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Book cover graphic for the Secrets Trilogy by Melissa Lam, featuring three fantasy novels: Ordinary Secrets, Captured Immune, and Scrubbed Mind, with dramatic dark floral background and glowing text.

Book Review: Ordinary Secrets by Melissa Lam -Slow Burn Romance, Cozy Magic, and All the Feels

April 30, 2025

Ready to fall for your next fantasy obsession? Melissa Lam’s Secrets Trilogy kicks off with Ordinary Secrets, a swoony slow-burn romance packed with soft magic, heart-wrenching tension, and characters you’ll love (and hate) in equal measure. With Book 2 and 3 releasing soon, now’s the perfect time to dive in. Here’s why I couldn’t put it down…

A Corruption of Gilded Ashes by Jessica Cage book cover displayed on light wooden surface with black coffee in white mug, dried pampas grass, and wooden spoon. Cover features dark gothic design with gold ornate details.

“A Corruption of Gilded Ashes”: My Special February Fantasy Read

February 6, 2025

February brings us the perfect blend – Black History Month and Valentine’s Day – making it the ideal time to dive into Jessica Cage’s ‘A Corruption of Gilded Ashes.’ Join me in exploring this magical romance. I’ve planned my reading schedule around morning coffee sessions and cozy evening reads. Want to read along?