You're listening to All the More Books, a weekly show about books of all kinds.

I'm your host, Vanessa Diaz.

This episode is airing on Friday, March 6th.

And today I'm going to tell you about some fantastic books that I finally

got to while on a kind of solo sojourn in the woods recently. Some friends were kind enough to let me

stay in their beautiful, cozy cabin in the Olympic Peninsula just a couple weeks ago when I needed

to just get away. I needed to be off of screens and just do some reading and writing and hear my own thoughts. And this was the perfect setting to do all of that. So I got to a bunch of books that I've been meaning to read for a bit, stuff that was sitting on my nightstand, that I've been carting around all over the place in my bag, holds that I had suspended and unsuspended on Libby. So sorry, I love you so much. But anyway, I got to some stuff and I loved absolutely all of it. So I want to tell you about two of my favorites today. One is a contemporary YAA mystery set at a high school with a mystery themed game at the heart of the book itself. So it's a mystery about a mystery. And it's great for fans of classic detective fiction and mysteries in general. Oh, it's just a,'s so Vanessa Coded. I can't wait to tell you more. And the other is a delightfully witchly, witchy middle grade fantasy. That one's just a warm hug of a book for adults looking for just a delightful read, but also, of course, for kids who are looking for something witchy to sink their teeth into. And it's the first in a series.

So there is lots to discover there. So let's do the thing. But before we do, let's hear from our sponsor.

Today's episode is brought to you by 23rd Street Books, an imprint of McMillan, publishers of

Clara and The Devil by Olive E. Blake and Little Camura. So Clara has her life all

figured out. She'll graduate college with her best friend Jonah, marry her adoring boyfriend,

work at her local library, and settle in her small seaside hometown. But when an unusual tourist,

who is tall, dark, and infernal, arrives her careful plans unravel.

The stranger openly calls himself the devil, and while he strikes up a situation ship with

Jonah, he tempts Clara with reckless talks of power, ambition, and lust.

Over one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah and the devil mount to an intolerable degree,

forcing Clara to confront desires.

She's kept secret her whole life, even from herself.

So, Ali Hazelwood calls this lush atmospheric art that's visually stunning, darkly sexy,

and just the right amount of weird, which is a hard balance to strike.

But it struck here.

Make sure to pick up Claire and The Devil by Olive You Blake and Little Humura.

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