book reviews Alice With a Why, by Anna James November 23, 2025 / November 23, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Highly recommended for middle reader through YA and certainly adults who enjoy a clever fairytale and loved the original Wonderland. Read more » Adventure Fairytale fantasy Middle Reader YA
book reviews Review: After Life by Gayle Forman December 14, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Andrew Phillips | Leave a Comment AFTER LIFE, Gayle Forman, Quill Tree Books (Harper Collins), ISBN 978-0-0633-4614-7, January 2025, $19.99, 272pp. After Life is a fine example of my long-held belief that one is never too old for a “Young Adult” book. The story begins with a lyrical description of a young woman riding her bicycle home, and expressing the pleasures […] Read more » death YA
book reviews Review: MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR, Sarah Suk December 12, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR, by Sarah Suk. Quill Tree Books (HarperCollins), trade paperback, 288pp. Price $19.99. Pub date: April 1, 2025. This young adult book (13 and up) is set primarily in South Korea, centered around one of the protagonist’s mother’s clinic, Sori of Us Clinic (Sori Clinic run by Dr. Bae), a memory […] Read more » friendship YA
book reviews I Hope to Have a Daughter like Hazel Sharp in Daughter of Mine February 23, 2024 / August 7, 2025 by Sable Quinn | Leave a Comment Written By: Sable Quinn Sable’s Rating: 5/5 stars Content Warning: this novel references three different deaths in different manors, one being a malicious homicide. Daughter of Mine, Megan Miranda. MarySue Rucci Books, April 9, 2024. 354 pp. Daughter of Mine is Megan Miranda’s newest thriller.** This novel surrounds Hazel Sharp and the mysterious secrets that […] Read more » New Adult Thriller YA
book reviews The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff Has Already Become the 2024 Book I Love the Most December 30, 2023 / August 7, 2025 by Sable Quinn | Leave a Comment The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff Has Already Become the 2024 Book I Love the Most Written By: Sable Quinn Sable’s Rating: 5/5 stars Content Warning: there is mention of chosen suicide due to a terminal illness. The Days I Loved You Most, Amy Neff. Park Row Books, July 30, 2024. 336 […] Read more » New Adult Romance YA
book reviews Four Four-Letter-Words to Praise Gretchen McNeil’s Newest Novel, Four Letter Word: Rich, Real, Eerie, Wild December 19, 2023 / August 7, 2025 by Sable Quinn | Leave a Comment Four Four-Letter-Words to Praise Gretchen McNeil’s Newest Novel, Four Letter Word: Rich, Real, Eerie, Wild Written By: Sable Quinn Sable’s Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content Warning: there is mention of the ‘Casanova Killer’s’ victims, the gory details of some of the cases, and how he brutally assaulted and murdered the women. Four Letter Word, Gretchen McNeil. […] Read more » New Adult Thriller YA
book reviews The Last Pride is a Pandemic of Emotions and an Innate sense of Belonging with The Z Word’s Ragtag Group December 11, 2023 / August 7, 2025 by Sable Quinn Happy Snow Day from Star Cat Books! We thought that since we had to take a snow day, that we could still cozy up with a nice ARC and share our thoughts with our lovely customers and friends! Without further ado… Written By: Sable Quinn Sable’s Rating: 5/5 stars Content Warning: there is a brutal […] Read more » horror LGBTQA New Adult YA