A dual perspective thriller that jumps between the messiest wife and husband who plan to 'fix' their unhappy marriage one way or another... And that doesn't even begin to cover how chaotic and juicy this book ended up being. My jaw continually dropped lower with each chapter, and the ENDING!!? HOLY JEEZ!

I firmly believe that time jumps make the absolute best Romantasies, and the way this story flits between the past and present to slowly reveal the years worth of tension between Briony and Toven had me at the edge of my seat til the very last page! But that's only part of the obsession! The magic system, the painfully relevant way the world descends into authoritarian chaos, and the misinterpreted prophecy that haunts this world makes for an absolutely riveting fantastical journey.

Respectfully, nerdy talk makes for the best dirty talk, and this book is proof of that incontrovertible truth. The banter between Rose and William brings that kind of swoon-while-kicking-my-feet-in-the-air energy, and the cosplay origin story of this romance made me scream!

This is the ultimate love letter to Fall, which is obviously the best season of all.

This is such a game changer for the genre in the best possible way. It starts off strong by being set in Mexico in the 1950s which already makes for a refreshing new environment for readers to be led into. And it quickly sets the kind of eerie, suspenseful tone in the vein of Crimson Peak and Midnight Rooms which makes you lean into the pages to see what happens next while also leaning back because you're high key nervous about what 'next' is. Really just an epic way to use horror as the medium to explore racist ideology, eugenicist theory, and how colonization takes a toll on the people and the earth.

Dive into a fantastical steampunk reimagining of Cairo, Egypt during the early 1900s, and follow the journey of one very well dressed detective as she scopes out the clues to solve a murder mystery that promises to bend and reshape the power structures of the new world order. One of my favorite fantasies of all time, and now I feel deeply compelled to seek out all steampunk fantasies LOL

The Jasmine Throne is a perspective shifting With Asian inspired fantasy that follows the key players of an increasingly violent and fanatical empire and the various resistance movements that form as a matter of survival and, in some cases, revenge. This is the first in the Burning Kingdoms trilogy and is honestly one of the best fantasy trilogies I have ever read. The game has forever changed for me after this read.

One of the absolute most refreshing and original takes on the myth of Hades and Persephone that I have ever come across. This is an unparalleled historical fantasy where the writing is so seductive and immersive you feel as if the author might just be Hades, and you might just be Persephone👁️👁️