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    Mackenzie Reed: I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell Review

    by Jefferz June 19, 2026
    June 19, 2026

    I Hope This Email Finds You In Hell by Mackenzie Reed Genres: Adult, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantasy, Romance, Road Trip Published by Berkley on August 31, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 352 Source: Netgalley When staying late at the office leads to witnessing an exorcism, Brie Benson’s mundane life takes a hellish turn…literally.&nbsp After her parents’ death, twenty-seven-year-old Brie has mastered the art of compartmentalization to survive her mind-numbing routine as a receptionist at a life insurance company. But when she accidentally catches her hot, uptight boss, Luke, performing an exorcism on Debra from accounting, her carefully ordered world implodes.&nbsp Swearing Brie to secrecy, Luke reveals he’s from a line of demon hunters and that demonic activity is spiking. But when her emotional support coworker vanishes, Brie is determined to find her. With nothing left to lose, she convinces Luke to let her join his rescue mission.&nbsp The problem? Their destination is hell. And the entrance is in Times Square.&nbsp Now Brie and Luke must navigate a corporate underworld of monsters and bureaucratic nightmares while racing to save their colleague and repair a tearing veil between worlds. All before their growing feelings become irrelevant and hell claims …

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    Julian Winters: Find My Way Down to You Review

    by Jefferz May 31, 2026
    May 31, 2026

    Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Mythic Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Young Adult Published by Viking Books for Young Readers on August 3, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 384 Source: Netgalley You’ve Reached Sam meets Hadestown in this enchanting, intoxicating romance across the mortal world and the underworld. Eighteen-year-old August is trying to navigate life after the sudden death of his boyfriend left him devastated, aimless, and feeling guilty. Years after the tragic accident, August mistakenly stumbles into a world beyond his own—the Underworld. Unlike his own gray existence, the underworld is a lavish extravagant place, full of mystery and a flurry of charismatic gods, all curious about August’s arrival in their world. Realizing right away the opportunity in front of him, August goes searching for his lost love, guided by Cary, the smoldering, broody ferrier of souls. But the more time August spends down below, the more his intentions begin to blur. Is he visiting this realm to reunite with his soulmate? Or is he desperately, inexplicably, intoxicatingly drawn to Cary? With his own world in pieces and a dangerously seductive realm promising him a new existence at …

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    John Wiswell: The Dragon Has Some Complaints Review

    by Jefferz May 21, 2026
    May 21, 2026

    The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Dragon, High Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Published by DAW on July 13. 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 400 Source: Netgalley Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human. &nbsp When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Albright is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities. &nbsp As Garrodigh recovers under Rania’s care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth head—the same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoša. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland together?&nbsp This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving …

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    J.P. Lacrampe: Valet Review

    by Jefferz May 10, 2026
    May 10, 2026

    Valet by J.P. Lacrampe Published by Saga Press on June 1, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 272 Source: Netgalley For fans of Kevin Wilson and Andrew Sean Greer, a helper robot and his 35-year-old ward embark on a mad-cap adventure to save the fate of the family company in this whimsically speculative ode to Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster.&nbsp Cy wants nothing more than to be useful, raise his utility score, and receive the next update for his operating system. But that’s easier said than done when he’s tasked with helping his owner’s 35-year-old son “get out of his funk.” Grayson is nothing like his go-getter, CEO sister Charlotte. He didn’t inherit the family robotics company when their dad passed last year, he doesn’t have a master’s degree, and he just can’t seem to figure out the San Francisco dating scene. He’d rather eat synthesized mozzarella sticks and make pottery at his studio, Kilning Time.&nbsp When Grayson learns of Charlotte’s plan to sell the company to a tech conglomerate, he panics. It’s not just the family business at stake, it’s all the technology—like Cy—their dad invented over the years. So he does what anyone would he steals the flash drive with …

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    Nisha J. Tuli: Storm Breaker Review

    by Jefferz April 5, 2026
    April 5, 2026

    Storm Breaker by Nisha J. Tuli Series: Storm Breaker #1 Genres: Dystopian, New Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romantasy Published by Entangled: Mayhem Books Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 555 Source: Netgalley, Publisher Provided For nineteen-year-old Poet Graves, New Manhattan has always promised safety—if she obeys. Raised within the ruling Houses and betrothed to a powerful heir, she enters Amery Academy knowing her future has already been decided.  But Amery is nothing like she imagined. Its trials are brutal, its loyalties conditional, and its rules designed to expose weakness. As Poet struggles to survive, she must hide the truth that could get her the storms don’t fear her—they answer back.  When a dangerous outsider from beyond the city walls enters the academy, Poet is drawn to him despite everything she’s been taught to believe. He threatens the life she’s been promised. And choosing him could cost her not just her future, but her freedom. This review is based on a complimentary Advanced Reader Copy provided by Entangled: Mayhem Books. The faction-based training of Divergent crossed with the adrenaline rush and energy of storm chasing, Nisha J. Tuli’s YA debut Storm Breaker is an engaging dystopian book that successfully invokes all …

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