But I Hate Him (publication day August 25, 2026) by Page Powars, is the story of Rory, a trans teenager who competes in the top echelons of science competitions in NYC, and is the face of his parents’ tutoring company, The Prince List, and Luca, the boy who always seems to win when they’re inContinue reading “But I Hate Him”
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The Everlasting
The Everlasting (2025) is Alix E. Harrow’s fourth novel, after The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, and Starling House, all of which I’ve absolutely loved. She is one of the authors that helped me discover that historical fantasy is my jam. I was fortunate that she did an event withinContinue reading “The Everlasting”
Hers For the Weekend
Hers For the Weekend (2024) by is the third installment in Helena Greer’s Carrigan’s Christmasland series. I previously reviewed and raved about Season of Love (Miriam and Noelle) and For Never and Always (Hannah and Levi), and I think it’s best to read those two first, or you might get bogged down when trying toContinue reading “Hers For the Weekend”
World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon
Olivia Dade has done it again with World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon (publication day August 11, 2026)! The second in her Supernatural Entanglements series (after 2025’s ZomRomCom), WOO follows Gwen Wexloff, an entirely ordinary human oracle who has never had world-changing visions until recently, and Hugh Blacke, a demon lawyer on the Supernatural andContinue reading “World’s Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon”
The Shadows Tomorrow
The Shadows Tomorrow, by Noëlle Michel, translated by Frank Wynne (English translation publication day August 4, 2026, originally published in French in 2023) will bring forth concurrent emotions of both despair for humanity and relief that there are some people who still embody goodness. Set in the near future, anthropologist Eva, with a specialty inContinue reading “The Shadows Tomorrow”
The Crossover
The Crossover (2014) by Kwame Alexander won both the Newbery and Coretta Scott King awards that year, along with many other awards. I am very late to this classic, but I was looking for a short, quick read by an author of color, and this one came up on Libby. I love a novel-in-verse andContinue reading “The Crossover”
How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House
How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe is a sweet, fat positive YA paranormal romance. I reviewed three of Howe’s previous books, all adult fat-positive contemporary romances (On the Plus Side; The Make-Up Test; and How to Get a Life in Ten Dates) and I enjoyed this one as well! AsContinue reading “How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House”
How To Read a Book
How To Read a Book (2024) by Monica Wood was recommended by someone in my book group and I highly agree with her recommendation! The book follows three characters in and around Portland, Maine. Violet Powell is a 22-year old woman in jail because she was driving drunk, crossed the double-yellow line, and the accidentContinue reading “How To Read a Book”
How To Fake It In Society
I will always be thrilled when K.J. Charles (among many others, Death in the Spires, All of Us Murderers) publishes a new novel, which she did in April 2026 with How to Fake It in Society. It’s 1821, and watercolor paint creator Titus Pilcrow has just been told by his landlord (a former lover) thatContinue reading “How To Fake It In Society”
The Twilight Garden
I was a big fan of Sara Nisha Adams’ The Reading List (2021) and so when I saw she had a new book, The Twilight Garden (2023), I knew that I had to read it, and I was glad that I did. Sometimes you just want a book that takes you somewhere else into someoneContinue reading “The Twilight Garden”
Reading While Fat 