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Moon Reads: Monster Movie!

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Monster Movie! by Chuck Wendig

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection. 

This was a bargain book found in Forbidden Planet that my partner suggested and added to my pile of books to buy, a gamble trusting that I would enjoy it.

Ethan is afraid of a lot of things, almost everything except certain constants in his life. Mostly what he likes is being able to be in control of the variables and to have predictability, and he doesn't like complex emotions, the more stable and predictable and not scary, the better. 

And thankfully he has two best friends who complement him and don't mind that is scared of so much, and that usually accommodate for him. But when the entire class gets invited to watch an apparently rare almost impossible to find horror movie at the house of the most popular boy int he school, his friends insist he should join them. But "scariest movie ever" does not  sound at all like something Ethan will enjoy, but he debates this over and over, and while he debates this, the movie turns out to be a monster and Ethan is the lucky one to escape amongst his classmates who were watching it. 

At first he only wants to escape and forget it, but as the monster starts wreaking havoc in his little town, Ethan realises he may be the only one who can stop it and get his friends back. 

Now this was pure chaos and havoc, and craziness. Ethan has a lot to confront and a lot to decide as monsters coming out of a scary movie and stealing everyone's heads is not the ideal scenario for him to shine. But he really cares about his friends and he wants to fit in a little bit better. But as he tries to find a way to stay alive and not fall victim to the monster and also a way to try to recover his friends, he realises everyone can be scared of things, and that doing it scared is possible, even if it is scary. 

For me this was a funny read, and I liked how Ethan solves and saves the day on it, it was a nice twist that fit into who he is and also helped him grow into himself, and gave him a little bit more courage to be himself, even if it doesn't automatically make him brave and courageous (which I actually liked, he is still Ethan at the end of the book, and still scared, but maybe less things scare him now). 

One other thing it covers is that we all have value, and passion and our projects, and that if we like something we don't have to give it up to fit in, and maybe that thing might be a strength, even if some people may not see it that way. It was an good framing of how things aren't always perfect or how times change and also that at the end of the day we all want to succeed, are afraid to fail and that anxiety is a painful companion that sometimes has to take the back seat and let us exist.
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Moon Reads: Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star

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Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star by Laura Noakes. Illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino.

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection. 

I knew Laura was writing a book for a while and that the main character would have EDS, which in between having been in an instagram pod with her for a long time and also having EDS myself, this was a necessary purchase and read. 

I read it a while ago, I am just a mood reviewer and this is my blog, so I more or less come and write my reviews when I finally feel like it, and apparently today is one of those days when I feel like writing about myself while I review a book. 

Cosima can only remember the Home for Unfortunate Girls (therefore why she is called Unfortunate), all she knows is she was dropped up as a baby, and that who her parents are/were seems a bit of a secret. The Home for Unfortunate Girls is a school/orphanage for children who are disabled or deemed different, and it is more or less obligatory that if your child falls under this category, then they gotta be here. 

But for Cosima, this is home, even if it doesn't treat them amazingly well and there's always some weird schemes going on between the Home's manager/matron and the benefactors, that involve the children working a bit too hard. Luckily, Cosima has made good friends here (Pearl, Mary and Diya) and what they enjoy a lot (particularly Cosima) is running mini heists where they obtain cakes, biscuits and other sweet goods for the themselves and to share with the rest of the children. 

Now, Cosima is here because she has EDS, and her knee dislocates often alongside her joints giving her trouble, so she uses various walking assistance to move as needed dependent on how she's feeling that day. This was a nice thing to see throughout the whole book as her disability is ever present (and as much as it is part of the plot, it is not the main plot nor does it work as plot tool exclusively) and therefore it shows how it displays in a dynamic way. 

