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Stardusted (Book One of It’s Definitely Not Aliens) by Elle DeYesso
(Rattle the Stars PR Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Spice Level – 🌶 Genre – Sci-Fi Romcom Published – 28th October 2025 Length – 374 pages Synopsis – It’s definitely not aliens. At least, Raven Barrister’s pretty sure it isn’t. Between double shifts, looming exams, and an embarrassingly intense crush on her way-too-attractive bartender coworker, Sky, she Continue reading
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How the Fae Stole Midwinter by Ann C. Orlandi
(ARC Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Spice Level – 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Genre – Romantic Fantasy Published – 11 December 2025 Length – 142 pages Synopsis – When her snowbound village enters its 530th year under a Midwinter curse, plucky schoolteacher Mira decides she’s had enough. Determined to restore joy and song to the season, she climbs Continue reading
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Our Monstrous Hearts (Book One of the Rose Falls Series) by Delilah Thorne
(ARC Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖 Spice Level – 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Genre – Gothic Romance/Erotica Published – 2 January 2026 Length – 123 pages Synopsis – Cassandra – A half-dead monster haunts Rose Falls. They whisper that he is grotesque, that he feasts on bones and defiles women. I was trapped in my husband’s shadow, forced Continue reading
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The Book of Destiny (Book One of The Lost Magik of Liminalia) by S. L. Realta
(ARC Review) Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖 Genre – YA Fantasy Published – 20th October 2025 Length – 204 pages Synopsis – When four orphaned siblings arrive at a remote Scottish castle to live with a mysterious guardian, an ancient prophecy awakens. Sworn to an oath older than time, bound to the blood of kings, they are Continue reading
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Don’t Speak Book 1 of Lyrics from the Heart by Olivia Tucker
(Rattle the Stars PR – ARC Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖 Spice Level – 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Genre – Rockstar Romance (Contemporary Romance) Published – 12th August 2025 Length – 349 pages Synopsis – Allie: I was supposed to be relaxing. After a messy breakup and years of putting myself last, a girls’ trip to Boston with Continue reading
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Ballad of the Blade (Book 1 of A Serenade of Smoke Series) by Andrew P. Meritt
(Physical Review – I was cheeky enough to ask Andrew for a physical ARC of this book… And he said YES!! He’s a legend and now one of my new favourite indie authors!) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Genre – Dark Fantasy Published – 14th October 2025 Length – 552 pages Synopsis – Magic is dead. Continue reading
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The Scorned Maiden (Book 0.5 of the Ashes of the Damned Series) by Amaya Jax
(ARC Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Genre – Dark Fantasy Horror Published – 28th November 2025 Length – 100 pages Synopsis – For generations, my family has hunted witches, claiming to protect the world from their dark magic. I was born to follow in their footsteps — the next in line to carry on the Continue reading
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Reign of Betrayal (Book 1 of The Prince and The Prisoner Series) by Amber L. Bowe
(ARC) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Spice Level – 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Genre – Dark Romantasy Published – 9th May 2025 Length – 497 pages Synopsis – In a kingdom under a malevolent curse, the rulers turn to the Hollows—an underground prison for dangerous criminals. In a cruel plan to save their land, they host a series of Continue reading
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Secrets of a Witch by Steph Ziders
(ARC Review) Tropes: Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖 Genre: Paranormal Romance Published: 14th July 2025 Length: 342 pages Synopsis – In the tranquil town of Ipswich, Massachusetts, witches hide in plain sight. Shay Whitley, the resident soulmate finder and psychic, control freak witch, is the last in the powerful Whitley coven. The Whitley legacy is her responsibility.When Continue reading
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Nightmares on Lull Lane Anthology
(ARC Review) Nightmares on Lull Lane is a shared world anthology. Each author in this series has written their own book; however, they will tie into each other and continue one main storyline. While it is not mandatory, I highly recommend you read them in order Anthology Synopsis – Eighteen years ago, the Lull Lane Continue reading
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The Book of Destiny (Book One of The Lost Magik of Liminalia) by S. L. Realta
(ARC Review) Stars – 🫖🫖🫖🫖 Genre – YA Fantasy Published – 20th October 2025 Length – 204 pages Synopsis – When four orphaned siblings arrive at a remote Scottish castle to live with a mysterious guardian, an ancient prophecy awakens. Sworn to an oath older than time, bound to the blood of kings, they are Continue reading
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