The Polyglot

Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer My rating: 5 of 5 stars This series is such a refreshing change from most romantasies and I am loving it. Just like in the two previous books, the humor is brilliant, the characters likable, and the themes deeper than at first look.The slow-burn romance(s) is wonderful, highlighting the redeeming power of love all the way through.Prepare for some…

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker My rating: 5 of 5 stars Great book, great writing (thank you for validating my opinion that good and lyrical writing still counts), amazingly well-developed and original world and its lore… loved it. A few peeves: Unnecessary fragments (one here and there for emphasis works, too many become annoying and break the flow) throughout the book, and the idea…

Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book came highly recommended by someone I follow on social media and because it promised a mix of humor with fantasy and romance I had to give it a try. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sold right away. It took me a few chapters to start enjoying the story but as the plot and the characters developed I found myself liking it more and more.…

The Shippers by Katherine Center My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have become a fan of Katherine Center and her rom coms. She manages to write a closed-door romance that is both sexy and funny. There isn’t a single boring moment in this story and amongst all the screwball antics of the main characters and their families and friends some serious themes are addressed in perfect symbiosis with the rest of…

Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross My rating: 5 of 5 stars After reading other books by Rebecca Ross I knew I was in for something beautiful. I wasn’t wrong. Rebecca’s writing is as inventive as it is poetic. Her imagining of the world of the divines, both the underground and the sky gods, is beautiful and original with touches of Chinese mythology intermingled with Scandinavian lore (I love…

Meg Macy has a new MM contemporary romance out, Love Is Love book two: Love Me Do. Longtime friends Jackson Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are committed to fulfilling their first year of business at their breakfast café, but trouble is brewing again in their personal lives. Jack and Reese Baxter are in a committed relationship — or are they? Jack’s not so certain given Reese’s continued…

 Title: Stinky Sardines and Roses Author: Natalina Reis Genre: Gay Paranormal Romance Release Date: April 9, 2026 Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing Cover Designer: BookSmith Design NOW LIVE! Amazon: https://readerlinks.com/l/5134137 All Links: http://books2read.com/stinkysardines Blue only wanted to clear his name, not hook a brooding detective, but when sparks fly hotter than a Portuguese summer,…

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig My rating: 5 of 5 stars Why can’t we give a book more than five stars? This one deserved a million of them.I’ve read a lot of good books but this duology really hit the spot. It had everything I have always loved in a good story: great but flawed characters, found family, action that doesn’t feel like a filler, suspense, wonder, magic… too many to name here.The…

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy Shirt, this was so good! I haven’t read a book this fast in years. No matter how much I enjoy the first book in a series or duology I normally don’t jump immediately to the next book in the series. I am one of those weird readers that likes to read in-between books (don’t ask me why). But I loved this one so much I already have the…

Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was excited when I found out there was a new book by Isabel Ibañez who has quickly become a favorite of mine. The hardcover is absolutely gorgeous, by the way. So why not give it five stars, you ask? Well, I honestly can’t put my finger on it but there was something that felt a bit off. But let’s start with the good stuff (which there was…

I have recently come across a Netflix production titled “Man on the Inside”, starring Ted Danson. I watched the whole first season in a few days. I have not yet started the second season, which looks like it’s going in a different direction, but the first one is one of the best and most touching series I have watched in a long time. The show follows an elderly widower who has isolated himself…

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found my spirit author (is that a thing?) finally!I heard a lot of good things about this book (and no, it wasn’t anything to do with TikTok) but the one thing that sold me was the humor. The cover is on point with the mood of the whole story and it only gets better inside.I had just finished reading a heavier fantasy and…

A Incrível História Secreta da Língua Portuguesa by Marco Neves My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a long-time language nerd I absolutely loved this book and all the “secrets” revealed within. Great job Marco Neves in telling such a long and anything-but-simple story of how a language evolved to what it is nowadays, raising the question of how the Portuguese of the future will be like. I have already…

Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow, this story takes off the minute you start reading and it never stops.I absolutely loved it. The romance was well balanced with the rest of the plot, the unnecessary antagonism between witches and non-witches was such apropos commentary for the time in history we are living right now.The story can get frustrating at times as the two…

Jaye C. Watts has a new queer sci-fi book out (transgender, poly, non-binary, pansexual, lesbian): The New Worlds. The year is 2293 and the Truth no longer exists. In the future there are many truths, giving rise to many worlds, but each must be kept separate. Born to protect these truths, Axton Bryce patrols the New Worlds Star System—to observe, participate, and gather information. But as she…

You Better Not Pout by Mia Sosa My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute, short, and Christmasy. Just what I needed this time of the year.I loved the addition of Portuguese in the story (my native language) and the overall feel-good mood throughout the book. The characters were well developed despite the shortness of the story and likable. I particularly loved the uncle’s Christmas tree incident. Funny and…

Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo My rating: 3 of 5 stars I don’t normally read nonfiction but when someone recommended this one I decided to give it a chance. All in all it’s a good and enjoyable read with a lot of excellent advice. My only gripe with the content is that even though she was obviously a fighter who wouldn’t take no for an answer and managed to somehow always figure it…