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  The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow Book Review Let’s dive into the book of the moment — The Everlasting by Alex E. Harrow . I recorded this about a week ago, but it didn’t turn out well during editing, so I’m redoing it now. From the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House comes a moving and genre-defying quest about a lady knight whose legend built a nation and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part, even if it breaks his heart. Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero — the orphaned girl who became a knight and died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters, but the truth of her life has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallerie , a failed soldier and struggling scholar, falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives, and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retel...

The Grimoire Grammar School PTA by Caitlin Rozakis Book Review Let’s dive into the book of the moment: The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlyn Rosacus . She came onto my radar when I read her book Dreadful , which was quirky and fun. It featured a wizard or sorcerer who had lost his memory and learned he had been a bad person.  As he started over, he realized he didn’t want to be that person anymore. His minions were terrified of him because he used to explode them, but now he wanted to be better. He had kidnapped a princess but no longer wanted to keep her prisoner. It was a story full of self-reflection, and since I enjoyed that book, I picked up this one. Summary: Two parents and their recently bitten werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magical aristocracy, but deadly terrors await them—ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies, and even a PTA bake sale. When Vivian’s kindergartener Arya ge...

  A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford Book Review Today, we are diving into the book of the moment, A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford . It releases on October 21, 2025 . It’s a very cute, cozy fantasy with some magic, found family, and a little bit of romance. Though romance is listed as a genre, I don’t consider this a romance book, and I’ll explain why later. Summary: Howl’s Moving Castle meets Little Thieves in this cozy fantasy about the teenage owner of a mostly fake magical curiosity shop and a girl cursed to turn everything she touches into magic.  Everyone in Ardmore knows that Willow Stokes is a charlatan, including Willow herself. Her father’s shop hasn’t sold anything magical in decades and is barely surviving by selling fake charms—dragon’s teeth, enchanted ostrich eggs, and talismans made of fool’s gold. Everything changes when Brianna Hargrave appears and turns Willow’s fakes into real magical objects. But Brianna wants nothing to do with Wil...

  Too Good to Be True by Prajakta Koli Summary Too Good to Be True by Prajakta Koli. You must know Prajakta Koli — she is one of the most popular creators in India, and I love her attitude and the way she talks, the way she plays with words. I love that, and that’s why when I got this book, I was so excited to read it. I finished this book in about three days. I didn’t count the hours, but I remember starting it at around 8:00 a.m. and reading till 12:00 p.m. The book contains around 310 pages, and the quality of the book is great — the cover feels smooth and rubbery. Aan’s favorite thing to do is bury her nose in romance novels. But honestly, life can’t be trusted to make the stories real, right? In the bookstore where she works, a man walks in straight out of the pages of her favorite love stories. Aman is hot, successful, seems to know what she is going to say before she says it, and just cannot get enough of her. In short, he is perfect. Then why is Aani losing her mind, ignor...