ARC REVIEW: ASAP by Axie Oh

ARC REVIEW: ASAP by Axie Oh

ASAP by Axie Oh Releasing on February 6th, 2024 Published by HarperTeen Young Adult Fiction---Contemporary, Romance New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much-anticipated companion novel to beloved romance XOXO, following fan favorites Sori, the wealthy daughter of a K-pop company owner, and Nathaniel, her K-pop star ex-boyfriend, in a swoon-worthy second chance love story. Sori [...]

ARC REVIEW: The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

ARC REVIEW: The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton Releasing on February 6th, 2024 Published by PeachTree Teen Young Adult Fiction---Romance > Romantasy, Steampunk, Historical Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy! For Sybil Clarion, the Belle Époque city of Severon is a wild, romantic dream, filled with cafés, cabarets, and glittering nightclubs. Eager to [...]

Belle’s Backlog ARC Reviews: The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund

Belle’s Backlog ARC Reviews: The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund

The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund Released on April 13th, 2021 Published by Philomel Books Young Adult Fiction---Suspense, Mystery From the author of We Speak in Storms comes a twisty, psychological thriller about three friends searching for the truth in the aftermath of a plane crash. The morning after their senior year beach party, [...]

BELLE’S BACKLOG ARC REVIEWS: The Last Witness by Claire McFall

BELLE’S BACKLOG ARC REVIEWS: The Last Witness by Claire McFall

The Last Witness by Claire McFall Released on August 1st, 2015 Published by Sourcebooks Fire Young Adult Fiction---Mystery, Horror A group of friends awaken a malevolent spirit bent on revenge in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Claire McFall Heather agrees to a group camping holiday with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to [...]

BELLE’S BACKLOG ARC REVIEWS: The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

BELLE’S BACKLOG ARC REVIEWS: The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée Released on September 5th, 2023 Published by Water Sign Books New Adult Fiction---Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal Cassiel has given up the family tradition of demon hunting, leaving behind her sacred angelic duty and fated sword. What she can’t leave behind are the scars. To cope, she spends her [...]

ARC REVIEW: This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

ARC REVIEW: This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

This Dark Descent This Dark Descent, #1 by Kalyn Josephson Releasing on September 26th, 2023 Published by Roaring Brook Press Young Adult Fiction---Fantasy The Shadows Between Us meets Six of Crows in this spellbinding new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, and pulse-pounding action, where the eldest daughter of a renowned family on the verge of ruin joins forces [...]

BELLE’S ARC BACKLOG REVIEWS: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

BELLE’S ARC BACKLOG REVIEWS: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

Happy Sunday, y'all. This ARC review is a little different, as it is about three years overdue. A part of a new "series" I am building on my blog, this will be a part of the new "Belle's Backlog ARC Reviews" as a way for me to catch up and gush about all of these [...]

ARC REVIEW: Her Own Happiness by Eden Appiah-Kubi

ARC REVIEW: Her Own Happiness by Eden Appiah-Kubi

Her Own Happiness by Eden Appiah-Kubi Released on September 5th, 2023 Published by Montlake Adult Fiction---Contemporary It’s never too late to come of age in this compassionate and refreshing novel about friendship, self-discovery, and moving on by the author of The Bennet Women. Maya Davis is living in paradise until her apartment, her career, and [...]