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All’s Well Author: Mona Awad Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: August 3, 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: chronic pain, drug abuse, alcoholism, medical trauma, blood From […]
Most of us go through a reading slump at some point in our lives, and I’ve seen a lot of people talking about it lately. It seems like we did a lot of reading during the lockdown, and now that restrictions are easing up in a lot of […]
I know binge watching a show is a thing, but for people like me (and probably you, if you’re reading this blog), binge reading is absolutely a thing as well. I happen to be a fast reader, but there are some books that just suck me in so […]
Small Favors Author: Erin A. Craig Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 27, 2021 Publisher: Delacorte Press Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, death of an animal, mention of miscarriage, murder, […]
Emperor’s Sword Author: Alex Gough Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 25, 2021 Publisher: Saga Edgmont Series: Imperial Assassin #1 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ALC. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: gore, mention of rape, harm to an animal, profanity, […]
The Wicker King Author: K. Ancrum Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: October 31, 2017 Publisher: Imprint CONTENT WARNING: depression, hallucinations, violence, panic attack, neglect, institutionalization, extreme codependency August and Jack have never lived in the same world August is a misfit with a pyro streak and Jack is […]
Here’s how it works: We are constantly evolving as people which is why the prompt this week is: What are some of your favorite books that show character growth? Mona at Sea by Elizabeth Gonzalez James – one of my favorite parts of the book was seeing how […]
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth Author: Noa Tishby Genre: Non-Fiction Publication Date: April 6, 2021 Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700 miles away but remains a hot-button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But […]
Stalking Jack the Ripper Author: Kerri Maniscalco Genre: YA Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper #1 CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, murder, misogyny, addiction, death of a parent, death, institutionalization, forced drugging, violence He’s the infamous killer no man has […]
This week’s topic was surprisingly hard! The prompt given was book titles that are questions, and I realized that I haven’t read very many books that have titles involving questions. Maybe I have many years ago, as a kid, but if I couldn’t remember them, I didn’t count […]
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