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All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens (ARC Review)

February 8, 2026

From the moment forty-eight alien superheroes crash-landed on Earth, photographer Monika Neumann had a favorite. She’s been crushing on the literally electrifying Taranis ever since she saw the cutie crawling out of his pod. Unfortunately, his popularity isn’t exactly crackling these days. He could use an image boost. Monika is in. One right photo op and she’ll put her ridiculously hot…… Read More All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens (ARC Review)

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Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress & Jade Zhang (ARC Review)

February 1, 2026

Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit . . . but he’s not dead, as far as he knows. Stumbling upon the Ghost Circus, a bizarre traveling show filled with phantom performers who entertain other ghosts, Casey meets Creepy Girl, a ghost who cannot move on, and Polterghost, a silent sheet ghost. The three strike up a tentative friendship, and realize that none of them truly fit in at the…… Read More Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress & Jade Zhang (ARC Review)

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Your Knife, My Heart by K.M. Moronova (ARC Review)

January 31, 2026

Cameron Mortem has a problem―he can’t stop killing his partners. Officially labeled clinically insane, he’s also one of the most lethal assets in the Dark Forces, a brutal underground military operation built on obedience, survival, and silence. But an experimental drug has fractured his control, making him a liability whenever someone else is on the field. As punishment, he’s thrown back into the Under…… Read More Your Knife, My Heart by K.M. Moronova (ARC Review)

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Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (ARC Review)

January 31, 2026

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 rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she’s taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears…… Read More Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (ARC Review)

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The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (ARC Review)

January 30, 2026

The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers. Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told when she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled. But there’s more to Hellebore than meets the eye. On graduation…… Read More The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (ARC Review)

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What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller (ARC Review)

January 30, 2026

There’s a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the women of Amarra must obtain their husbands (should they want one) by kidnapping them from other kingdoms. Olerra, a warrior princess vying for the throne, is determined to prove her worth by kidnapping a husband. And not just any husband. To…… Read More What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller (ARC Review)

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Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Review)

January 30, 2026

REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate). Frequently seen with a grumpy frog (crowned, judgmental). Answers to “Evie” or “Stop that.” Evie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an…… Read More Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Review)

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We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad (ARC Review)

January 30, 2026

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 of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops…… Read More We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad (ARC Review)

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The Devils by Joe Abercrombie (Review)

January 29, 2026

Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends. Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh…… Read More The Devils by Joe Abercrombie (Review)