Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Paris Peralta wakes up in her bathroom covered in blood with a straight razor in her hand… and her famous husband dead in the bathtub. She has more to worry about than getting arrested. With all the media attention … More Things We Do in the Dark
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I don’t want to say too much about this book, but it made me cry. At school! Will loves turtles; he even has a few in his room and maybe a few more his mom isn’t even aware of. He also has … More Turtle Boy
Awake by Christopher Krovatin Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups This book is not listed as the second to Ablaze, but it absolutely is! Why isn’t it listed as a series? You could get away with not reading the first because they explain the main points of the first book, but then you really … More Awake
Ablaze by Christopher Krovatin Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Aly is a middle child. She is dealing with middle child issues. She feels like she has to take care of her little brother and do what she can to calm and support her older sister. She lives by the middle child mantra of … More Ablaze
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I know many people are hot and cold with Freida McFadden. Some love her. Some find her predictable. I love her. I love thrillers, and I find all of her books to be quick reads with at least one twist I never saw … More The Boyfriend
The Invasion by K.A. Applegate, Michael Grant, and Chris Grine Animorphs: The Graphic Novel Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I knew of these books when I was younger but I never read them. I was always creeped out by the covers. I didn’t like them! I had no idea what they were about, … More The Invasion
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups This book was described as ‘Misery’ meets ‘Game of Thrones.” Yeah, that checks out. You discover a big twist early on, and the rest of the book tries to resolve everything. I don’t want to say too much because I don’t … More Eyes of the Forest
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I love a good thriller, but there was something about this one. I didn’t care for the main character, Emmy, as much as I thought I would. She made me uncomfortable with how she ran her social media life. I already knew … More People Like Her
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Kiela works as a librarian in the city of Alyssium. She and her assistant, Caz, have been living in this library, taking care of the empire’s spellbooks. I should mention that Caz is a sentient spider plant. At first, that made me … More The Spellshop
Dear Mothman by Robin Gow Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Book in verse I saw this book right after I saw a book at my local bookstore called ‘I’m in Love With Mothman.’ Is there an anniversary of mothman coming up? I know it’s only two books, but it is such a niche … More Dear Mothman
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