April 2021 Wrap Up and May TBR

Title: A Court of Silver Flames

Author: Sarah J Maas

Rating: 3.5⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Blurb: Nesta is a stubborn, proud female, and now she is High Fae, nearly immortal, and stuck in a life she doesn’t want, facing demons from the war with Hybern that she can’t escape from. When Nesta is forced to face her fears and train her mind and body with the brutal but kind warrior, Cassian, sparks fly and tempers soar. As Nesta and Cassian learn to face their pasts, a new power is rising with magical objects that could destroy the world’s shaky peace.

Title: Turtles All the Way Down

Author: John Green

Rating: 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: Aza feels constantly stuck in her head and an ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts, but then one day she and her friend try to solve the mystery of a missing billionaire– who just so happens to be the Dad of Aza’s old childhood friend.

Title: Love From A to Z

Author: S.K. Ali

Rating: 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: Zayneb is angry at the world and how full of injustice it is, and Adam received some news that made him give up some on life. When the two meet each other on the plane to Doha, they have an instant connection and they also both keep the same marvels and oddities journal. So when they meet again in Doha, they confront each other and decide what to do next.

Title: Kiss My Cupcake

Author: Helena Hunting

Rating: 4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: When Blaire opened her own cupcake and cocktail shop, she had everything planning out. But what she wasn’t prepared for was a rivalry with the attractive owner of the bar next door, Ronan.

Title: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

Author: Junauda Petrus

Rating: 4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Blurb: When Audre is caught with her girlfriend, her mother sends her to the United States where she becomes close with a sweet, kind childhood friend, Mabel. These two black girls from different backgrounds feel a strong connection which is then challenged when Mabel gets some upsetting health news.

Title: The Girl in the Tower

Author: Katherine Arden

Rating: 4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Blurb: This is the second book in a Russian fantasy series about Vasilisa, a young heroine full of spirit and fire unbefitting of a girl. As she grows up into a young lady fascinated by stories and nature spirits, Vasilisa sees troubles and spirits that others cannot see or understand.

Title: The Winter of the Witch

Author: Katherine Arden

Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: The third and final book of the Winternight trilogy. What a fascinating, stunning conclusion to a magical series!

Title: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

Author: Dawnie Walton

Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: This stunning story was both an ode to 1970s rock ‘n’ roll and an account of racism and the truth behind the public facade. The book is a fictional oral history following the beginning of stars Opal and Nev working together, their dynamics, their downfall, their reunion, and everything that happens in between.

Title: Act Your Age, Eve Brown

Author: Talia Hibbert

Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: Eve Brown has always seen herself as flighty and a mess, so when she is forced to find a job on her own she is surprised to find that she is perfectly capable. Jacob’s bread and breakfast is his most important project, and he is surprised when Eve starts working for him and they forge a strong connection.

Title: Cemetery Boys

Author: Aiden Thomas

Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blurb: Yadriel is a trans boy who is determined to prove his gender to his family by summoning and passing on ghosts just like the men in his family of Brujos. When he raises the ghost of a boy, Julian who refuses to pass on easily, the two guys and Yadriel’s cousin Maritza go on a hunt to solve the mystery of Julian’s death.