I’m a thoroughly obnoxious poetry lover, but I can’t stand sitting still for long enough to read Dickinson or Frost. Even though I can understand why some may view cryptic old English as poetry at...

On Dec. 6, the fifth book in the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson was released. Readers have been waiting for this book since its announcement last year. Wind and Truth also ends the first...

When I picked up A Phở Love Story, I expected another teenage romance that just so happened to take place in an unconventional setting. What I got was quite a bit more. Written by Loan Lê in 2021,...

In the eagerly awaited release of A House of Flame and Shadow by renowned fantasy author Sarah J. Maas, fans were primed for a journey that would cross over the intricate realms she had crafted in her...

A few years ago, TikTok went absolutely wild for Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. It became the dark academia book—you know, the book with the turtlenecks and the trench coats and the fall leaves...

It is hard to describe the act of loving someone unconditionally, knowing that it will never work out in your favor. A perfect example of “right person and the wrong time,” can be encapsulated within...

The “Red Rising” series by Pierce Brown has two parts. The original Red Rising trilogy and a quartet sequel to the original series. Currently, only three of the four in the quartet have been released....

After the explosive plot and character depth stemming from the fantasy favorite “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros, the sequel, “Iron Flame,” notably fell flat. While it’s important to note that...

“A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara is objectively a good book; after all, it has a 4.34 rating on Goodreads with over 543,000 ratings and was also the 2015 Goodreads Nominee for Best Fiction. However,...

“The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story” by M.L. Wang is a beautiful, fantastic read. The book is from the fantasy genre, and is a stand-alone. The book is inspired by Japanese culture and traditions....

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is one of my all-time favorite franchises. Had I been older than one in 2008, I definitely would have been an obnoxious side-braid-wearing, fake-bow-holding, Hunger-Games-obsessed...

The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson is an unfinished epic fantasy series. The series is part of Brandon Sanderson's multiverse, the “Cosmere.” The book follows multiple different main characters,...