I finished April with 23 ARCs left to be read. The weather has been up and down in New York—it’s going from temps in the 80s to temps in the 50s. There have been some big thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so at least I know the […]
Hysteria Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes the second book in the gripping Alexander Gregory Series—a fast-paced thriller set amidst the spectacular Parisian landscape […]
When We See You Again A searing portrait of a mother’s grief and strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy. Once upon a time, I was meandering down the road of life with my husband, Jon. It was a regular and beige life, and it worked. It was […]
An Arcane Study of Stars Thank you to Redhook for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. From Sydney J. Shields, the breakout author of The Honey Witch, comes An Arcane Study of Stars, a historical dark academia fantasy filled with ancient secret societies, […]
One Leg on Earth Thank you to Amazon Vine for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the author of the National Book Award finalist Ghostroots, a debut novel that thrills with its eerie mix of folklore and history. The lonely […]
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: “Miriam Aiki prayed for the fruit of the […]
Treat Them as Buffalo Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An electrifying anti-Western from an exciting new Indigenous writer. As teenage boys begin to disappear from a Great Plains Métis community, a young man attempts […]
Odessa Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back […]
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: “Freida was underwater. Her muscles contracted, shocked from […]
The Trident and the Pearl Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson. Queen Coralys […]
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