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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
And just like that, we are in the fourth week of August. This month has flown by in a blink. The time I thought I had to dominate my ARC August TBR has shriveled to just less than two weeks now, and I have fully embraced floundering in my go-go-go mode. I am fairly proud [...]
Happy August, y'all! July passed by in the blink of an eye, and for that, I am a bit grateful. The month was a bit rough for me, in many aspects, and I'm ready to turn over a new leaf and get a fresh start to the last month of Summer. With August comes ARC [...]
Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler Released on May 11th, 2021 Published by Wednesday Books Young Adult Fiction---Contemporary, Romance Lara's had eyes for exactly one person throughout her three years of high school: Chase Harding. He's tall, strong, sweet, a football star, and frankly, stupid hot. Oh, and he's talking to her now. On [...]
It's the end of July, as we know it! Did you get that R.E.M. song reference? With July coming to a close and the season of summer hitting its peak, new reads are always a bonus to the changing times. I am currently on a book-buying ban; which means YOU ALL need to buy books, [...]
Belle's Archive 