This book feels like a debut, in the sense that it’s raw and somewhat promising, but ultimately it ended up being unpolished. I was truly shocked to find out that this is one of seven published works for Brinn. There’s a lot here that caught my attention at first: an incredibly dark premise, graphic and…
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“Quicksilver” Callie Hart
Wow, this book really brought it. Quicksilver kicks the door open, sets your sheets on fire, and leaves your heartbeat in shambles. Easily sliding into my top three reads of 2025, this book is an electrifying blend of dark fantasy, slow-burning tension, and carnal heat. Callie Hart writes epic worlds and builds deep obsessions; and…
“The Unquiet Bones” Loreth Anne White
The Unquiet Bones is the book you curl up with on a rainy afternoon when you’re not looking for something groundbreaking, but something reliably good. It’s a cozy mystery that leans into its genre with confidence, offering a well-paced narrative, a familiar structure, and characters that are charming without being saccharine. What Loreth Anne White…
“Heir of Fire” Sarah J. Maas
Third in the Throne of Glass series, Heir of Fire holds its own and continues to deepen what’s already become a darkly addictive saga. This installment introduces the mountainous land of Wendlyn and Manaan, cracking open the heart of Aelin’s backstory in a way that makes the weight of her grief and rage feel almost…
“Delilah Green Doesn’t Care” Ashley Herring Blake
I don’t usually find myself reaching for romance or slice-of-life books, but I gave Delilah Green Doesn’t Care a shot (and for what it is, it’s solid). The sapphic book club I’m in voted this for our May read, and I appreciated the sapphic forward part of it most. Blake’s writing is accessible and breezy,…
“Hungerstone” Kat Dunn
This book had such a strong foundation of gothic atmosphere, eerie pacing, and an emotionally layered approach to horror, but it ultimately didn’t land for me in the way I hoped. I loved the moodiness, the slow burn, and the ghost-drenched tone of it all. Kat Dunn is clearly talented when it comes to building…
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” Daniel Kahneman
This books feels like it should almost be required reading if you’re interested in behavioral psychology, decision-making, or the unconscious forces that shape how we move through the world, and for good reason. Kahneman’s breakdown of the mind’s two systems (System 1, fast and intuitive, and System 2, slow and deliberative) is an incredibly effective…
“The Age of Insight” Eric R. Kandel
Eric Kandel continues to be one of the most compelling voices at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and the arts. I seek out his work like a moth to a flame, and The Age of Insight only deepens that admiration. This book is as rich in complexity as it is in curiosity— an expansive, cerebral meditation on…
“Black Leopard, Red Wolf” Marlon James
Just wow. This book is a fever dream in the best, boldest, and most bewildering way possible. Black Leopard, Red Wolf is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s a hallucinatory epic, a brutal reimagining of African mythology and folklore that feels both ancient and startlingly new. It demands your full attention. Marlon James writes with…
“Reality Unveiled” Ziad Masri
This one was… interesting. Reality Unveiled is ambitious in its aim to pull back the veil on existence itself and offer insight into consciousness, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of all things. And while I found a lot of the subject matter compelling and thought-provoking, there were moments where the delivery lost me a bit. Masri…
A Tempest Storm 