You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Audiobook narrated by: Alaska Jackson Rating: Fantastic! Definitely recommend! For Whom: those who like high school YA, high school prom themes, romance between two girls, or looking for books that deal with mental health issues (anxiety), chronic illness (sickle cell anemia), or looking for diverse casts. I…

King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo

★★★★☆ Summary: Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop…

Ruin and Rising (Grishaverse 3) by Leigh Bardugo

★★★★☆ Summary: This is the third and the last book of the Grisha Trilogy. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened…

Siege and Storm (Grishaverse 2) by Leigh Bardugo

★★★★☆ Summary:   Siege and Storm is a sequel to Shadow and Bone. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a…

Shadow and Bone (Grishaverse 1) by Leigh Bardugo

★★★☆☆ Summary: Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked…

Tiffany Aching (Discworld) Series by Terry Pratchett

Overall Series Rating: ★★★★☆ Would I Recommend: Absolutely!! For Whom: Anyone who likes otherworld fantasy, magic, witches, kick-ass heroines, clever commentary. Summary:  The Tiffany Achings series of Discworld focuses on the growth of a young witch, who faces increasingly more powerful foes as she grows more powerful herself. The first couple of books focus on…

The Winter of the Witch (Winternight #3) by Katherine Arden

★★★★★ Summary:  This is the third and final book of the Winternight trilogy. Moscow has burned nearly to the ground, leaving its people searching for answers - and someone to hold accountable. Vasya finds herself on her own, amid a rabid mob that calls for her death, blaming her witchery for their misfortune. With an…

The Girl in the Tower (#2) by Katherine Arden

★★★★★ Summary:  This is a sequel to The Bear and the Nightingale.  Vasya’s story from The Bear and the Nightingale continues as she is forced to flee her home after being accused of being a witch— Vasya’s options are few: find her family in Moscow and resign herself to life in a convent or marriage, both of which…

The Bear and the Nightingale (#1)by Katherine Arden

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden ★★★★★ Brief Summary: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—for she calls this place her home and it’s filled with old magic that only she can sense and see around her.…

Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness

★★★★★ Summary: As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless…