Monthly Wrap Up – January 2021
The first month of 2021 is done, and it flew by. I read a lot of books this month, and celebrated my birthday! This year I want to focus on my goals for the year. So here we go: I wanted to grow my blog, and I got […]
The Cousins
The Cousins Author: Karen M. McManus Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: December 1, 2020 Publisher: Delacorte Press CONTENT WARNING: microaggression against a biracial character, alcoholism, infidelity, profanity, dementia, death, grief, miscarriage Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each other, and they’ve never even […]
TTT – Books Written Before I Was Born
This week’s topic is books that were written before I was born, but I decided to put my own twist on this prompt. As part of my efforts to read more genres than just fantasy in 2021, I also wanted to include some classics into my TBR for […]
The Removed
The Removed Author: Brandon Hobson Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Publisher: Ecco Thank you to NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: death of a child, police shooting, dementia, grief, addiction, harm to animals, suicide, […]
Milk Fed
Milk Fed Author: Melissa Broder Genre: Contemporary Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Publisher: Scribner Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: graphic description of an eating disorder, emotional abuse, sexually erotic activities and […]
Dark Age
Dark Age Author: Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction Publication Date: July 30, 2019 Publisher: Del Rey Series: Red Rising Saga #5 CONTENT WARNING: violence, gore, death, torture, mention of slavery, mention of rape, cursing, substance use/addiction, death of children, animal sacrifice, cannibalism, incest, child marriage, genocide For a […]
Fae Friday – Genre War
Here’s the rules: It’s #FaeFriday, and it’s time to start a genre war… (not really, please be nice). What is your least favorite genre, and why? My least favorite genre is horror. I don’t have anything against the genre itself, and I haven’t really read very many books […]
Wings Of Ebony
Wings of Ebony Author: J. Elle Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 26, 2021 Publisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Series: Wings of Ebony #1 CONTENT WARNING: profanity, gun violence, death of a parent, grief, mention of substance abuse, mention of child neglect, murder, racism, […]
TTT – New To Me Authors In 2020
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 […]
Fae Friday – Do Books Change Our Lives?
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 […]
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