![Book Review: Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Boys-of-Alabama-by-Genevieve-Hudson-255x255.jpg)
Max, a gay, atheist, German 16-year-old with the ability to bring dead things back to life, has just moved with his parents to a small, religious town in Alabama. The townspeople and his new friends try to pull him into their religious beliefs, while the self-proclaimed town witch Max is smitten with tries to make him understand the darker side of...
![Book Review: The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Fascinators-by-Andrew-Eliopulos-255x255.jpg)
Sam lives in a small, religious town where most people think magic shouldn't be used, and he and his two best friends are the only ones in their school's magic club. But then they accidentally get mixed up in trouble with dangerous magickers, and between that, feelings, and the pressures of life, their friendships will be...
Cassia fled her home planet and life of royalty years ago, but now she's getting dragged back into it against her will, and it will up to the crew of the Banshee to help her. Political machinations and a planet on the verge of war make things complicated though, especially when it comes to her and Kane's feelings for each...
![Book Review: The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions Book 1) by Lauren Shippen [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Infinite-Noise-The-Bright-Sessions-Book-1-by-Lauren-Shippen-255x255.jpg)
Caleb has developed empath powers, making high school even harder, but he finds the emotions are easier to deal with around a boy named Adam. Adam, a loner dealing with depression and bullying, at first can't believe a hot football player wants to be his friend, but over time, the two grow closer and realize their feelings might even be...
I try to group my quick review posts around a theme (or a series) as much as possible, so this time I’ve got four m/m fantasy romance books! One is historical fantasy set in our world, the rest are high fantasy set in made-up worlds. But all of these have a kind of similar vibe,...
![Book Review: Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Book 1) by Tamsyn Muir [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Gideon-the-Ninth-The-Locked-Tomb-Book-1-by-Tamsyn-Muir-255x255.jpg)
When the Ninth House necromancer receives a summons to take part in trials to ascend and become immortal, Gideon agrees to pretend to be her cavalier in exchange for freedom from indentured servitude. But not long after all the house necromancers and cavaliers arrive, people start being murdered, and they realize they're all trapped and going to die unless they can figure out what's going...
Lately I've been trying to devote full review posts, which take more time and energy, to books I really like. So for this quick reviews post, I've got a bunch of books I did not like and rated lower than 3 stars. We can't like every book, right? For the most part, despite having quite a few issues with some of these, they're "not for me" books, not necessarily bad books. But one was quite...
Daevabad, the hidden city of djinn, is in chaos after the events of the last book, but the djinn haven't given up yet against the new threat. Nahri and Ali try to make their way to safety and figure out how to save their city while Dara struggles to balance his loyalty to his Banu Nahida and his loyalty to the...
![Book Review: The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Darkness-Outside-Us-by-Eliot-Schrefer-255x255.jpg)
Ambrose wakes from a coma on a space ship and knows his mission is to rescue his sister, but he remembers nothing about the launch, nor the info that there's another person on the ship. As time goes on and the two boys grow closer, they discover more and more strange clues that something is off about this...
![Book Review: Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Summer-Sons-by-Lee-Mandelo-255x255.jpg)
Andrew and Eddie grew up together, but then Eddie left to start his graduate program early, and now he's dead and haunting Andrew. When Andrew arrives in Nashville, he realizes there was a lot Eddie didn't tell him and sets out to solve the mystery of his friend's death while navigating grief, sexuality, a dangerous ghost, and Eddie's mysterious new...
