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Colored Pages Book Tour: Book Review — The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Photography by Maxim Vinciguerra Genre: Young Adult Mystery Published by: Feiwel & Friends Publish date: June 2, 2026 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.faridahabikeiyimide.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects…Octavius the Maestro.Fola the Brain.Bilal the Olympian.Perdita the Artist.Romeo the Failure. These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes …

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May Musings

What I consumed in May 2026: books, movies, tv, music, and travel. Books: I read 14 books in May. My top reads were: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Fiction) The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith (Poetry) Kin by Tayari Jones (Fiction) Solito by Javier Zamora (Memoir) I decided to finally watch The Summer I Turned Pretty, so …

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Book Review — When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson

via Alexis Henderson Substack Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy Published by: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publish date: March 03, 2026 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s website: https://alexishenderson.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Roslyn isn’t herself anymore. It’s been a year since her sister, Adeline, died under mysterious circumstances, and Roslyn is …

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Book Review — Strange Familiars by Keshe Chow (Book 1 in The Seamere College Duology)

© Breeana Dunbar Genre: Romantasy Published by: Ace Publish date: May 19, 2026 Number of pages: 432 pages Author’s website: https://www.keshe.com.au/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Gwendolynne Chan just needs to get through her final year. At Seamere College of Magical Veterinary Sciences, she spends her days using her powers to heal companion animals while …

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Book Review — Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Nathan Bajar for The New York Times Genre: Literary Fiction Published by: One World Publish date: July 23, 2024 Number of pages: 224 pages Author’s website: https://www.instagram.com/karlarrrio Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to …

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Book Review — Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma

https://tigestgirma.com/about/ Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dark Academia Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publish date: November 4, 2025 Number of pages: 544 pages Author’s website: https://tigestgirma.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss. Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and …

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Book Review — We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

Genre: Literary Fiction Published by: Marysue Rucci Books Publish date: September 23, 2025 Number of pages: 496 Author’s website: https://monaawadauthor.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique …

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Book Review — Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

Copyright Michelle Terris Genre: Fiction, Satire, Dark Academia Published by: Macmillan Audio Publish date: 10/21/25 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s website: https://www.olivieblake.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected. After a freshman year she would …

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Book Review — You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

 Arielle Lewis Studios Genre: Horror, Queer Published by: S&S/Saga Press Publish date: September 9, 2025 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://andrewjosephwhite.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia. Festering masses …

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September Musings

📚Books Read: 11 Yes, I did start Sept by finishing up a Christmas romance lol. But overall, I read a lot of great spooky books. I also dod a third re-read of Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith for poetry sluts book club. One exciting thing. We got two new bookshelves (after one …

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