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Book Review: Dogs, Boys and Other Things I've Cried About Book by Isabel Klee

I absolutely loved this book! I don’t read a ton of memoirs, but I’m a big fan of Isabel’s from her TikTok videos, so when I saw she was writing a book I was very interested in reading it. I first saw Isabel‘s TikTok videos when she was fostering the dog Tiki, so I was excited to see his story included! This memoir focuses mostly on Isabel‘s life in New York City. We jump back to her childhood a few times to provide context for different things she discusses, but primarily we read about her young adult/adult life. Isabel discusses her romantic relationships, and how they each shaped her life. She has a clarity about her past relationships that I think many people would envy. She talks about them in this raw way that seems very vulnerable. I admire her for that. Isabel’s writing makes her feel very relatable. I felt like I was one of her friends that she was telling about all her relationship woes. I was invested in the story the whole time. And of course, there is a lot of focus on the...
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Book Review: Prince Material (Prince Pact #2) by Nora Phoenix

Prince Material is the second book in the Prince Pact series by Nora Phoenix. I enjoyed reading the first book in the series, so I was excited to get to read the second one as an eARC. I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much though. In this book, we follow Floris, a Dutch prince and Orson, an engineering student from New Orleans. They are roommates at a college in Massachusetts. We get both of their POVS throughout the book, which I liked. The book starts off a bit slow and there isn’t that much happening for the first 50% of the book. It was a bit of a struggle to get through the beginning of the book, but the second half definitely picks up the pace. I don’t think I connected with these two characters as much as I did with the ones in the first book. I thought they were a bit lackluster and I found their dialogue a little bit unbelievable at points. It felt cheesy sometimes, like not something people in real life would say. I still plan to read the other books in this series when they ...
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Book Review: A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo

A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo is a continuation of the Singing Hills Cycle. This short novella follows Cleric Chih of the Singing Hills abbey and their birdlike companion Almost Brilliant as they travel to a new place to record stories to bring back to the abbey. In this particular story the pair travel to Baolin, a place famous for it's pork and it's legendary famine. While in the town, Chih is forced to stay at the town magistrate’s home where they discover something strange taking place. I’m a huge fan of this series and I loved this new chapter of the Singing Hills Cycle. It’s definitely the creepiest of the novellas so far, I could feel myself getting tense while reading certain parts! Chih is such a likable character that I love reading about all their adventures and the stories they gather. I also love when Almost Brilliant is included, the back and forth between the two is always fun! Available in the US starting October 7, 2025. I received this book from NetGalley as a...
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Book Review: My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich

My Roommate from Hell is a fun YA romance that I absolutely loved! Our main character Owen is off to college, where he ends up rooming with the Prince of Hell, Zarmenus. The pair have a rocky start, and don’t appear to be well suited as roommates. Their rocky start comes to a tipping point when Zarmenus asks Owen to be his fake boyfriend in order to help improve his image. Owen agrees and his life at college begins to change. When I first started this book, I was a bit worried about not liking the main character as I found Owen to be a bit annoying and a goody two shoes. He tries very hard to be perfect in every aspect of his life which I found grating at first. However, as I kept reading and learned more about Owen, and as he evolved over the course of the book, I ended liking his character a lot more! I love the scenes where Zarmenus and Owen are together. They have such great chemistry and their banter is just perfect! The fake dating aspect is the best part of the book. I would def...
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Book Review: Finna by Nino Cipri

Finna by Nino Cipri is a sci-fi novella that takes place in an IKEA-like furniture store. We follow our main character, Ava, and her ex-partner Jules, who are both employees at the store, as they go on an adventure through a wormhole that spawns in the middle of the labyrinth-esque box store. An older customer has gotten lost in the wormhole and it it up to this duo to retrieve her. They travel through the multiverse, meeting interesting (and some scary!) people along the way. Even in such a short story, there is a ton of queer representation throughout. Jules is nonbinary and they talk about how difficult it is being misgendered by customers. Though currently not dating, we learn about the relationship between Ava and Jules. That relationship is one of the main focal points of the book. One of my favorite quotes from the story is: It’s an old sadness … doesn’t heal, but you get used to bearing it. This is the first book in the LitenVerse series, and I will definitely be reading ...
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Book Review: These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa

These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa reminded me of a mix of the Hunger Games books and the TV show Arcane in the best way! I’ve read other books by this author that I really enjoyed but this might be my favorite one yet! In this book, we follow Crow, a trans teenager living with his uncles in the Shallows, the lowest and most neglected part of the city. Crow is a descendent of the god of death, and has survived a genocide that wiped out most of the other descendants of death. Because of his godly heritage, Crow has some supernatural abilities and uses those abilities as an underground street fighter to earn money. When Crow’s uncles are arrested for helping Deathchildren refugees escape the city, Crow vows to save them by entering a championship known as the Tournament of the Gods, where the winner is granted a boon from the gods. This book has so many elements that I absolutely loved. The world building is so good- I felt like I was in the city with them as they travelled around ...
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Book Review: And They Were Roommates By Page Powars

I thought the title of this one was so fun that I had to read it! And They Were Roommates follows our main character Charlie, a trans teenager who is attending a prestigious but very strict boarding school as a scholarship student. We see Charlie struggles as he deals with rigorous coursework, athletic requirements, making friends and dealing with his roommate who he previously had a fling with at summer camp. We meet a cast of characters from Delilah, Charlie’s best friend who attends a sister school, to Jasper, Charlie’s roommate and a brilliant poet. Overall, this book was fun and lighthearted! I like Charlie and felt he was the most fleshed out of the characters. He seems very relatable and reminds me of some of my friends growing up. His journey to finding his place at the school is very real and heartwarming. I think most of us have been through times where we felt like we didn’t fit in and the writing really does a good job of putting the reader in that headspace. This is a boo...
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