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June 2020 Book Releases

Historical Fiction YA Historical Fiction Mystery/Thriller YA Mystery/Thriller Fantasy YA Fantasy Middle Grade Fantasy Non-Fiction Contemporary YA Contemporary Sci-Fi YA SciFi Horror Interested in a specific genre? Use the list to the left to jump to the genre you want. If you’re an author and would like to be on future installments of this list,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… No Good Deed | A Robin Hood Time Travel Adventure

No Good DeedKara Connolly (Affiliate Links) Ellie Hudson is the front-runner on the road to gold for the U.S. Olympic archery team. All she has to do is qualify at the trials in jolly old England. When Ellie makes some kind of crazy wrong turn in the caverns under Nottingham Castle—yes, that Nottingham—she ends up…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Raven and The Dove | A Magical Avian Adventure

So The Raven and The Dove was definitely a cover choice for me. Yes I know you should judge, but it was just so pretty! I didn’t really have much information going in, but I’ve since found out it’s a Tristan and Isolde Retelling. I personally do not know that story, so I won’t be…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Havenfall | Secrets Abound at the Inn Between Realms

I picked up Havenfall because I’d read both Everless and Evermore from Sara Holland and was excited to what she would come up with next. From reading both, I think Holland is extemely good at thinking up a unique premise and building that into a book. For the Everless duology it was blood is literally…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Lost Witch | One Witch Must Fight in a Paranormal War

The key thing about The Lost Witch is that it is a quick and easy read. The pacing is extremely fast, especially after Bea finds out she’s a witch and there’s witch hunters. Weirdly though, I found that the pace was almost too much. There are some action scenes which move very suddenly, and then…
May 2020 Book Releases

Historical Fiction Mystery/Thriller Fantasy YA Fantasy Non-Fiction Contemporary YA Contemporary Sci-Fi YA Sci-Fi Interested in a specific genre? Use the list to the left to jump to the genre you want. If you’re an author and would like to be on future installments of this list, please fill out this form. Note that May 2020…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Furies | A 90’s Witch Club Goes Rogue

The FuriesKatie Lowe (Affiliate Links) In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead. She’s posed on a swing on her boarding school’s property, dressed all in white, with no known cause of death. Whispers and rumors swirl, with no answers. But there are a few who know what happened; there is one girl who will…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Crimson Eyes | London Based Demon Slayer Saves World

Crimson EyesL.L. McNeil (Affiliate Links) Seila has been slaying demons for as long as she can remember. A Phantom, she travels the length and breadth of England in a quest to reclaim her humanity—and her soul. With her Sieken Blade, she cuts down the demons in her path while inching closer to freedom from the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Amarah | Journey of a Sky Pirate, a Soldier and a Princess

Amarah is the 3rd book in a series that I have loved so far. Both Moroda and Palom brought positives to the table, but I was ready for Amarah to pick up the pace and move towards an overarching storyline and goal.