Tag: Death of a Sibling

• The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review The Lost Coast, by Daniel Robinson, starts off strong with a violent massacre. Immediately, we’re transported into a story where white settlers decide they need to kill 250 Wiyot tribe members, sparing no one, not even women or children. It was…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 16, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews, YA Books

  Author – Daniel Robinson, Book – Standalone, Cheating/ Affair, Cursed, Death of a Child, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Death of a Spouse, Fantasy, Horror, Kindle Unlimited, Missing Person, Monsters, Paranormal/ Supernatural, POV – Third Person, Revenge, Second Chance, Spoiler Free, Young Adult

• The Will of the Many (book 1), by James Islington

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review If you enjoyed the Red Rising series, you should 100% give this series a try. It gives extremely similar vibes, but with more magical/fantasy elements vs sci-fi elements. I absolutely love this book and the way James Islington writes. I was immediately…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 14, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Author – James Islington, Betrayal, Book – Series, Dark Academia, Death of a Friend, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Dystopian, Fantasy, Hidden Identity, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amensia, Parallel/ Alternate Worlds, POV – First Person, Publisher – S&S/Saga Press, Sacrifice, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One

• The Frost Witch, by Emberly Ash

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️ / 5 Summary & Review Let me start with the narration. This isn’t a duet narration; it’s considered a dual narration. But really, Lilly Drake narrates the whole thing except for the epilogue. She does a great job with the story and bringing the characters…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 7, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Audiobook, Author – Emberly Ash, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Trilogy, Cliffhanger, Cursed, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Kindle Unlimited, Narration – Two Narrators, Narrator – Curt Bonnem, Narrator – Lilly Drake, NetGalley, POV – First Person, Publisher – Tantor Media, Romantasy, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Yearning/ Longing

• Nobody’s Fault?, by Patricia Hermes

  

  Our next joint review is a little different. Ronni shared a TikTok from WickedGenXer, who was discussing a traumatic book he remembered from his childhood. So of course we had to buy it and see just how traumatic it was. For science 🤷‍♀️ This book is meant for children in grades 4-5 and follows the…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 6, 2026

  Ronni & Shayna – Joint Review

  Author – Patricia Hermes, Children’s Book, Death of a Child, Death of a Sibling, Publisher – Yearling

• The Silversmith, by LJ Claren

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book. I mean, yeah, it came out less than a year ago, but I kept seeing people rave about it. So when the audiobook version became available on NetGalley, I figured it…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  June 5, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Arranged Marriage, Audiobook, Author – LJ Claren, Book – Series, Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden Love, Forced Marriage, Forced Proximity, Found Family, He Falls First, He’s Only Soft For Her, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Memory Lapse/ Amensia, Narration – Two Narrators, Narrator – Aiden Snow, Narrator – Savannah Thomas, NetGalley, Obsessive MMC, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Romantasy, Sacrifice, Second Chance, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, The Chosen One, Touch Her and Die, Yearning/ Longing

• Restitution (Book 3), by Leigh Rivers

  

  This is book 3 of the series. If you’d like to read our review of the first two books, check out these links: Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Um, I’m sorry. Do you hate me or love me, Leigh Rivers? Because FUCK. This book destroyed me, just like the…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  May 6, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Audiobook, Author – Leigh Rivers, Betrayal, Book – Trilogy, Dark Romance, Death of a Sibling, Enemies-to-Lovers, Happily Ever After (HEA), Indie Author, Mafia/ Crime Family, Miscarriage (FMC), Narration – Multiple narrators, Narrator – JF Harding, Narrator – Lucy Rivers, Narrator – Michelle Sparks, Narrator – Roxelana Waters, Narrator – Shane East, Narrator – Teddy Hamilton, Narrator – Zara Hampton-Brown, Obsessive MMC, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Second Chance, Sexual Abuse, Spicy, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Yearning/ Longing

• Deathbringer, by Sonia Tagliareni

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review I was sent a NetGalley widget for this book. If you’re unfamiliar with NetGalley, it’s a site for publishers and authors to share digital Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) and/or audio Advanced Listener Copies (ALCs). Then readers and reviews like us get to search through…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  February 28, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Reader Copy (ARC), Author – Sonia Tagliareni, Betrayal, Book – Series, Cliffhanger, Dark Academia, Death of a Sibling, Debut, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Gothic Dark Fantasy, Hidden Power, Mystery, Narration – Two Narrators, NetGalley, POV – First Person, Publisher – Atria Books, Romantasy, Sacrifice, Secret Past, Spoiler Free