I finished November with 18 ARCs left to be read. Wow. 2025 was a year that was both difficult and wonderful for me and my family. Although my father passed away years ago, our family celebrations never feel quite complete without him and all of his endearing quirks. […]
Level: Apocalypse Thank you to Orbit for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An epic fantasy isekai LitRPG perfect for fans of Accidental Champion and He Who Fights With Monsters—Conquer the artificial world. Level Up. Kill the God. Inside the mysterious Artifact […]
My Husband’s Wife Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, […]
Boudicca’s Daughter Thank you to Union Square & Co. and Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The riveting new novel about the fearless daughter of a Celtic queen, from the acclaimed author of The Wolf Den Trilogy. Boudicca was […]
No One Knew Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. For a detective and an FBI agent, two seemingly disparate murder investigations collide with a twist in an explosive novel of suspense by […]
The Storm Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this ebook and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “‘Murdering princesses,’ I said, ‘isn’t what I signed […]
The God of the Woods When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that […]
A Morbid Taste for Bones In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “I was born into the embrace of the […]
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