Susan’s Book Blog

⏳ Coming Soon ⏳ ARC reviews of two new queer YA books: Unexpecting by Jen Bailey and  Darkhearts by James L. Sutter 🔜 🔜 🔜 Synopsis: Benjamin Morrison is about to start junior year of high school and while his family is challenging, he is pretty content with his life, with his two best friends, and being a part of the robotics club. Until an experiment at science camp has completely unexpected consequences: a baby. After he came out, Ben and his mother never expected him to be raising a baby as a single dad, but together they come up with a plan to fight for his rights and prepare him for fatherhood. As the weight of his decision weighs down on him, Ben struggles to keep up with school, friends, family, and a budding romance. Unexpected is categorized as YA (13-18) and is scheduled to be released by Wednesday Books on 8/22/23.  🔜 🔜 🔜 Perfect for fans of  Red, White, & Royal Blue  and  Perks of Being a Wallflower ,  Darkhearts  is a hilario...

I’m so excited to have been approved for the ARC of Heather Fawcett’s newest book: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries!    I discovered this book and author on Instagram, adored the cover and immediately fell in love with the description (which you can read below) and the general cozy adorableness that practically radiates from this book. I can’t wait to read it.  Have you heard of this one? Does it sound like something that would interest you? I know I’m so excited to start it! Description from Penguin Random House site: Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people. So when she arrives in the h...

  Look for these updates on the blog:  1. Early Review of The Suite Spot , Trish Doller’s amazing follow-up to Float Plan. (Pub date: Mar 8, 2022) 2. Something Fabulous, Alexis   Hall’s new queer HR, drops TOMORROW January 25! Review coming soon. 3. Weather Girl (Jan. 11) Rachel Lynn Solomon’s romcom about a weather reporter and a single dad sports reporter. Review coming soon!