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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood Author: Gregg Olsen Genre: True Crime Publication Date: December 1, 2019 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer CONTENT WARNING: mention of addiction, child abandonment, death of a parent, graphic and violent child abuse, graphic […]
No Quiet Water Author: Shirley Miller Kamada Genre: MG Historical Fiction Publication Date: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Black Rose Writing Thank you to NetGalley and Black Rose Writing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: racism, racist slurs, […]
The Obsidian Tower Author: Melissa Caruso Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 4, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Series: Rooks and Ruin #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, grief, gore, […]
I had an OwlCrate membership for a while, and got quite a few great books through them. Any book lover knows that getting books and reading them are two completely different hobbies, but here are some of my favorite books that I’ve gotten through them that I did […]
Six Sweets Under Author: Sarah Fox Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: February 7, 2023 Publisher: Berkley Series: True Confections Mystery #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: panic attack, murder, violence […]
The Rage of Dragons Author: Evan Winter Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 16, 2019 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Burning #1 CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, murder, gore, suicide, mention of rape, death of a parent, grief The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred […]
This week’s prompt is a thankful freebie, but since I kind of did this on Friday, I wanted to honor Indigenous people in today’s post. November is Native American Heritage Month here in the United States, and while there’s a long way to go to achieve justice, I […]
Spice Road Author: Maiya Ibrahim Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 24, 2023 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Series: The Spice Road Trilogy #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: […]
Ash Princess Author: Laura Sebastian Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 24, 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Ash Princess Trilogy #1 CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, enslavement, torture, mention of rape, massacres, mention of domestic violence, mention of medical experimentation Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and […]
The Golden Enclaves Author: Naomi Novik Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: September 27, 2022 Publisher: Del Rey Books Series: The Scholomance #3 WARNING: This review will contain spoilers for previous books in the series, but not spoilers for this book. CONTENT WARNING: grief, blood, mention of death of […]
