Two Can Keep a Secret Author: Karen M. McManus Genre: YA Mystery Publication Date: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Delacorte Press CONTENT WARNING: substance use, death, mention of death of a parent, mention of cancer, infidelity, murder Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard […]
The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All Author: Josh Ritter Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 7, 2021 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: profanity, death of a parent, […]
Tristan Strong Destroys the World Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #2 CONTENT WARNING: violence, trauma, mention of death Tristan Strong has been traumatized. He’s back in Alabama after saving Alke—a world inhabited by African American […]
Hunting Prince Dracula Author: Kerri Maniscalco Genre: YA Historical Fiction Publication Date: September 19, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper #2 CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, murder Bone white. Blood red. Along this path, you’ll soon be dead. Following the horrifying revelation of Jack […]
The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Historical Fiction/Mythology Publication Date: March 6, 2012 Publisher: HarperAudio CONTENT WARNING: death, murder, blood, mention of rape, mention of slavery, gore Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. […]
I know we aren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover, but let’s be honest. We ALL do it. I’m especially guilty of walking around the library and browsing the shelves, then picking up various books that grab me specifically based on how pretty the cover is. […]
July was a rough month for me. The heat was really tough on me, even though I’m well aware that my area didn’t have it nearly as bad as a lot of other areas. And I’m definitely glad for that! The month kind of dragged by, and I’m […]
I finished June with 9 ARCs left to be read, and 1 that I had read and not yet reviewed. I got approved for a bunch of new ARCs in July. I’m caught up on reading books before they come out, and my ratio is currently 89%, so […]
Let’s talk about libraries. I have always loved going to the library, ever since I was a little girl. I’m there most days, and there are at least a couple of librarians who know me by name, and the rest definitely know my face. I’m fortunate to live […]
Here’s how it works: This week’s topic is: What are some of your favorite books that have faeries in them? Considering how much I love reading books about faeries, you’d think that this would have been an easier topic for me to come up with books for, but […]
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