The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang is a historical military fantasy fiction novel. Whew. That was a mouthful. Okay, so this story draws a lot of its plot as well as politics from mid-20th century China. In this story, we follow Fang Runin or Rin. Rin is an orphaned child, as a result of the previous war who grew up poor as the unwanted addition …
Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones is a murder mystery that follows high school students Blair and Cameron as they embark on their journey of uncovering the cold case that made their little town infamous nearly twenty years ago. Popular cheerleader Clarissa Campbell goes missing in the woods during a high school party. A case that hits national headlines but with no leads, and no body …
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni is a story that follows a young woman named Kiva. As the title might suggest, Kiva is both an inmate and a healer at the most notorious death prison, Zalindov. Over the past ten years, she has done everything possible to keep a low profile and endure in a prison where most inmates don't last long. The plot takes …
We live in a world where certain novels are hailed as must-reads and showered with praise. Especially with things like BookTok, BookTube, and Bookstagram, which use these very prevalent social media sites as tools for marketing. They make it easy for everyday people to recommend and review books. This causes these works of fiction to gain traction and take over large chunks of the book …
