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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books Author: Kirsten Miller Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: William Morrow Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: book bans, prejudice, […]
Welcome to the first Bookish Discussion Sunday of July! We’ve got a heat wave where I am, and I’m pretty sure my area isn’t the only one. So I’ve been trying my best to stay inside and avoid the heat, and what better way to do that than […]
House of Glass Author: Sarah Pekkanen Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, ableism, infidelity, addiction, […]
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 […]
June turned out to be a really enjoyable month for me, making this the best start to a summer that I’ve had in a really long time. I’ve continued attending physical therapy for my shoulder, and I’m not only feeling better than I was even before the surgery, […]
The Fire Within Them Author: Matthew Ward Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: June 11, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Soulfire Saga #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The second book in Matthew Ward’s […]
I almost always wear dark, muted colors, but when I think of my favorite color, the one that comes to mind is purple. There’s so many variations on this one color, and I’m really glad to say that I think there are ten books that I loved that […]
I finished May with 24 ARCs left to be read. We’ve only just gotten through June, and it is already hot. It feels like I’ve been doing stuff every weekend, which has been really fun. But I seriously struggle with the heat, so I’ve been having a pretty […]
Sleep Like Death Author: Kalynn Bayron Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 25, 2024 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, death, gore, mention of death […]
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad Author: Damilare Kuku Genre: Short Stories Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: HarperVia Thank you to NetGalley and HarperVia for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A collection of short stories, structured […]
