Lose Yourself
in a Good Book

I don't hand out five stars lightly, but Release Me absolutely wrecked me in the best possible way. I went into this wildly excited. I've been a devoted Tahereh Mafi fan for years because of how masterfully she builds character development and spins gorgeous, descriptive prose. So, I had sky-high expectations, and somehow, she still managed to exceed them.

I am completely, shamelessly biased here because I actually narrated the audiobook for this, but walking in Avery’s shoes (or rather, speaking her words aloud) was an absolute blast from the very first chapter. I’ve loved this author's work from chapter one, so going into Then Until Forever (Book 1), my expectations were already sky-high. Not only did it deliver, but getting to bring the story to life made me appreciate the writing on a whole different level.

I went into The Thirteenth Child with high expectations. It is spooky season, the leaves were changing, and I was hunting for a deeply atmospheric, eerie gothic fantasy to kick off my spooky season reading list. Having seen so many people raving about Craig’s ability to weave dark folklore, I practically scrambled to open this one up as soon as the weather turned chilly