MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE LIBRARY…

It’s in His Kiss by Julia Quinn

Light, well written adult Regency romance (mini-review)

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

Mildly enjoyable historical detective story (mini-review)

All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter

Beautifully written dark gothic fantasy (mini-review)

The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

Game of Thrones-like history of two medieval French queens (mini-review)

Violet Black by Eileen Merriman

Some teens have special psychic abilities in this dystopian adventure (mini-review)

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

Entertaining YA mystery (mini-review)

Library Wars by Kiiro Yumi

Paramilitary librarians fight against censorship in this engaging dystopian manga

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Sweet school romance

Laurinda by Alice Pung

Brilliant skewering of snobbery and racism (mini-review)

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Enjoyably emotional story