As someone with EDS, it was just nice to read a book that was pretty mcuh my experiences. As a kid, playing games that involved "pulling" could cause dislocations easily (to the point my parents and myself became experts and pushing my elbow or shoulder back) so I had to be mindful of what I did. I have always adapted to it and didn't know how dynamic it really was becuase in my family this was all considered relatively normal. EDS is a hereditary condition, so it wasn't anything "new" or any different quirks to the ones the whole family had. It was actually really amusing when I got my formal diagnosis and then suddenly almost every single family member started questioning their quirks and reframing them into this context and suddenly the diagnosis made even more sense "what do you mean x is a symptom? I've always been able to do that and also this 15 other things that fit the criteria and that as a family we thought were totally normal". Great conversation to ahve. 

Anyway, I have gone off topic, but the above does have something to do with Cosima's heist, and the fact she desperately wants to find out who her parents are/were as she holds hope that her father is still alive. So when she finds out that Lord Francis Fitzroy wants to adopt them, she plots the biggest heist ever as she is not convinced about this and wants some truth and the money to bu their freedom. 

During her heist which was fun and amusing to read, and very clever and creative, Cosima inches closer and closer to finding the truth about her family and maybe understanding her condition better. 

Honestly if you have EDS or a similar disability, this is a must read with good representation and own voices, but even if you do not, it is a wonderful read, funny and quirky and just very sweet, and it depicts dynamic disabilities really well.
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Moon Reads: Mort the Meek and the Raven’s Revenge

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Mort the Meek and the Ravens’ Revenge

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection. 

Mort lives in Brutalia, where violence is the norm everywhere. People just love brawls and getting into fights and scrambles as part of their normal life, well, everyone except Mort. He would like to live his life peacefully, or as close as he can, which makes him seem meek and weak to the rest of the people in Brutalia. 

The problem happens when his uncle who is the lead executioner for the executions (a past time of the King and Queen) dies and therefore Mort inherits his position. To make it even more complicated, his first execution is to be his best friend. So Mort has a full week to try to find a way out of violence and to save his friend, while at the same time trying to ensure his peaceful ways. 

The overall artwork and illustrations are really funny, and the ravens add a bit of a conversation at the start of the chapters, which was fun even if they are ravenous ravens. We also have the author play a lot with the fourth wall and break it or playful try to pull the readers further into this world and what Mort is experiencing. 

I do have to highlight that one thing that made this lose part of its rating and be so low and it is that it does the whole "the villains are evil... and fat" which wasn't necessary at all. They were evil enough without having to comment on their body or make them be fat as if that was part of what added to them villainous. 

The rest of it was actually fun, with lots of clever and creative ways to change the viewpoints of violence into something different and finding ways to bend the rules and somehow still be as peaceful as he can.

The main thing I remember about it is that it was fun to read, quite an easy quick read and the art made it even better, so it's still a nice little book and while I was looking it up for this post, I realised there's a few sequels, so I am gonna go see if I can get a hold of them and add a review for them too in the future (not like I don't have a long list of books to read, but maybe the library might have them?)
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Moon Hauls: Knightcore Illumicrate

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Subscription box: Illumicrate

Theme/Month: Knightcore, September 2025

Ownership: Subscribed on their 6 boxes option. If you are interested in purchasing an Illumicrate subscription, you can do it on their website.

Illumicrate is a book subscription box that usually features fantasy and sci-fi, and curates a wide range of books, including both young adult and adult fiction. It usually contains a new release and several bookish goodies. 

I love the increase in knights and medieval themes so this sounded very much up my street as a theme, but did this do it justice or what do we think? 

