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This week’s topic is all about authors I read in 2020 that were new to me. And there were so many authors I read in 2020 that I had never read before. It was honestly a struggle to choose which ones to pick, so I just went with […]
Here’s the rules: Another week has passed, and it’s time to dust a bit of magic around and answer the prompt: Has a book ever changed your life? If so, how. The answer to this one was easy for me. Books have changed my life in so many […]
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Author: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy/Romance Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Tor Books CONTENT WARNING: violence, prostitution, substance use “Never pray to the gods that answer after dark.” France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman named Adeline meets a […]
When No One is Watching Author: Alyssa Cole Narrators: Susan Dalian, Jay Aaseng Genre: Thriller Publication Date: September 1, 2020 Publisher: HarperAudio CONTENT WARNING: racism, anxiety, illness, infidelity, forced institutionalization, gun violence, death, police brutality, medical experimentation Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood […]
Here’s the rules: It’s Friday! That means it’s time to sprinkle some pixie dust around and answer this week’s prompt! Why do you read? I’ve never actually sat down and really thought about this before. But since I’ve been reading for so much of my life, I have […]
A Sky Beyond the Storm Author: Sabaa Tahir Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: December 1, 2020 Publisher: Razorbill Series: An Ember in the Ashes #4 CONTENT WARNING: death, mention of genocide, mention of slavery, gore, violence The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages […]
This week’s prompt is about resolutions and hopes for 2021, whether they are bookish or not. Since I already did a Fae Friday post about my reading goals (which you can see here), I figured that I could clarify it a bit in this post. Drink more water. […]
City of the Plague God Author: Sarwat Chadda Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: January 12, 2021 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, bullying, Islamophobia, gore, plague Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. […]
Here’s the rules: Welcome back to another year of #FaeFriday! With it finally being 2021, it’s time to figure out our reading goals for the year! What are some of your reading goals for the year 2021? I actually made a few reading goals for this year. My […]
Beach Read Author: Emily Henry Narrator: Julia Whelan Genre: Romance Publication Date: May 19, 2020 Publisher: Penguin Audio CONTENT WARNING: cancer, infidelity, death of a parent, grief, mention of alcoholism, mention of child abuse, mention of death A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a […]
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