Uptown Oracle

Publisher: Little Brown and Company

  • Belladonna by Adalyn Grace: A Gothic Mystery with Death as a Love Interest

    Belladonna by Adalyn Grace: A Gothic Mystery with Death as a Love Interest

    Belladonna by Adalyn Grace is a gothic murder mystery wrapped in lush, atmospheric writing and laced with romance. The story centres on Signa, a young orphan raised by a string of ill-fated guardians, and her eerie connection with Death, who has shadowed her since infancy. When Signa moves in with her last remaining relatives, the…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… The Stolen Heir | A Fantasy Quest in the World of Elfhame ✨

    Uptown Oracle Reads… The Stolen Heir | A Fantasy Quest in the World of Elfhame ✨

    The Stolen Heir was one of my most anticipated books of 2023, as a fan of Holly Black and it didn’t disapoint. The story itself is a fantasy quest, road-trip style. With Oak, Tiernan and Wren heading off on an adventure, but there’s some tensions here and there, some untrustworthy companions, some deceit going on.…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… The Futures

    College sweethearts Julia and Evan move to NYC just before the 2008 financial meltdown. As they start to lead vastly different work lives, they start to spin apart. As Evan throws himself into his job and Julia reconnects with someone from her past, they find they’re both capable of betrayal. For the first time in…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… Today Will Be Different

    I received Today Will Be Different* by Maria Semple as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The premise of improving yourself by being a good wife, mother and friend is an easily relatable quest. The inability to complete this quest due to life getting in the way is even…

  • Uptown Oracle Reads… Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    Uptown Oracle Reads… Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (Affiliate Links) The eighth story, nineteen years later… It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a…