Let's go through the contents starting from far left and going towards the right:
  • The main book, The Second Death of Locke by Tori Bovalino which I have had recommended to me a few times and is still high on my list to read.
  • A knight themed makeup (or similar) bag, whcih I like though it feels less knightcore and just knight themed, like it isn’t as knightly/medieval enough in itself, but the artwork is pretty knightcore and cute.
  • Underneath it is a garland of moths from the Knight and the Moth which was a good reference even if it doesn’t visually seem to fit as much with the theme.
  • Gideon the Ninth and Harrow bookmarks which are like modern futuristic knights? I am never big on paper items that are just prints of bookmarks, particularly of characters faces, so this is a miss in that it is not very knightlike and that it was not a good item for me even if I do love the series.
  • The theme leaflet.
  • And one of the collection replicas though I do not remember which sword this was but it is definitely cool. 
Overall I think this actually missed the mark on the theme a bit, I didn't feel particularly into knightcore and just like it was knight-ish, but the items where half and half on the wins and misses. The garland and makeup bag are cool, but not so keen on bookmarks (look I love cool bookmarks, funny bookmarks, pretty ones, but why does Illumicrate keep sending portraits of characters as bookmarks, it's so boring and meh, do something more interesting for the bookmarks that actually makes me go "oh this is fun, this is quirky, this is cute". Like their metal ones that are super cool!)And the replica daggers/swrods are cool but bulky and don't feel like real replicas so I am still a bit meh on them. But the book was stunning. So not a superb box but not the worst of the year.
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Moon Reads: Revolve

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Revolve by Bal Khabra

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection. 

Surprise, this is the book I read first of the series but it is actually the third one which comes to show one of the strengths of this series, that each book is in itself a standalone despite making references to what has happened in the previous ones (since the partners are "new" to the team they won't have context so this is handled nicely o the reader gets context without feeling like overexposure). 

The reason I chose this book was because it wasn't just hockey but it had artistic skating. But why was that relevant? Because for part of my teenage years I start with artistic roller skating and then moved to inline hockey (as I couldn't find a partner and the coach also coached hockey). And of course because both where done on ice at official levels, I would try to skate loads in ice rinks when I could afford it. 

So I came at Revolve with cautious hopes, could it talk about two things I loved deeply and also give me a good romance?

The answer was yes. So much that I would end up really liking the whole series and going back to the other books. 

Revolve follows Sierra Romanova who had an accident during a competiton on the ice and that left her with panic attacks when she enters the rink, but she wants to reclaim what that accident took from her and prove that she can do it. But her previous partner has a new partner and no one seems to want to partner up with her, and it's too late in the season...

Enter stage (rink) left, Dylan Donovan, playboy hockey player and the bad boy from the team, who goads her back into skating and proving him wrong. And maybe he also has something to prove as he is kicked out of the team for his chaos. Hockey is his dream and he wanted to follow Aiden and Elias, so he needs to win his way back and maybe skating with Sierra will help this happen.  

Dylan seems to just love pushing Sierra's buttons but then he starts caring and at the same time, it is one thing to push her buttons and another to let her suffer a panic attack, for which he seems well versed in handling, whcih shocks Sierra. And as Sierra slowly tackles her panic attacks, her fear and starts becoming once again a star in skating, Dylan also has to face his own reasons for being so reckless and for acting out so much. 

I enjoyed both the hockey and the figure skating, and both Sierra's and Dylan's story was really sweet and chaotic (Dylan reminded me a bit of my current partner, he seems super chaotic and feisty but is very sweet and caring at his core, and Sierra was a bit like myself in some ways). 
This is also the hardest review to write becuase I read the book the longest ago so I remember less specifics and the ones I do are pretty much plot spoilers I'd like to avoid since they were important to the story, but I will say that Sierr'as previous partner gets his comeuppance given he was the reason she had her accident.
 
And their epilogue to me was actually the sweetest of them all. 

So I hope you get to love this series and enjoy it, while I go dive into Embrace and get a review ready probably in a few weeks.
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Moon Reads: Spiral

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Spiral by Bal Khabra

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection. 

We're now on the second book from the Off the Ice series.

In this one we follow Elias Westbrook (Aiden's best friend) just after Collide, when they've been drafted into the Toronto Thunders, but somehow he has become quite popular for his good looks and the perception that he is a ladies man, and yet he has not made his first career goal at all, just a lot of assists. And he honestly just desperately wants to escape the attention and focus on the game. 

