To Read or Not To Read

Applying to college is challenging for anybody (don’t miss those days), but of course it's harder for demigods (they have to survive long enough to get to senior year, first of all...). But if it's difficult for regular demigods, then it's near impossible for our long-suffering, sarcastic-king of a hero Percy Jackson, who probably deserves blue cupcakes and free tuition galore for what he's been through. Nevertheless, the entire PJO fandom is thankful for his retirement from retirement so that we can have a delightfully low-stakes reunion of the original trio with hijinks, hilarity, and did I already mention sarcasm? Basically, I devoured The Chalice of the Gods in one sitting and I am even more pumped up for the release of this TV show because this book has me falling in love all over again with this universe!  Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly , is the author of five New York Times #1 bestselling series and the #1 bestsellin...

Now that's how you do an homage! Josie Silver's A Winter in New York is simply perfect to me. A beautiful tribute to New York (and to being new in New York), and the romcoms that help build this city in our collective imagination, this is a book I'm going to be recommending for a long time to come!  Josie Silver is an unabashed romantic who met her husband when she stepped on his foot on his twenty-first birthday. She lives with him, their two sons, and their cats in England. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December , The Two Lives of Lydia Bird , and One Night on the Island . You can find more of my reviews of her work here .  When Iris decides to move to New York City to restart her life, she realizes she underestimated how big  the Big Apple really is: All the nostalgic movies she'd watched with her mom while eating their special secret-recipe gelato didn't quite do it justice. But Bobby, Iris's best friend, isn't about to le...

Having read all of Isabel Ibañez's previous works, it is very confidently that I can say that What the River Knows is her best yet. An incredibly atmospheric and magical historical fantasy, filled with complicated characters searching for all kinds of truths, every kind of reader can find something to love in this book. I'm already anxious for news about book 2 after that cliffhanger ending!  Isabel Ibañez is the author of Together We Burn (Wednesday Books) and Woven in Moonlight (Page Street), which was listed among Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She is the proud daughter of Bolivian immigrants and has a profound appreciation for history and traveling. She currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband, their adorable dog, and a serious collection of books. You can find Isabel on Instagram @IsabelWriter09. You can find more of my reviews of her work here .  Bolivian Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nin...