Author: Chelsea Abdullah Publisher: Orbit Publication date: May 17, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: In a world where the humans and jinn are at war with each other, the Midnight Merchant and her bodyguard are sent by the sultan to recover a jinn relic from a jinn city underneath the Sandsea … Continue reading Book Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Title: Piano Zen Author: Thomas Rheingans Publisher: Self-published Publication date: February 7, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When eleven-year-old William Longfellow Emerson starts piano lessons with a reclusive pianist who instructs using an equally mysterious Piano Zen method, William not only learns how to play exceptionally well, but travels to a dream land to study … Continue reading Book Review: Piano Zen by Thomas Rheingans
Title: Neruda on the Park Author: Cleyvis Natera Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication date: May 24, 2022 Genre: Fiction, Multicultural One Sentence Summary: A Dominican mother and daughter end up on opposite sides when one decides to fight the building of a luxury condos building and the other starts dating the man responsible for the building. Overall … Continue reading Book Review: Neruda on the Park by Cleyvis Natera
Title: From Bad to Cursed (The Witches of Thistle Grove #2) Author: Lana Harper Publisher: Berkley Publication date: May 17, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: When a Thorn witch is badly hurt by an Avramov curse at the beginning of the town's Beltane celebrations, wild child Isidora Avramov is teamed up with the achingly good … Continue reading Book Review: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
Title: Misrule (Malice Duology #2) Author: Heather Walter Publisher: Del Rey Publication date: May 10, 2022 Genre: Fantasy One Sentence Summary: A century has passed since the events of the first book and Alyce now rules the Dark Court, but, as they decimate the Fae Courts, Aurora is unexpectedly awoken and an old prophecy comes to … Continue reading Book Review: Misrule by Heather Walter
Title: By the Book (Meant to be #2) Author: Jasmine Guillory Publisher: Hyperion Avenue Publication date: May 3, 2022 Genre: Romance One Sentence Summary: In this contemporary re-imagining of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, editorial assistant Izzy finds herself helping the mean and rude celebrity Beau Towers write his memoir. Overall By the Book is a … Continue reading Book Review: By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
Title: The Mad Girls of New York (A Nellie Bly Novel #1) Author: Maya Rodale Publisher: Berkley Publication date: April 26, 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction One Sentence Summary: It's the late 1880s and women journalists are a rare breed, but Nellie Bly dreams of joining the ranks of male journalists by risking her life and sanity … Continue reading Book Review: The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
Title: Resembling Lepus Author: Amanda Kool Publisher: Grey Matter Press Publication date: April 26, 2022 Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery One Sentence Summary: In a post-dystopian world that's been seriously impacted by climate change, a murder rocks the community, and one detective is out to stop the murderer before it gets worse. Overall Resembling Lepus is a … Continue reading Book Review: Resembling Lepus by Amanda Kool
The Lily Cafe is thrilled for the opportunity to participate in the book blog tour for The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan! This is the third in the Quinn & Costa Thriller series. Title: The Wrong Victim (A Quinn & Costa Thriller #3) Author: Allison Brennan Publisher: MIRA Publication date: April 26, 2022 Genre: Thriller A bomb explodes on a … Continue reading Book Blog Tour – Review: The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan
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