On the other hand we have Sage Beaumont, a ballerina who has dreamt since she was a kid to be like Misty Copeland and therefore wants to perform in the Swan Lake. But it turns out that your social media popularity matters when it comes to being able to secure the lead role for it. 

So when the chance present itself, and they get photographed together with speculations that she's his new conquest and potentially a more serious one, they both react very differently. For Sage this is the chance to get that media attention she needs while helping deflect the speculation on Elias' love life. Whereas Elias remembers how bad it was for everyone who has been caught int he press and his won experience with it, so he doesn't want to pursue a fake relationship since he doesn't think the pressure is good on Sage. 

But he can't seem to get her out his mind, with her blunt tongue, her incessant teasing and her approach to life, he may be less into faking it and just trying his best to not fall head over heels for her. Whereas Sage is practical, she just aims for independence and that ballerina position and Elias is throwing some changes into her life that she doesn't know who to react and what to do about them. 

I liked this one a bit better because it's very obvious from the beginning that the fake dating is everything but fake, but it was also super interesting to see how the fact they call it fake takes some pressure off on some aspects of the relationship and then on others it causes a lot of worries of how they are "performing" that relationship.  For me that part and how it is written made me ponder a lot of what we tend to perceive as a good relationship whereas what may actually be one that is just not as flashy or good for social media.

This one felt way more homey and cuter than Collide. Where Collide is indeed a collision of personalities, Spiral is all about that spiral into love and both of them are spiralling fast and without any brakes on. 

It is not my favourite but damn it was so close to being top of the list from the series. And honestly, I finished it and the fourth book arrived so I cannot wait to continue with the series (perfect timing). I can't remember the last time I was into a romance series as much as I am loving Off the Ice. 

Elias is actually such a softie and he is so sweet, whereas Sage is a lot of spikes and attitude in part because she has had to be the responsible one and ot protect her life and her brother. IT was really lovely to see the softening the nicenes from Elias, and also to understand slowly why Elias is so soft and wants to protect others. 

So I guess the short one is that Spiral is soft fake dating that'll make you feel like a hug.
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Moon Reads: Collide

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Collide by Bal Khabra

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Disclaimer: Receiving a review copy from the publisher does not affect my opinion of the book. If you think I review it highly it is due to me knowing my taste well and therefore not requesting books I won’t enjoy. And I am not obligated to review the book if I do not like it, so you may not see bad reviews due to me preferring not to hype down a particular book. I only do reviews of books I disagreed with if I think it is worth bringing a topic or warning to light. 

I have been fighting WordPress for a while since their silly paragraph block won't load or let me write, so I am using their "verse" one, so, sorry for the weird formatting if this shows weird. 

I will admit Collide was not my first read from the Off the Ice series, but rather I came to it after reading another one out fo order, woops.  But I wanted the reviews to be in the right order. 

Collide follows Summer Preston who is utterly dedicated to her lifelong dream of becoming a sports psychologist, so much that she chose a very hard professor to be the one that lets her submit her research and promotes her, because she believes what she is trying to work on is worth the eye of her professor. But she instead gets told that she has to do a specific paper and that causes her to have to work with Aiden Crawford.

Aiden is the captain of the hockey team, and he takes the hits for the chaos his team mates cause, which means he is the firing line and may not be able to play if he doesn't participate in Summer's research. 

Summer doesn't love hockey and has some issues with it due to things that have happened in her past that make her consider it a problem and not something she wants to be involved in so having to deal with a cheerful life is simple attitude Aiden drives her mad, whereas she has everything set to schedule and working like clockwork. 

But as they start working together on the research they start understanding each other a bit better, but they still don't want to admit that they may be a good fit. 

The read was quite fun and I liked that despite the college life view and the fact that sex is prominent, Aiden was courteous and Summer was fully fleshed, She wants to achieve her dream and she cannot understand why there are so many blockers. She has good faith and believes in merit, whereas Aiden understands merit is but one part and there's more to things. 

