Book Reviews

Uptown Oracle Reads… Influence

Influence by Sara Shepard and Lilia Buckingham (Affiliate Links) After a video she makes goes viral, everyone knows Delilah Rollins. And now that she’s in LA, Delilah’s standing on the edge of something incredible. Everything is going to change. She has no idea how much. Jasmine Walters-Diaz grew up in the spotlight. A child star…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Namesake

Namesake Adrienne Young (Affiliate Links) With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and the rest of the crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when Fable becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination, she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… These Violent Delights

These Violent Delightsby Chloe Gong (Affiliate Links) The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Isa | A Princess, a Sky Pirate and a Shapeshifter go on an Astonishing Adventure

Isa is the fourth book in McNeil’s World of Linaria season and I love getting lost in the world she’s built up. Isa focuses on the Princess Isa, with other POVs from characters in the previous books like Palom, Amarah and Sapora.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Dark One Volume 1

Dark One Vol 1 by Brandon Sanderson (Affiliate Links) Visions of a dark and fantastic world haunt Paul Tanasin, but when he discovers they are prophecies from Mirandus–a world in which he’s destined to become a fearsome destroyer–He’ll have to embrace the fear, rise up as The Dark One, and shatter everything. Our main character…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Last One at the Party

Last One At the Pary Bethany Clift (Affiliate Links) THE END OF EVERYTHING WAS HER BEGINNING It’s November 2023. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum – the longest you’ve got before your body destroys itself). The end of the world as we know it. Yet someone is…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Girl Who Became a Goddess

The Girl Who Became a Goddess by Theresa Fuller (Affiliate Links) A WOMAN MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MAN SHE LOVES AND THE HUMAN RACE. The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a tribute to the childhood stories of Theresa Fuller who has experienced multiple cultures and learned to love them all. These are tales passed…
Uptown Oracle Reads… An Enchantment of Ravens | An Enchanting Love Story with The Fair Folk

Overall, An Enchantment of Ravens reminded me why I like Margaret Rogerson’s writing so much. With character depth and complexity, strong world building and an exciting adventure.
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Priory of the Orange Tree | High Fantasy Dragons, Magic Trees and Beautifully Complex Characters

The Priory of the Orange Tree is a high fantasy which is very focused around the central characters and how they’re going to protect themselves against the Nameless One. Shannon takes time to build out her characters so well that we understand the actions they take and why they take them.