Feature: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys – Writing Our Own Histories in the Face of Oppression I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys is based on true events and is a haunting exploration of power, oppression, and the dangerous cost of silence under a dictatorship. Set in Romania […]
Books On Our Radar: Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray – the queen of historical YA – is giving us another historical thriller that spans three different timelines, filled with mystery, romance, and humor! Go back in time to 1940’s Germany, and […]
Books On Our Radar: Everything Glittered by Robin Talley Everything Glittered by Robin Talley should be on your “Read Queer All Year” TBR so we are getting this one on your radar during Pride while the moment is enchanting your preorders! Robin Talley writes some of the best queer YA […]
Books On Our Radar: The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton Cozy romantasy fans – do I have your next TBR book, The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton, is a must for anyone who can’t get enough of the friends to lovers trope and heist plots all wrapped up in a […]
Book Recs: Queer Historical Reads We love a good queer historical here at BookCrushin. Many explore the history of the queer community through different lenses, whether geographical, racial, or time period, and add to the rich options in the YA community. I’ll Take Everything You Have is a new queer […]
Cover Crush: A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar We’ve been fans of Adiba since we met The Henna Wars in 2020 and couldn’t stop screaming when we saw the cover of her upcoming novel, A Million to One. A queer story about a heist set on the Titanic? Just […]
Cover Crush: The Killing Code by Ellie Marney I first heard of Australian author Ellie Marney with her Every Sherlockian series and came to love her through her historical crime thriller, . She’s back this year with another historical thriller, The Killing Code, a sapphic story set during WWII. Ellie […]
Books on Our Radar: Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams Maybe you missed us shouting about how amazing Kelly McWilliams’ Agnes at the End of the World was (seriously, so good) but we are back today to make sure you don’t miss Kelly’s amazing upcoming book, Mirror Girls! Early reviews are […]
Books On Our Radar: The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath is a debut, historical, queer found family book that I can’t wait to read. I really don’t think we get enough of the multiple queer family unit in a historical sense, but history tells […]
Cover Crush: Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe has such a stunning art deco cover! I love this style and this time period and can’t wait to read this 1920’s historical fantasy retelling of The Tempest! If you want magic, family secrets, and great […]