Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death, grief, mention of undiagnosed parental mental illness, mention of cancer An interior designer learns to rebuild her […]
The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond Thank you to Union Square Co. for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: misogyny, death of a parent, grief, forced institutionalization, death, blood, suicide, violence Sacramento, 1885. Edie and Violet Bond […]
This week’s topic is typographic book covers, or those that have a design that is all or nearly all words. It was submitted by Mareli @ Elza Reads. I have a tendency to choose books with striking covers, and sometimes the simplicity of a cover that just includes […]
Hex Appeal Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, brief mention of gore, mention of past toxic relationship, mention of off-page rape It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus… […]
Ten Years Gone Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust flashbacks, trauma, grief, murder, violence, blood, discussion of war, murder of children, gore, attempted sexual assault On the dusty streets of post-war […]
A Dowry of Blood Thank you to Redhook and Angie Man for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: unhealthy relationship (including emotional, verbal, and physical abuse of an intimate partner), gaslighting, war, plague, famine, blood, gore, body horror, […]
This is a fun topic for me, since I don’t get to see bisexual characters on the page as often as gay or lesbian characters. And since I identify as bi, it always makes me especially happy to see my own identity reflected on the page in a […]
One Dark Window Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in […]
The Witch Hunt Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, murder, blood, violence The lush and pulse-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Witch Haven follows Frances and […]
Ahhh, it’s that time of the year. Time for cooler weather, the smell of woodsmoke on the air, pumpkin spice everything, apples, boots and sweaters, cuddling up under a fuzzy blanket with a good book and a mug of tea, and a fall TBR list. I’m not going […]
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