Debut Highlight: Oceansong by C. W. Rose
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author C. W. Rose. Oceansong is a fantasy contemporary romantasy that offers a new and unique take on the tale of Romeo and Juliet.
Debut Highlight: The Snap by Elizabeth Staple
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Elizabeth Staple. The Snap is the tale of a football professional who reckons with the choices that made her career in the boys’ club world of sports possible in a riveting and sharp Friday Night Lights meets I Know What You Did Last Summer debut.
Debut Highlight: Memento Mori Eunice Hong
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Eunice Hong. Memento Mori is recasting the myths of Eurydice, Orpheus, Persephone, and Hades through the lens of a Korean American family.
Debut Highlight: Girls Who Burn by M. K. Pagano
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author M. K. Pagano. Girls Who Burn is a twisty, pulse-pounding enemies-to-lovers thriller full of secrets, privilege, and murder.
Debut Highlight: Rise by Freya Finch
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Freya Finch. Rise is a YA fantasy novel about a family of valkyries’ fight to stop Ragnarök in a story that combines the action and adventure of Percy Jackson with the complex heroines of The Cruel Prince.
Debut Highlight: The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Christine Ma-Kellams. The Band is a whip-smart, darkly funny, and biting debut that follows a psychologist with a savior complex who offers shelter to a recently cancelled K-pop idol on the run.
Debut Highlight: Call Forth A Fox by Markelle Grabo
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Markelle Grabo. Call Forth A Fox is a sapphic twist on the classic fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red, perfect for fans of Holly Black.
Debut Highlight: The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Madeline Claire Franklin. The Wilderness of Girls is an unflinching YA debut about a troubled teen who discovers a pack of feral girls in the woods and is swept up in the ensuing mystery. In her ambitious debut perfect for fans of Sadie and The Hazel Wood, Madeline Claire Franklin crafts a gripping exploration of how the world.
Debut Highlight: Original Twin by Paula Gleeson
Today on the Rambling Realm, I’d love to highlight an incredible novel by debut author Paula Gleeson. Original Twin is a crossover mystery/thriller novel which will appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn, Megan Abbott, and Mary Kubica.