Aces Wild is a book that’s been on my TBR since before it was released in 2022 and I just never got around to it – but I never forgot about it! I was in the mood for something different so decided to finally pick this one up and y’all have been sleeping on this one! It was so much fun!
Title: Aces Wild
Author: Amanda DeWitt
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Queer, Mystery, Thriller
After reading Firekeeper’s Daughter in 2021, I knew I would ready anything and everything Angeline Boulley writes – and here we are with her latest release, which takes place 10 years after the events of Firekeeper’s Daughter. While this isn’t technically a “sequel” I would highly recommend reading that one first to have some ground work laid out – and Daunis, the protagonist of Firekeeper’s Daughter is in this one as well, grown up with a child of her own.
Title: Warrior Girl Unearthed
Author: Angeline Boulley
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Mystery
A magical story set in New Orleans that follows twin heirs to a dethroned family, trying to solve a decades old murder and reclaim their families rightful place?! Oh yeah, this one sounded great and that cover drew me in!
Title: Blood Debts
Author: Terry J. Benton-Walker
Series: Blood Debts #1
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Magic, LGBT
Tiffany D. Jackson is an auto-read author for me now and her latest novel, The Weight of Blood, which is a Carrie retelling, hits hard! Tiffany never disappoints – this book was a thrill from beginning to end!
Title: The Weight of Blood
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Retellings
Piranesi is one of those strange little books I’m not quite sure what to make of it, but when I got to the end I immediately wanted to reread it – its that type of book. And I think I liked it.
Title: Piranesi
Author: Susanna Clarke
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Magical Realism
This is a book that has been on my TBR for…a WHILE and I’ve had the audiobook on hold for quite a while as well. I finally decided at the end of 2021 it was time to read this, and I finished it on January 2nd.
Have I already read one of my favorite books of 2022? Quite possibly. I saw this book on a lot of Best of 2021 lists and with very good reason. I’m so happy this was my first book of 2022!
Title: If We Were Villains
Author: M.L. Rio
Series: Standalone
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Boarding school where a girl just died and the four main girls are all queer? Say no more and sign me up!
Title: The Grimrose Girls
Author: Laura Pohl
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, LGBT+
This dark academia book felt perfectly spooky and I’m glad my library hold came in and I was able to read this in October! It fit the mood of the month – but anytime you’re in the mood for a dark academia book is a good time to pick this one up!
Title: A Lesson in Vengeance
Author: Victoria Lee
Series: Standalone
Genres: Mystery, Triller, LGBTQ+
Tiffany D. Jackson is an auto-read author for me. She puts out a new book, I will read it. She has proven again and again she’s the queen of plot twists and I was excited to read her for horror novel – and autumn seemed like the perfect time to give this a try.
Title: White Smoke
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
It is officially spooky season and that means spooky and dark academia book time! I read this as part of the Illumicrate readalong but it was so good, I easily read ahead – whoops! Sorry not sorry. I really enjoyed this book and if you’re looking for something creepy for the autumn season, add The Devil Makes Three to your TBR right now!
Title: The Devil Makes Three
Author: Tori Bovalino
Series: Standalone
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
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