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The Library of Fates Author: Margot Harrison Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: December 2, 2025 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. When its librarian keeper mysteriously dies, two former classmates must […]
The Bookshop Below Author: Georgia Summers Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 18, 2025 Publisher: Redhook/Hodderscape Thank you to NetGalley, Redhook, and Hodderscape for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this extraordinary standalone from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author […]
I have managed to amass so many books that I am really excited for this post. It isn’t going to take a lot of thinking back through lists of books that I have read and only vaguely recall. This week’s prompt is the first ten books I randomly […]
October went by in what felt like the blink of an eye, even though it wound up being more of a slower paced month. The month was a fun one, with a few birthdays and some holidays. For my family, it started out busy and slowed as the […]
I finished September with 15 ARCs left to be read. I’m shocked at how quickly October flew by. I love the colder temps, the crunching of leaves, even walking outside and noticing the smell of woodsmoke in the air. So much happened during the month, from having my […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Author: Siddharth Kara Genre: Nonfiction/Politics Publication Date: January 21, 2023 Publisher: Macmillan Audio The revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind […]
Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes Author: Chantha Nguon Genre: Memoir Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Algonquin Press A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot’s genocide in the 1970s but […]
I can’t believe how fast October has gone by! It’s already the last week of the month, and today’s prompt is a Halloween Freebie, so I decided to lean towards my favorite type of spooky season books to read featuring witches. I’m going to try to include a […]
The Gendarme Author: Mark Mustian Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 2, 2010 Publisher: Berkley Books What would you do if the love of your life, and all your memories, were lost- only to reappear, but with such shocking revelations that you wish you had never remembered… Emmett […]