Admittedly, Summer had more plot pieces to show than Aiden but it just meant her complications threw some interesting challenges for him, not that she was trying to do so, but the way some of the  issues get resolved was also really good and at least one of them was something I was like "I wonder if" and it totally was, but I didn't feel frustrated that I was right, the romance was sweet and I already knew they'd end up together and what type fo relationship they have since I had read ahead (because the supporting characters for each story have their own story and show in the other books, so you get an almost continuous line of their life stories and the lense just focuses more on one specific set of characters). 

As the first book to introduce you to the world, I liked it quite a lot and still wanted to read more, and it does show you a lot of what is to come not just for Summer and Aiden but for the rest of the team. 

So I'd recommend this as one of those just Romance series and it is something very rare for me to do in regards to books as I don't readmuch Romance, but Bal Khabra has won me over for her series.
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Moon Reads: Hopeless Necromantic

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Hopeless Necromantic by Shiloh Briar

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Disclaimer: Receiving a review copy from the publisher does not affect my opinion of the book. If you think I review it highly it is due to me knowing my taste well and therefore not requesting books I won’t enjoy. And I am not obligated to review the book if I do not like it, so you may not see bad reviews due to me preferring not to hype down a particular book. I only do reviews of books I disagreed with if I think it is worth bringing a topic or warning to light.

I read most of this while in the queue for a concert (to see Lights in case you cared), and let me tell you that almost everyone that was near me in the queue was interested and we had a really good chat about it (they were sad it wasn’t out yet, but pre-orders were made). And it was super fun. Plus it is out now!

Sikras is a tired exhausted thirty something necromancer just trying to make aliving by offering his necromancy services to the people who think Death came too soon and need their family member, partner, or what not brought back to life. He otherwise passes time with Benjamin, his living skeleton companion who was part of the royal army back when he was human.

Helspira is a hopeful demon, who escaped the demon world and is trying to prove demons aren’t that bad or at least not all demons. And the best way to prove this is to become a hero, so she is part of the royal army and ends up becoming the escort for Sikras and Ben.

Their mission is to reattempt (after a few failed attempts already) to defeat another necromancer who has been rising an undead army that threatens the kingdom.

No one, not even the Queen who requested them to go on the mission, has much hope for Sikras to succeed, but they have to try. And Helpsira has to believe they can actually succeed.

And so we follow their little adventure, where they all suddenly start showing more of who they are and their secrets, and some tough questions come to Sikras about his life choices. He has many to regret and many he needs to ponder or make, because even as a necromancer, there is a lot of life to live and to deal with, maybe even more than death.

The humour in this was a winner. Part of the reason a lot of people ended up interested in it was my facial expressions while reading and my giggles and laughs over it. It is also, incredibly emotional and heartfelt. IT is like the friend who comes and brings snacks, a blanket and some comedy films to cheer you up. It is a romance, and it is a lot of laughing, and it is a a D&D adventure type of thing (think a bit of a Baldur’s Gate 3 romp around).

It will also ask what is to be alive, and what living means. Some interesting questions. I wanted to hug all 3 main characters throughout the book, and I wanted just to have them win and go on with life, but also be best friends forever, and it was so wholesome (despite the necromancy and the dead and you know, the impending doom). Helpsira is a cinnamon roll and a ray of sunshine. Ben makes the best side kick and just a lot of snark and fun from him, and then Sikras with his doomed life and his sadness and you absolutely want to fix him (or for someone to fix him, *cough* Helpsira *cough*) and live a better life, because despte his chaos he deserves good.

There is a lot packed into a small book, and it is absolutely worth reading for the smiles it will put on your face and the lightness it will leave you with after you finish reading it.

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Moon Hauls: Kill This Love Illumicrate

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Subscription box: Illumicrate

Theme/Month: Kill This Love, August 2025

Ownership: Subscribed on their 6 boxes option. If you are interested in purchasing an Illumicrate subscription, you can do it on their website.

