This week’s prompt is titles that would make good band names, and I think this is a really cool bookish prompt! Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas […]
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe was the April book chosen for a book club I lead with a few other women. TRIGGER WARNING: derogatory terms for people with development disabilities and Romani, extremely graphic descriptions of people who were gassed, descriptions of medical experimentation, torture, disposing […]
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes is a fantastic twist on Alice in Wonderland, and it’s the first book in a series. Only queens with hearts can bleed. This is not the story of the Wonderland we know. Alice has not fallen down a rabbit hole. There is […]
Here’s the rules: This week’s topic is about glamours — Faeries have been known to create glamours that make the ordinary see a different reality. This week’s prompt is: What is a book that was so realistic it made you question reality? The Bear and the Nightingale and […]
I’m currently happy dancing because I was invited to participate in this super-cute book tag! Prompts will be based on spring essentials: rainy days, cozy blankets, and your spring TBR! Here’s the rules: Thank the person who nominated you — THANK YOU LEELYNN! You can find her answers […]
This week’s topic is about books that I enjoyed but rarely talk about. As you have probably noticed, I read a lot of books. Not all of them come up in conversation often, and I feel like they don’t get the attention they really deserve. So here’s my […]
Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan is a sequel to Wicked Saints, and the second book in the Something Dark and Holy trilogy. I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest opinion, which I am providing willingly. TRIGGER WARNING: alcohol abuse, drug use, […]
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan sounded like such an interesting premise, but it took me a while to figure out what I thought about the book. TRIGGER WARNING: self-harm A girl named Nadya, who hears the whispers of the gods inside her head. A prince surrounded by […]
Here’s the rules: Faeries are notorious for causing a bit of confusion. So the prompt this week is: What was a book that was so weird you didn’t understand what just happened? I’m actually dealing with this at the moment — I’m about 25% of the way through […]
I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing an honest review. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi is a fascinating historical fiction book that explores a religious custom that I had never heard of before. CONTENT WARNING: mention of sexual assault, harm to animals […]
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