Hey there readers! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day! My birthday was a couple of days ago, and I am officially 32 years old! My husband made sure I had the best birthday ever, and even my bestie, Gina, made sure that I also had a wonderful birthday.

Anywho, check out my latest reading list, a list of reviews to come. And, as always, happy reading!

1. Woman of Light

by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award Finalist Sabrina & Corina.

“There is one every generation–a seer who keeps the stories.”

Luz “Little Light” Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, Diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. As Luz navigates 1930’s Denver on her own, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz recollects her ancestors’ origins, how her family flourished and how they were threatened. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. In the end, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion.

Written in Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the Lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. Woman of Light is a transfixing novel about survival, family secrets, and love, filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom are just as special, memorable, and complicated as our beloved heroine, Luz.

2. One for the Road

by Jeremy M Moore

Awaking confused and alone in a sweltering desert landscape, Miguel find shelter in what he thinks is the crumbling ruins of a small bar. However, this run down shack has a dark secret and a terrifying purpose. A festival unlike anything Miguel has ever experienced is about to begin, and he is powerless to escape it.

As night falls and the celebration begins, Miguel is given until dawn to complete his part in the night or be lost for eternity. A race against time begins, where Miguel will have to determine if the staff is with him or against him.

Can Miguel solve the mystery that brought him to this shape-shifting bar? Will he be able to flee this place before dawn? Who are the figures watching from the shadow,s and why are they interested in Miguel’s fate? What secret does this place hold, and how does Miguel know the matron, Madame Muertos? Night has fallen, and The Death Night Festival begins.

3. King of Fools

by Amanda Foody

Indulge your vices in the City of Sin, where a sinister street war is brewing and fame is the deadliest killer of them all…

On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city’s most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure. Now, with the Chancellor of the Republic dead and bounties on both their heads, she and Levi must play a dangerous game of crime and politics…with the very fate of New Reynes at stake.

Thirsting for his freedom and the chance to build an empire, Levi enters an unlikely partnership with Vianca Augustine’s estranged son. Meanwhile, Enne remains trapped by the mafia donna’s binding oath, playing the roles of both darling lady and cunning street lord, unsure which side of herself reflects the truth.

As Enne and Levi walk a path of unimaginable wealth and opportunity, new relationships and deadly secrets could quickly lead them into ruin. And when unforeseen players enter the game, they must each make an impossible choice: To sacrifice everything they’ve earned in order to survive…