Illumicrate is a book subscription box that usually features fantasy and sci-fi, and curates a wide range of books, including both young adult and adult fiction. It usually contains a new release and several bookish goodies.

We’re more than halfway through 2025 boxes, so getting closer to actually catching up with them But for now, let’s see what was in this box, starting from the left and going clockwise:

  • The featured book, which was Voidwalker by S. A. Maclean, I haven’t read it yet but it sounded interesting so I want to. I have heard mixed opinions on it but none have yet put me off of it, so we shall see what I think once I actually get to it.
  • A cushion cover inspired by Silvercloak (which I have not read and I am not sure if and when I will, I am very undecided on it). This I did not keep because I don’t really keep most of the cushion covers unless they fit with my decoration and style (and usually they’re more like designs or quotes than character’s faces specifically, I am not super big on character specific cushion covers unless it was a cute critter).
  • Storybook Setting Magnet, which was Yvelia, I think from Quicksilver. I love these magnets and I use them to put up regular recipe cards on my fridge.
  • A set of acrylic rubber stamps inspired by Heavenly Bodies, I am not huge on stamps in general, so this one wasn’t for me.
  • Then a pair of what they labelled as ceramic containers (they make we think of stemless wine glasses, but could be pots for plants I guess?), which currently are kept in storage but I like their design a lot.
  • And a missing leaflet because sometimes I forget to add the leaflet to the picture when arranging it.

An interesting combination on this box, some items I really liked, some are not for me at all, about 50/50. I do like the theme and the cover for the book was superb. I am also a big fan of ceramic items generally that they send, so those are usually a win for me. And of course it does look cool all together.

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Moon Reads: The Between-Worlds B&B

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The Between Worlds B&B by Amy Mae Baxter

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Nothing is perfect, and as such, the reviews in this blog are chaotic. My main aim is to share my thoughts, joy and opinions on a book, not make a publication perfect review. This blog endorses authenticity, showing up and joy over perfection.

I grabbed this book from Forbidden Planet on a whim. The cover looked cute and it felt like a light fun read. I am glad I grabbed it.

I wasn’t sure if it was going to be like The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews (but it made me think of it, partly why i ended up going for it, because I enjoyed those), or more like Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter style. I think it actually sits neatly between both, so if either is your kind of book, then please, do yourself a favour and go grab a copy of this book.

Margo is bored and all she really has going for her is that she loves swimming, but she’s not doing too well at school and she doesn’t really have many friends. So when she accidentally gets locked out of her house overnight and stumbles upon a cute little B&B that costs exactly the amount of money she has to spend, she decides to have a tiny adventure.

What she does not expect is that the receptionist of the B&B will be attractive and friendly to her. Or that when someone signs in as a demon in the guest book, that they mean it, right? Demons? Nope, that’s magic and that’s just not real. But what Margo doesn’t know is that she is a guest at The Between-Worlds B&B, a bed and breakfast that has some interesting terms and conditions and that only appears to certain people, but all of them magical. So why is Margo a guest when she is most definitely human?

Well… Margo has to find out if she is genuinely human or is there maybe a tiny bit of magic in hr? And if she has magic, what kind of magic does she have? But as she tries some schemes to find out, she also interacts more on more with the other guests of the inn, all of them with their own problems and conundrums to figure out (but all of them very much magical creatures, so at least knowing if they have magic or not is not a problem they have).

And of course, there is also the fact that the receptionist is cute and they seem to hit it off, but is this doomed from the start since he’s working for the B&B and she will at some point finish her stay?

This was adorable to read. A cosy hug and a cute story to read, and I just enjoyed it very much. The chapters each have a title, which was perfectly fitting, and a little thing I like to see in books (it doesn’tfit all books but here it was just adorable and added to the whimsy of it).

So if you’re looking for a cosy magical adventure about identity, magic and a B&B with a chaos personality trying to help, this is the book for you.