Postmortem Author: Patricia Daniels Cornwell Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: January 9, 1990 Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons Series: Kay Scarpetta #1 CONTENT WARNING: murder, gore, mention of rape, torture, homophobia and homophobic slurs, suicide, racism, mention of cancer, mention of death of a parent Postmortem introduces Patricia Daniels Cornwell, […]
It’s a Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories Author: Various, Edited by Katherine Locke and Laura Silverman Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: September 17, 2019 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers CONTENT WARNING: eating disorder Fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the meaning of identity […]
Wahala Author: Nikki May Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: January 11, 2022 Publisher: HarperAudio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: racism, grief, fatphobic comments, mention of abortion, infidelity, murder An incisive and […]
To Kill a Kingdom Author: Alexandra Christo Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: March 6, 2018 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, violence, mention of slavery His heart will make a fine trophy. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the […]
Once More With Chutzpah Author: Haley Neil Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: February 1, 2022 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, mention of death, […]
The Pomegranate Author: S.J. Schwaidelson Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: October 17, 2021 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: rape, slavery, murder, blood, mention of death of a child, violence, mention […]
I feel like I’ve written a few of these posts already, so I’m going to try to include some different books and keep it fresh. In case you missed out on my other posts talking about the upcoming books that I’m excited for, here you go. Some of […]
December was my best reading month out of the whole year (38 books!), and it actually wound up being a rather low-stress month. I always find myself reflecting on the year during December, and while 2021 was definitely another dumpster fire of a year, there was also a […]
Lore Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 5, 2021 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, gore, murder, grief, mention of cancer, mention of death of a parent, mention of death of children, sexual assault Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past […]
I finished November with 9 ARCs left to be read. In December, I got approved for 6 new ARCs, and I was thrilled about it (as usual). I didn’t get to spend as much time focusing on ARCs as I wanted to, since I was focused on the […]
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